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Space

The Sun, the Moon, gravity and the weird stuff beyond. 16 ready to play, 5 coming soon.

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What causes the seasons

It's not how close we are to the Sun. Tilt the Earth and see.

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Why the Moon has phases

Walk the Moon around Earth and watch it wax and wane.

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How black holes form

Squeeze a dying star until not even light can escape.

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How gravity works

Fire a cannon faster and faster until the ball falls around the Earth.

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How stars form

Squeeze a cloud of gas until it lights up.

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How the Big Bang happened

Run the universe backwards until everything is in one hot dot.

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What causes an eclipse

Line up the Sun, Moon and Earth and cast the shadow yourself.

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Where gold comes from

Crash two dead stars together and forge the gold in your ring.

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How Earth was formed

Crash dust and rocks together until a glowing planet takes shape.

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Why Saturn has rings

Crumble a moon too close to a giant planet and spread it into rings.

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How the Moon formed

Smash a Mars-sized planet into the young Earth.

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Why the Moon turns red

Slide Earth's shadow over the Moon and paint it with every sunset.

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Why Mars is red

Rust a whole planet with a dusting of iron.

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How astronauts sleep in space

Zip into a sleeping bag tied to the wall and float off to sleep.

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What if Earth stopped rotating

Hit pause on the planet and see what happens.

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Where helium comes from

Follow the gas in your balloon from deep underground.