S1 · E8
Floating
Aura dreamed she could float. She came back to her bedroom. Gravity, it turns out, is fast.
A comic by The Mehdees
A little girl. A big universe.
A kids' space-science comic about a curious little girl in Florida who looks up at the night sky and asks the big questions. Real science. Real wonder. Real silly.
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S1 · E9: What's a Black Hole?
Aura asked Daddy what a black hole was. He scared himself answering. She did not.
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S1 · E6
What's Inside the Sun?
Aura asked Daddy if she could ever visit the sun. The answer was bigger than she expected.
S1 · E5
Light-Year
Aura comes home from school. Today, for the first time, she knows something Daddy doesn't.
S1 · E4
Quiet
Tonight, Aura dreamed she was floating among the stars. And learned something the universe is too quiet to say.
S1 · E3
Where Do Stars Come From?
Aura asks where stars come from. Daddy explains that stars are born inside giant clouds of gas and dust in space. Gravity pulls the gas together until it gets so hot that a new star begins to shine. Later, some big stars explode and spread stardust that helps make new stars, planets, and even us.
S1 · E2
Why Is Space Black?
A simple bedtime question. A 200-year-old physics paradox. Daddy is not responding. Force quit?
S1 · E1
Look Up!
A simple question. A first encounter. The night Aura saw a space rock catch fire in the sky.
Aura's glossary
Big words, kid-sized
Every strip leans on real science. The glossary explains the big ideas the way Aura would want them explained.
Gravity
An invisible pull that holds you to the ground, keeps the Moon near Earth, and makes planets dance around the Sun.
Meteor
A small space rock that catches fire when it hits Earth's air. Sometimes called a shooting star.
Olbers' Paradox
If space has zillions of stars, why isn't the night sky glowing? A 200-year-old space puzzle.
Stardust
Tiny bits of stuff made by stars. Your bones, your blood, even your eyeballs are made of stardust.
Stars
Giant balls of glowing gas, way out in space. Our Sun is one. There are more of them than grains of sand on Earth.