Galactic | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

Make a Galactic Mobile

Let the beauty of the galaxies shine in your room.
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PDFs of Space Place activities

Print-ready, downloadable PDFs of fun hands-on activities.
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Voyager 1 and 2: The Interstellar Mission

These spacecraft traveled to the outer planets!
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What Is a Barycenter?

And how does it help us find new planets?
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A real shooting star!

Is Mira the zippiest star in the galaxy?
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Make a Galaxy Montage

Make a colorful work of galactic art.
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What Is a Galaxy?

How many are there?
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How Scary Is Space?

Check out these nine unearthly nightmares that could be happening right now in our own galaxy. Eek!
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