The Sun gives us light and warmth.
The Sun is like Earth's superhero! It gives us light to see and heat to stay warm. Without it, plants couldn't make food, and we wouldn't be able to grow crops or stay alive.
An asteroid is a big rock in space; a meteor is a rock that lights up when it touches Earth's atmosphere.
The Sun's gravity keeps them in orbit.
The Milky Way is our galaxy, and it looks like a milky ribbon in the sky.
A supernova is when a big star bursts into a bright light.
Shooting stars aren't stars; they're tiny space rocks burning up in our sky!
Because its soil has lots of iron that makes it look red.
Because it is now called a 'dwarf planet'.
We can tell by looking at the oldest light from stars.
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