Who cares about stuff in space?
Black holes, pulsars, quasars - eh?
Who was Hubble and why is there a telescope named after him?
How can you justify the cost of this research to the public?
Have a go at finding some more information using the search engines in the boxes below. Sweet Search and ipl2 both search the internet for useful information for students.
Here are some ideas of keywords and search strings to search for.
Try to find out more using Sweet Search, a search engine designed to help students find reliable information.
Kids Konnect will give you lots of links to websites about space.
Explore the 'Space' section of the How Stuff Works website to find lots of information about space.
Try this interactive activity on the BBC Bitesize website, it includes lots of interesting information about the solar system and outer space.
Explore the New Scientist's webpages on Space.