Space For Children

What’s that strange object in the sky? Could it be an alien spaceship? Listeners will be riveted by curious tales of UFO sightings while also learning the facts about each claim. Which mysteries still baffle experts, and which ones have been solved?

What are stars? What are planets? Why are some brighter than others? And which planets can we see from Earth? Learn the answers to these questions and and discover the science behind stars, planets, and their patterns.

In the vastness of space, countless planets exist. Scientists are actively studying as many of them as they can. How many could support life as Earth does? And what other wonderful worlds will our technology find?

Solara Brooks needs a fresh start, someplace where nobody cares about the engine grease beneath her fingernails or the felony tattoos across her knuckles. The outer realm may be lawless, but it's not like the law has ever been on her side. Still, off-world travel doesn't come cheap; Solara is left with no choice but to indenture herself in exchange for passage to the outer realm.

NASA’s scientists thought he’d be the PERFECT chimp to send into space. Little did Chump know that he had been selected for a deadly-dangerous mission. If a chimp could orbit Earth, then chances were a human could too. With Chump the chimp at the controls of a spacecraft, what could possibly go wrong? As it turned out, EVERYTHING.

It’s been six months since Fortuna colony was established on a moon in a distant solar system. The aliens who invited the colonists here have never shown themselves, but they’ve provided everything the human settlers need to thrive. However, after several people vanish without a trace, the colony leaders decide it’s time to leave. But before they do, the aliens provide a final delicious meal for their human guests.

Quando la Terra implose, vennero inviate delle navicelle spaziali per stabilire nuovi avamposti. Così l’astronave Enkidu e il suo capitano, Heorest Holt, portarono il loro prezioso carico umano in un potenziale nuovo paradiso. Generazioni più tardi, questa fragile colonia è riuscita a sopravvivere sul mondo di Imir, conducendo un’ardua e misera esistenza. Fino a quando una popolazione aliena con conoscenze e tecnologie impareggiabili approda sul pianeta per aiutare le colonie umane. Ma non tutto è come sembra.

Meet Moon! She's more than just a rock - she’s Earth’s rock, her best friend she can always count on. Moon never turns her back on her friend (Literally: She's always facing Earth with the same side!). These two will stick together forever. With characteristic humor and charm, Stacy McAnulty channels the voice of Moon in this next celestial "autobiography" in the Our Universe series.

It is Earth year 2256 - but the fate of the few who even remember Earth is perilously in doubt. Mina Saunders-Chang and many of the surviving humans are stranded in the Centauri system, having barely survived their confrontation with the Telphon refugees. Now everyone - human and Telphon alike - is caught in the blast zone of the Centauri supernova. And yet there's only one question Mina is asking: Where are Liam and Phoebe?

Scott Kelly, an American astronaut, went to space in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2015, he spent nearly a year in space. While there, his body was compared to his twin's on the ground. The data helped us learn about the impacts of space on the human body. Learn more about Kelly's life as an astronaut!

"The Mandalorian" für Kinder erzählt. Star Wars-Fans können mit diesem Hörbuch die erfolgreiche erste Staffel von "The Mandalorian" miterleben. Die erste Star Wars-Live-Action-Serie folgt einem Kopfgeldjäger und Einzelkämpfer vom Planeten Mandalore. Dieser kämpft sich nach dem Fall des Galaktischen Imperiums durch die äußeren Bereiche der Galaxis: zwar weit weg vom Einfluss der Neuen Republik, aber ständig bemüht, seine kostbare Fracht "The Child" aka "Baby Yoda" zu beschützen.

In 1947, an unidentified object crashed into the ground in Roswell, New Mexico. Was it an alien spacecraft, or something else? Learn more about this possible alien sighting.

There are many stories in books and movies about what would happen if aliens invaded Earth. Would humans be able to survive if aliens took over our planet? Listen to find out!

Young listeners can tag along with Max Axiom and the Society of Super Scientists to discover how NASA plans to finally return to the moon and establish a permanent presence on Earth’s closest neighbor.

The second brightest object in the sky, after the moon is Venus. It's also the only planet named after a woman. Learn more about bright, beautiful Venus, named for the Roman goddess of love and beauty.

The only planet to support life, Earth has a lot going for it. Think you know everything there is to know about our home planet? Think again. Discover more about the blue planet we call home.

The smallest planet in our solar system is also the closest to the sun. That means on Mercury, one year is just 88 days long! Discover more facts about the small but mighty Mercury.

Far off Neptune holds many mysteries! Its great distance from the sun makes it the coldest planet in the solar system. Discover the secrets of this chilly, blue ice giant that was named after the sea.

Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun and has a special feature, it tilts! Discover the mysteries of this ice giant that sits half in darkness for more than 40 years at a time!

Everything about Jupiter is big! Its size is big. Even its storms are big! Get the big and small facts about this gas giant that can be seen glowing in the night sky.