Back to Earth CBeebies Stargazing

Stride, stride, hello.

We're striding to Mission Control,

a bit like Orion strides across the night sky.

Are you ready to go exploring, stargazers?

ALL: Yes.

Come exploring with us.

Stars and planets and so much more, countdown to launch mission explore.

ALL: Five, four, three,

two, one, lift off!

# We're on a mission to explore

# The wonders of the stars above us all

# Planets, stars and more They're for us to find

# When we look up high... Here we go!

# We're going stargazing

# Gaze at stars shining bright

# We're going stargazing

# Spot a zooming satellite

# We're going stargazing

# Glimpse the moon and the planets above

# We're going stargazing

# So just look up, look up, look up! #

BLEEPING AND WHIRRING

BOTH: Mission explore go!

Excellent work, stargazers, and welcome to Mission Control.

Now, who wants to help me download the latest mission data?

ALL: Me!

Can you remember Maggie's Mini Mission from last night?

She asked us to spot Orion.

Let's activate the map.

ALL: Map go!

Mission data downloading.

I can see white clouds over there.

I can see a tiny star up there.

-Where?

-Right up there.

I can see Orion's belt.

One, two, three.

I'm looking for three stars in the sky.

One, two, three.

Download complete.

Well done, stargazers.

Well, it's the last day of this year's Stargazing, but remember,

you can find more mission updates if you click on "stargazing"

on the CBeebies website.

Come in, mission control.

Oh, it's Robert the robot.

Sky Station calling.

We looked for Orion striding across the sky last night and

I've collected some more mission data for you.

Thanks Robert. Downloading data.

Three, two, one, press it.

WHIRRING

The roof is opening!

The roof's opening!

Cool!

I can see a star.

Yeah, I can see stars.

Yay!

I can see Orion's belt.

You can see Orion's belt?

Yes, look, one, two, three, the middle one's the shiniest.

That's amazing.

I can see a really, really bright star.

-Me too.

-Where?

-Right up there!

- Up there. - Betelgeuse.

Can you believe it, the stars did come out to say hello.

A big cheer. Hooray!

CHILDREN CHEER

Download complete.

Oh, Robert, stargazers,

what a fantastic view you've had of the stars from the Sky Station.

Orion looked magnificent.

Now, who's ready for one more mission from Maggie?

ALL: Me.

Great. Because your mission is to find out more about this.

A pale blue dot.

Oh, it's tiny.

Can anyone guess what planet this might be?

I can. Earth?

Earth, yes.

Your mission is to explore our planet, Earth.

Now, this picture was taken from the edge of the solar system by a

spacecraft called Voyager.

Now, can anyone spot Earth on that picture?

That's it, that pale blue dot.

Doesn't Earth look tiny from the depths of space?

So, your mission is to explore Earth and find tiny things

that remind us of space.

Shall we see if Robert can find some tiny things

-at the Sky Station?

-Sky Station go!

Copy that, Mission Control.

Oh! Stargazers, wait for me!

We're looking for tiny things around the place,

we're looking for tiny things that remind us of space.

Oh, what have you found, stargazers?

-A log.

-It's a little bit reddy and orange.

There's a crack in the middle.

Well, do you know what that reminds me of?

A dried riverbed.

Now, what do we know in space, that's sort of reddish with

dried riverbeds, what does that remind us of?

-Mars?

-Red planet Mars.

With dried riverbeds on its surface.

We're looking for tiny things around the place,

we're looking for tiny things that remind us of space.

Now, look. If you see here.

THEY GASP

It's like drops of water.

Yes, that's right, it is drops of water.

They're called dew drops and they're gathered on a spider's web.

What do we know in the night sky that's a twinkly, sparkly sphere?

ALL: Stars.

We're looking for tiny things around the place,

we're looking for tiny things that remind us of space.

Let's do what you're doing, look at your fingertips.

What can you see?

I can see lines.

Oh, yes, making a spiral shape.

They remind me of a whole galaxy of stars.

Stargazers, that is out of this world.

Back to you, Mission Control.

Well done, stargazers and Robert.

You've found so many things on Earth that remind us of space.

Stargazers, did you know that tiny bits of space sometimes make it all

the way down here to Earth?

-STARGAZERS: No.

-I've got something to show you.

Imagine this is a planet. What planet do you think it would be?

-It's red and it's Rocky.

-ALL: Mars.

Now, everybody pick up an asteroid.

I've got mine.

Who knows what an asteroid is?

