What are space environments?

Space environments are like different kinds of playgrounds that astronauts visit far away from Earth.

Imagine you're playing outside on a sunny day, but then you go inside to a dark room with balloons floating around, that's kind of what space environments are like. Each one has its own rules and feels very different.

Space is empty, so it's more like being in a big, quiet room than being on Earth. There’s no air to breathe or ground to walk on, just lots of stars and maybe some space trash from old rockets.

In space environments, astronauts might feel weightless, like they're floating inside a swimming pool. Sometimes the environment is super cold, other times it's really hot, kind of like going from an ice cream truck to a sauna all in one day!

Each part of space has its own way of being, and that’s why astronauts need special suits and ships to explore them, just like you need different clothes for summer and winter.