A sneak peek into the world of astronomy
Few days back, I had attended a workshop conducted by SPACE in my school . SPACE is an organization which offers hands-on learning experience on astronomy related topics through workshop demonstration in schools. Their aim is to spread the science of astronomy through products that are simple to understand and fun to make. The workshop started with a quiz on space and celestial objects. Out of the four questions asked to the audience, I answered a question correctly and was told that I would be a part of a fun activity. Elated, I turned my mind back to what the fecilitator was speaking about. It was then that I learnt about products which SPACE teach us to make. They teach us to make hydro powered rockets and models of comets. SPACE offers a range of competions and chance to meet an astronaut or an astronomer. Our facilitator asked us a tricky question which was, 'Why can't a plane or a jet fly in space if a rocket can?' Several hands went up but none got the rig...