Space for Kids
What's in the sky tonight, the Moon's shape every night, the next shooting stars, and the eleven worlds with NASA's numbers. Pick a wing, or a world to read about.
Tonight, anywhere in the US
Waning gibbous Moon, 70% lit; it rises late, so the evening sky is dark.
Saturn is bright in the east.
Next shower: the Southern Taurids, in 5 nights (quiet).
- TonightYour ZIP, one card
- MoonCalendar and phases
- Showersand sky events
- WorldsEleven, three levels
- My Space CardWeight and age
☄️ The Geminids, the best shooting stars of the year: night of 13–14 December 2026, 44 nights to go, verdict great. Plan the night · Every sky event
The eleven worlds
Do something
- My Space CardGuess, then find your weight and your age on all eleven worlds. Print it.
- Planets in orderThe eight planets from the Sun, on one page to print.
- Tonight's sheetA Moon to colour, a compass and three things to find. Print it.
- Planet WalkShrink the Sun to a ball and walk the planets out to Neptune. Signs to print.
- Space quizzesTen quizzes, three big boxes, read aloud: planets, Moon shapes, showers.
- Astro RescueA space game where the answers are three boxes.
Keep reading
- Space books for kids
- Planet Earth, a globe to spin
- The numbers as a data file
- The sky table as a data file
- For grown-ups: stargazing with kids
- Stargazing guides
- Space Top 10s
“Clouds tonight? Then read about Mars, and try again tomorrow.”
World numbers come from NASA's planetary fact sheets; the sky is worked out ahead with astronomy-engine. Each page says when we checked. Nothing you pick here leaves your device.