-A rock in space.

-That's right.

Now, sometimes asteroids crash into planets.

Shall we make our asteroids crash into Mars?

-Asteroid crash!

-Asteroid crash!

Asteroid crash!

Asteroid crash!

Now, what's happened to some of the red rocks of Mars?

-They fell off.

-That's right. As the asteroids crash into Mars,

some of the rocks go zooming off into space.

And sometimes they go zooming off so fast

that they get close to another planet.

What planet is this?

STARGAZERS: Earth.

And if they get close enough to Earth,

Earth's gravity can pull a piece of rock towards it.

-And what do you think happens?

-It crashes.

It crashes into Earth, that's right, so it falls down towards the Earth.

And when that happens, it's called a meteorite.

Now, who wants to explore Earth and find a bit of Mars meteorite?

Come on, let's have a look. This is mine, I got that earlier.

You found one, Bill.

Well done, stargazers.

Now, Mars meteorites are very rare and very precious.

So let's take them back to mission control and keep them safe.

Let's go.

Excellent. Now our Mars meteorites are safely away,

I can show you this.

Now, does anyone know what this is?

Is it a piece of rock from Mars?

That's right. This is a piece of Mars here on Earth.

This is a real Mars meteorite.

-What does it look like?

-A rock.

It looks like glitter.

Yes, it is quite glittery.

I think it's really beautiful.

How do we know it's actually from Mars, Maggie?

Now, that's a really good question, Chris.

Now, can anyone remember what the rovers on Mars do?

They go round on planets and they take pictures and they're controlled

- by a computer. - They collect rocks.

That's right. With help from the rovers,

we now know exactly what Mars rock is made of.

And when we found this meteorite,

we discovered it's made out of exactly the same stuff as Mars rock.

So, that's a tiny bit of Mars that made it all the way to Earth.

Yes, it's a piece of space that's come to visit us.

That is truly awesome!

Now, it's been rather cloudy here at Stargazing Park over the last few

days but I wonder if the skies will clear

so we can take a glimpse at more things from space?

Isn't this exciting?

Now there are no clouds, we've got a good view out into space.

Let's see if we can spot some of the things we've been exploring

this week. Look over there.

What can you see?

I can see Mars. It's sort of orangey, not that bright.

Now, isn't it amazing? Because we saw a tiny piece of rock that came

all the way from that orangey red dot.

It's so far away.

I can see Venus.

It's really bright.

And look, who's that over there

striding across the night sky?

Orion. Three stars.

That's right. Those are the three stars of Orion's belt.

There's four bright stars around it.

Can you see four stars?

One, two, three, four.

Now, one of the stars at the top...

-I can see it!

-Now, that's a star called Betelgeuse.

Betelgeuse! THEY GIGGLE

It's bigger than the sun.

CHRIS: Isn't it incredible? There's so much space up there to explore.

You're right, Chris.

And remember, the more you look up, the more you see.

Let's go and get cosy for a starlight story.

Is everyone cosy under the stars?

STARGAZERS: Yes. Who's up there tonight, Maggie?

It's Ursa Major, the Great Bear.

Let me show you.

Can you see seven stars in the shape of a saucepan?

-STARGAZERS: Yes.

-The plough.

Now, look for some stars in pairs.

They're the bear's paws.

We've found Ursa Major, the Great Bear.

And I think Ursa Major is ready for his story.

Ursa Major, the Great Bear, wished to catch a star.

So, he stretched out his arms and reached up high and waited for

something to fall from the sky.

Just then, he heard a drip and a drop, a drip and a drop,

and another drip. Ursa Major needed an umbrella,

and Ursa Major needed it quick.

But before the brolly was over the bear,

raindrops were falling everywhere.

Raindrops were tickling the tips of his toes.

Then the bear caught a raindrop on the end of his nose.

A raindrop so tiny and perfectly round,

as if a star had come down to the ground.

It twinkled and shone like a star from space,

putting a smile on the Great Bear's face.

Imagine, Ursa Major caught a star!

And we've finally seen lots of stars.

Oh, Maggie, thank you for another brilliant week of stargazing.

It's been my absolute pleasure, Chris.

And thanks to you for joining in as well.

It's been wonderful that so many of you have joined in

with Mission Explore.

You all deserve a thumbs up for all your hard work.

-Go Tim!

-It's a thumbs up from me.

ALL: Thumbs up, Tim!

See you soon, stargazers!

ALL: Bye!