Speaking of the sun … this week’s @thechildrenshour.bsky.social is all about the sun!! We were likely the last interview given from the Sunspot Solar Observatory in Sunspot NM before it was shut down. Learn more with our learning guide! Childrenshour.org/the-sun
We’re talking about the Sun with scientists from the Sunspot Solar Observatory ☀️🌞☀️ Learn more on The Children’s Hour podcast, and with our free learning guide at childrenshour.org/the-sun-learning-guide-pdf/
We’re talking about the Sun!
☀️ How it gives us light and heat
🌱 How it helps plants grow
🔭 How experts study the Sun safely
🌎 How sunspots impact planet Earth
More at childrenshour.org/the-sun/
Check out our special #musical episode recorded live at the Albuquerque Museum for ¡Globalquerque! Featuring Taos Pueblo musician Robert Mirabal and Québécois trio Mélisande, and now streaming on The Children’s Hour Podcast or at childrenshour.org 🎶
What are sunspots, and how do scientists study them safely? Find out this week on the Children’s Hour with telescope operator Sara Jeffries, and educator Heidi Sanchez from the Sunspot Solar Observatory ☀️🔭🧑🔬 Access our free learning guide at childrenshour.org/the-sun-learning-guide-pdf/
Celebrate ¡Globalquerque! with the Children’s Hour.
Ft. two-time Grammy winning Taos Pueblo musician Robert Mirabal and Mélisande, a multi-instrumentalist trio from Quebec!
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, from all of us at The Children’s Hour! Listen on your local public radio station and learn more at childrenshour.org/dad/
The Children’s Hour and ¡Globalquerque! hosted ¡Globalquerquito! School Day Mini Fest at the Albuquerque Museum in March 2026. Now you can listen to our recording of the annual event, which teaches kids about #culture through music and stories!
Found in every ocean, at all depths, #squid are the psychedelic acrobats of the sea 🦑🦑 This episode of the Children’s Hour also comes with a free educational learning guide at childrenshour.org/squid-learning-guide-pdf/
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Did you know squid pre-date trees on Earth, and can be found in all oceans, at all depths?? Find out more #squid trivia this week on the Children’s Hour, and with our free squid learning guide at childrenshour.org/squid-learning-guide-pdf/ 🌊🌊🦑
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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast
The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast
The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast
The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast
The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast
The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast
The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast
The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast
The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast
For centuries, the only way to study the Sun's secrets was to wait for a #SolarEclipse.
Not anymore. Enter:
🛰️ SOHO, the tireless Sun watcher
🛰️ Solar Orbiter, the close-up Sun explorer
🛰️ Proba-3, the artificial eclipse maker
Sara García Alonso, member of ESA’s Astronaut Reserve, tells you more 🔭🧪
