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Deep Sky Detective

5 simulators · Class 5–10 · about 50 minutes

Age a star from nebula to black hole, find a hidden planet in a dip of starlight, fly a comet past the Sun, drop a rock through the atmosphere and measure the crater it makes.

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  1. Step 1: Star Life Cycle: From Nebula to Black Hole

    I can explain how a star’s mass decides how long it lives, what colour it shines and how it dies.

     Space Class 7–10 10 min ✓ Done
    Play Star Life Cycle: From Nebula to Black Hole ▶

  2. Step 2: Exoplanet Detective: Find Planets from a Dip in Starlight

    I can read a transit light curve to find a planet’s size from the dip depth and its orbit from the dip spacing.

     Space Class 8–10 12 min ✓ Done
    Play Exoplanet Detective: Find Planets from a Dip in Starlight ▶

  3. Step 3: Comet Orbit and Tail Lab: Why the Tail Points Away

    I can explain why a comet moves fastest near the Sun and why its tail points away from the Sun, not behind it.

     Space Class 6–9 10 min ✓ Done
    Play Comet Orbit and Tail Lab: Why the Tail Points Away ▶

  4. Step 4: Meteor or Meteorite? Will the Rock Reach the Ground?

    I can tell a meteoroid, a meteor and a meteorite apart and explain what decides whether a rock survives its fall.

     Space Class 5–8 8 min ✓ Done
    Play Meteor or Meteorite? Will the Rock Reach the Ground? ▶

  5. Step 5: Impact Crater Lab: How Big a Hole Does a Rock Make?

    I can explain why a crater is many times wider than the rock that made it and why crater size grows slowly with energy.

     Space Class 7–10 10 min ✓ Done
    Play Impact Crater Lab: How Big a Hole Does a Rock Make? ▶

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