The whys of children about space

The universe is so immense that we can barely understand adults. But children have their own concerns and sometimes they surprise us with questions about space. We try to respond to that childish curiosity, not necessarily in the most scientific way. We answer some whys of the children about the spa

The universe is so immense that we can barely understand adults. But children have their own concerns and sometimes they surprise us with questions about space. We try to respond to that childish curiosity, not necessarily in the most scientific way. We answer some whys of the children about the space.

10 children's questions about space

1. Why do not the stars fall? This is one of the most frequent questions for children. It may be a good time to explain te gravity te theories, but it may well be that they do not fall off because they are held by invisible threads like Christmas tree ornaments. 2. Why the dog Laika did not return from space.If there is something that children are passionate about, this is why they ask themselves what happened to the

astronaut dog Laika. While it is true that the dog died in orbit, it could also happen that he found a better world up there and did not want to return. 3. What is in a black hole. A black hole is a region of space where the concentration of mass generates a field of gravity so intense that not even light can escape it. But still many mysteries surround them. The answers about the black holes are for

the scientists, so the only thing we can do is stimulate the imagination of the little ones. Most likely, the black holes of space will stop all our dreams and illusions 4. Why the planets do not collide with each other in their movement.We know that there are a number of planets and that they are spinning and moving. The reality is that the planets do not collide because they move in

different orbits , which is as if in space there were invisible lanes. 5. Why can not we overtake the Moon with the car?Traveling by car with the Moon as a guide leads to the desire to overtake the Moon. We like to think that we can never overtake her because we have given her an advantage

, but the truth is that we can not do it because of the movement she makes on Earth. 6. Is it true that the Moon is made of cheese? The surface of the Moon is made up of components similar to those on Earth. There are rocks, titanium, iron, copper, nickel. The craters of the moon is what makes them look like holes and gives it a cheese-like appearance. Only astronauts can cut a piece when they get close and that's why sometimes the cheese of the moon is missing a piece.7. Why they say that the Moon has a dark side if when you look at it it is always illuminated.

The dark side or the hidden side of the Moon is that part that we can not see due to its movement. It is true that the Moon has a dark side that it uses when it is sad, but it is always illuminated to make us smile at those who look at it from the earth. 8. Is the Milky Way Milk?

The Milky Way is a galaxy with a spiral shape composed of stars, where our solar system is also located. It is estimated that it contains between 200,000 and 400,000 million stars. But the legends of Greek mythology tell us that it is milk, the milk that the goddess Hera shed while unintentionally nursing the Greek hero Hercules. 9. Why comets have tail? Comets are formed of ice, rocks and dust and when passing near the sun some components are dissolved by heat. This is how the tail of comets is formed, which we can rarely see because they are traveling through space atfull speed

. That tail they have is precisely to be propelled and to be able to keep going around the Universe, although they could also have wings.10. Where the sky ends and the space begins.

The space begins on the so-calledKármán line, which is located 100 kilometers above sea level. At that point ends the sky that is just the highest point of the rainbow, that arc of colors that unites the earth with the sky. There is no other arch that goes from heaven to space, that's what thespacecraft

are for. Laura Vélez. Editor of Guiainfantil.com