Places to Know

FROM FORT TO ART MUSEUM

> The Louvre as it looked as a fort Once, long ago, a king of’ France built a fort to protect himself. Years later, another king of France added more buildings to the fort and turned it into a…

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Planets, Stars, and Galaxies

Sky “fireworks”

People who live far enough north or far enough south are often treated to a giant “fireworks” display on clear nights. Great sheets of light seem to hang in the sky, rippling and wavering like…

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The cloud in space

When Rick’s uncle came for his usual Sunday visit, Rick was waiting for him at the door. Uncle Frank was a scientist—an astronomer—and Rick had an important question to ask him. “Uncle Frank,…

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