[태그:] kids stories
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Why Do Stars Twinkle But Planets Don’t?
“Why does that one blink and that one doesn’t?” “Which ones do you mean?” “That one up there, it’s blinking like a light bulb about to die. But that other bright one is just… solid.” “Good eye. The blinking one’s a star. The steady one’s…
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Why Isn’t Pluto a Planet Anymore?
“Wait, my poster says there are nine planets. But you said eight.” “Ah — you noticed. That poster’s a little out of date.” “What happened to the ninth one?” “Pluto. It didn’t disappear, don’t worry. It’s still out there, still going around the sun. We…
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Why Does Neptune Have the Wildest Winds in Space?
“Whoa, this one’s really far, huh? All the way out at the edge?” “Yep. Neptune. Last stop in the solar system.” “It looks so calm. Nothing much happening way out there, right?” “Actually, it might be the stormiest place in the whole solar system.” “Wait,…
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Why Is Mercury So Hot and So Cold at the Same Time?
“Mom, this one’s closest to the sun, right? Mercury?” “Yep, that’s the one.” “So it must be super hot.” “During the day, yeah. Crazy hot. Hot enough to melt certain metals.” “Cool! …wait, why does it say ‘freezing at night’ right underneath?” “That’s the wild…
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Why Does the Sky Turn Green and Purple?
“Mom, Grandpa sent a picture. The sky is GREEN. Is that even allowed?” Her mom looks over at the photo. “Oh, that’s the aurora! Grandpa must be visiting somewhere really far north.” “But WHY is it green? Sky’s supposed to be blue. Or black at…
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Is a Black Hole Going to Eat Us?
“Dad, is a black hole going to eat the Earth?” Her dad sets down his fork, a little surprised. “Where’d that come from?” “I saw a video. It said black holes eat everything. Stars, planets, everything.” “Okay, first thing, no. Not us, not anytime soon,…
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Why Does Jupiter Have a Giant Red Eye?
“Dad, why does Jupiter have an eye?” Her dad looks over at the open picture book. “That’s not an eye, buddy. That’s a storm.” “A storm? Like rain?” “Kind of, but way bigger and way angrier. It’s called the Great Red Spot. A giant storm,…
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Why Does Saturn Wear a Hula Hoop?
Every night, right before the lights go off, Yuna’s eyes find the same spot on her solar-system blanket, the planet with the ring around it. “Mom. Why does Saturn have a hula hoop?” Her mom smiles, pulling the blanket up a little higher. “That’s not…
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Why Do We Wish on Shooting Stars?
The blanket’s spread out in the backyard, the way it is every August, and Joon’s been staring up so long his neck’s starting to ache when it happens, a streak of light, gone almost before it registers. “MOM. Did you see that?! A shooting star!”…
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Why Is Mars Orange, Dad?
Every night before bed, Minji presses her nose to the window, hunting for the reddish dot her dad taught her to find. “There it is,” she says. “Hi, Mars.” Tonight though, something’s been bugging her since breakfast. “Dad, why’s Mars orange? You said red, but…
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Why Does the Moon Change Shape? From Crescent to Full Moon
Question of the DayDoes the Moon really shrink and grow every day? Byeol-maru stopped far out in space where Earth and the Moon could be seen together. Outside the window, the Moon was slowly circling the Earth. One side of it glowed brightly, and the…
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How Was the Space Station Built, and When Will It End?
International Space Station Story Trilogy · Part 3 Byeol-maru stopped beside the International Space Station. Hyeongseop looked up at the enormous station with its solar panels spread wide. “Byeoli, how did they build something this big? You can’t launch it on a single rocket.” “Right.…