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Henry Perraton
Sep 2, 20212 min read
28. Dawn the probe
Dawn was the probe that went to both Vesta and Ceres - small asteroid-like bodies in the solar system. Dawn made many interesting finds...
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Henry Perraton
Aug 26, 20212 min read
27. The Saturn 5 Rocket
This week's blog is all about the Saturn 5 rocket that took people to the moon in the 1960's and 1970's. The Saturn 5 rocket was the...
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Henry Perraton
Aug 23, 20212 min read
26. Apollo 11
Think way back in 1969. The Internet was not invented. the TV was so blurry and it was a big box. But, NASA managed to get people on the...
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Henry Perraton
Aug 17, 20211 min read
25. The Perseid Meteor Shower
The Perseid meteor shower is a meteor shower that appears to happen every year between July 17 and August 24 which means it goes for...
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Henry Perraton
Aug 10, 20211 min read
24. Jeff Bezos goes to space (He's a billionaire)
Earlier this year, just after Richard Branson himself, Jeff bezos, the founder of the company amazon went up in his own rocket. His...
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Henry Perraton
Jul 24, 20212 min read
23. Richard Branson's Trip to Space
Earlier this month, billionaire Richard Branson made his childhood dream of going to space come true. He shot up into space in his own...
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Henry Perraton
Jun 22, 20211 min read
22. The Winter Solstice
Yesterday was the winter solstice! It was the longest night of the year and the coldest 🥶 night of the year. The Winter Solstice is also...
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Henry Perraton
Jun 3, 20211 min read
21. Space Shuttle Discovery
I have been looking forward to writing this blog on Space Shuttle Discovery for a long time. I find the space shuttles exciting to think...
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Henry Perraton
Apr 20, 20211 min read
20. space shuttle challenger
Anyone who was alive in 1986 would remember the space the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. it was a really bad incident for anyone who...
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Henry Perraton
Apr 17, 20211 min read
19. space shuttle columbia
Space shuttle Columbia was the first space shuttle to go to space. It was a spacecraft that changed peoples lives on its first mission....
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Henry Perraton
Apr 13, 20212 min read
18. The International Space Station
Imagine being alive one hundred years ago. World war 1 had just finished. The Spanish Flu was spreading around the world. Cars had only...
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Henry Perraton
Mar 24, 20212 min read
17. Black Holes
Introduction Black holes look like round circles that are black in space. They can suck in anything and, not even light or time can...
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Henry Perraton
Feb 20, 20212 min read
16. Mission Space Shuttle
Today's blog is on Space Shuttles! I made a YouTube video on Space Shuttles too. Check it out here. Space X is a new company building...
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Henry Perraton
Dec 5, 20202 min read
15. Is there a ninth planet in the solar system? (hint, it's not Pluto)
Planet Nine, also known as Planet X is a hypothetical planet that is thought to orbit the sun far beyond Pluto. The further you get from...
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Henry Perraton
Oct 23, 20201 min read
14. the outer solar system
The outer solar system is the part where the biggest planet is found (Jupiter). Jupiter is the 1st planet in the outer solar system. The...
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Henry Perraton
Oct 17, 20202 min read
13. The Inner solar system
The inner solar system is the part of the solar system that we live in. The mysterious little planets that are in the inner solar system...
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Henry Perraton
Oct 8, 20201 min read
12. Kuiper belt
The Kuiper belt is located between Neptune and the end of the solar system. it is about 30 astronomical units or, maybe 55 AU from the...
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Henry Perraton
Oct 3, 20202 min read
11. pluto
Pluto is a dwarf planet that is located in the Kuiper belt. Pluto was discovered on February 18th,1930 by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at...
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Henry Perraton
Sep 29, 20201 min read
10. neptune
Neptune is the smallest planet of the 4 outer planets. its radius is 24,622 km and its diameter is 499,244 km. Neptune is the most...
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Henry Perraton
Sep 29, 20201 min read
9. Uranus
Uranus is nearly four times larger than earth. This means Uranus can fit nearly 5 earths inside it. Uranus is known as the sideways...
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I am 11 years old from Melbourne, Australia. I like reading and learning about space and I hope one day I will get to explore space with NASA. I hope you enjoy my blogs. There will be a new one each week. Make sure you subscribe so you will get an email when a new one comes out.
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