Astro for Kids

A static website that teaches kids foundational astronomy concepts through interactive pages and animations.

Pages

Page	Topic
index.html	Landing page with solar system animation
distance.html	Cosmic distance and scale
sky-navigation.html	Sky coordinate systems
constellations.html	Constellations vs. physical proximity
stars.html	Star properties and classification
gravity.html	Gravity across scales
blackholes.html	Black holes
light.html	Extracting properties from light
telescopes.html	History of telescopes
explore.html	Objects every beginner should study

Running Locally

This is a static site with no build step. Open index.html in a browser, or serve it locally:

python -m http.server 8000

Then visit http://localhost:8000.

Project Structure

css/
  style.css          # Global styles
  animations.css     # Shared animations
  pages/             # Per-page styles
js/
  nav.js             # Navigation component
  common.js          # Shared utilities
  pages/             # Per-page interactivity
astro101.md          # Full reference notes (source material)

Reference

astro101.md contains the detailed astronomy notes that the website content is based on, covering 17 topics from cosmic distances to speculative cosmology.