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Learn practical ways to teach kids the solar system with activities, visuals, and age-appropriate facts that make space memorable.

Explore how the Sun’s gravity, radiation, and magnetic field organize the solar system and shape planetary motion, climate, and space weather.

Learn how ESA astronauts train for microgravity, emergencies, robotics, spacewalks, and life aboard the ISS and future missions.

Discover the medical tests astronauts take before launch, while in orbit, and after returning to Earth, plus why each one matters.

Learn how astronauts practice bathing, tooth brushing, toileting, and laundry-free living before launch, and why hygiene in microgravity is a mission-critical skill.

Discover how virtual reality helps astronauts rehearse spacewalks, emergencies, and missions with realism, safety, and repeatability.

Astronauts train with realistic simulations, neutral buoyancy, and virtual reality to master repairs before ever leaving Earth.

Explore the physics, gravity, and orbital mechanics that keep planets circling the Sun in stable paths.

Learn what astronaut training requirements include, from education and flight experience to survival skills, fitness standards, and mission-specific preparation.

Learn how astronaut training pools simulate microgravity, why they matter for EVA, and what happens during real spacewalk preparation.