Future Space Exploration

Fun Facts About Space Exploration

• Golden Mirrors: High-tech space telescopes, like the real-life James Webb Space Telescope, use gold-coated mirrors to help them capture invisible infrared light from distant galaxies!
• Space Farming: Astronauts on the International Space Station already grow plants without soil using a method called hydroponics. Someday, we might have giant space greenhouses on the Moon or Mars.
• Living on Mars: Because Mars is very cold and has a thin, unbreathable atmosphere, future astronauts will need to live in special pressurized habitats, just like the domes in our coloring pages.
• Cleaning Up Space: There are millions of pieces of "space junk" orbiting Earth right now. Scientists are busy inventing awesome robotic machines and giant nets to sweep up this metallic debris!