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In addition to our expanding online content, we now have a special pull-out section in our quarterly Planetary Report just for Kids...introducing Planetary Society Kids!
Planetary Society Kids has feature articles, experiments, and activities just right for a budding planetary scientist.
Stick with us as we will soon have lots more great stories, activities, and videos just for kids.
Join with Bill Nye the Planetary Guy and let's change the world together!
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Consider the Following With Bill Nye
Why Does My Shadow Change Color?--Consider the Following With Bill Nye
Why Does My Shadow Change Color? Bill Nye sheds some colorful light on this shady topic.
Do We Only Use 10% of our Brains?--Consider the Following With Bill Nye
Do We Only Use 10% of Our Brains? Join Bill Nye and special guest Pete the mouse as they ponder this old brainteaser!
Does Time Go Slower on Earth Than in Space?--Consider the Following With Bill Nye
Does Time Go Slower on Earth Than in Space? Bill Nye says yes! And the reason is all relative, or rather, relativity. Take a minute or two to watch his timely demonstration.
How Can We Find New Planets?--Consider the Following With Bill Nye
Astronomers have discovered hundreds and hundreds of exoplanets--worlds circling faraway stars. Bill Nye shows us one of the ways they find these planets that are still too distant to be seen by even the most powerful telescopes
Sun Hot. Space Cold. What To Do?--Consider the Following With Bill Nye
Space is very, very hot, except when it's very, very cold. How do we protect expensive spacecraft from these extremes? Bill Nye is hot on the trail.
Why Does Air Glow at the North and South Poles?--Consider the Following With Bill Nye
Bill Nye takes us to the top (and bottom) of the Earth to explain the stunning beauty of auroras.
Why Does My Shadow Change Color?--Consider the Following With Bill Nye
Why Does My Shadow Change Color? Bill Nye sheds some colorful light on this shady topic.
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