Slooh Explorer for Families

Give Your Child the Real Universe

Not a simulation. Not a video. Your child will control actual telescopes on three continents, capture real images of galaxies and planets, and build skills that matter — from their laptop, tablet, or phone.

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A PAUSE FOR CURIOSITY

A Moment of Quiet in Your Day

There’s a moment in every Mission when Members realize the image forming on screen isn’t a video or a simulation — it’s a telescope in the Canary Islands, pointing at the real sky right now, because they told it to. That’s when space stops being a chapter in a textbook and becomes something you have command of. Slooh gives every Member that moment — no equipment and no astronomy background required.

YOUR FAMILY EXPLORATION LOG

Everything You Do Becomes A Portfolio

Slooh isn't just tracking points — it's building a living record of exploration. Every Quest your child completes, every image they capture, every observation they share becomes part of a portfolio that grows with them. When it's time to write a college essay, apply for an internship, or show someone what you're capable of, they won't have to remember what they did. It's all here.

Log The Journey

The Exploration Journal

Every object observed, every Quest finished, every image captured — organized, dated, and saved forever.

Earn Gravity

Badges & Gravity Points

Achievements unlock badges. Gravity Points accumulate with every activity. Together, they create a visible record of sustained effort, skill progression, and range.

Grow Your Influence

Gravity Awards

The highest recognition on Slooh. Outstanding observations, science contributions, and community impact earn Gravity Awards — a real accomplishment that can be cited in college applications, scholarship essays, and interviews.

FAQs

What ages is Slooh appropriate for?

Slooh works for ages 8 and up. Elementary Quests are designed for grades 3-5, middle school for grades 6-8, and the platform scales through high school and beyond. Younger children can explore with a parent.

Can siblings share one account, or do they each need their own?

Each child gets their own account with their own collection, badges, and progress. The 5-seat family plan gives everyone their own space — great for siblings, co-ops, or small groups.

Can I use ESA funds to pay for this?

Yes. Slooh is ESA-eligible in 18 states. We have a direct ESA purchase link — see the pricing section below.

Slooh in action

Discover the Universe Together

On Slooh, curiosity is a family activity. Kids can point real telescopes at the Moon, the planets, and distant galaxies, then share what they discover with the whole community — just like Grayson did here. Every "Did You Know?" is a chance for a young explorer to ask a big question, capture their own image, and become the one teaching the rest of us something new.

Young Explorer

Did you know?

Did you know that the Moon was Formed on the earth then got detached into orbit. About 4.6-4.0 Billion Years ago a Mars sized planet crashed into the earth then a chunk of molten lava and rock flew off and started orbiting. It has since molded into an almost perfect circle for our view.

Captured by Grayson on Slooh Australia One

100+ Quests

Real Science, Real Fun — at Their Own Pace

Every Quest guides your child through a real investigation — observe an object, learn the science behind it, answer questions along the way. NGSS-aligned, educator-designed, and built so kids want to keep going.

Elementary (Grades 3–5)

Solar System Explorer, Moon phases, patterns in the sky. Foundational space concepts designed for younger learners — accessible, visual, and full of wonder.

Middle School (Grades 6–8)

Earth-Sun-Moon system, seasons, eclipses, constellations. Standards-aligned investigations that go deeper — your child collects real data and draws real conclusions.

Keep Growing

Slooh scales through high school and beyond. As your child's curiosity grows, the Quests grow with them — from beginner collections to stellar lifecycles and celestial navigation.

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EARTH SCIENCE & CTE

It's Not Just Space — It's Earth Too

Slooh's satellite feeds let your child observe Earth from orbit. Study river systems, catalog impact craters, track geological features. Real remote sensing that moves your child toward skills they can use in the space economy.

Observation of the eruption at Piton de la Fournaise

Parts of a River

Observe oxbow lakes, tributaries, meanders, and deltas from satellite imagery across the Mississippi watershed.

Impact Craters

Catalog terrestrial impact structures across the world. Planetary science from orbit.

Cities from Orbit

See how human settlement lights up the night side of Earth. Map urban growth and light pollution using nighttime satellite imagery.

WHERE THIS CAN LEAD

Space Isn't Just for Astronauts

The space industry needs engineers, communicators, data scientists, policymakers, and artists. Slooh's Career Discovery program shows your child paths they may not know existed — and the badges to prove they’re building real skills.

Space Situational Awareness

Track satellites, space debris, and spacecraft. The world's defense agencies and commercial operators need people who can do this. Roles: Orbital analyst, conjunction assessor, space traffic controller

Satellite IT & Operations

The infrastructure behind every GPS signal, weather forecast, and internet connection from space. Someone designs, launches, and maintains all of it. Roles: Ground systems engineer, payload specialist, mission operations

Citizen Science & Research

Discover asteroids. Monitor variable stars. Contribute real data to real scientific databases. You can start doing this now — not after college. Roles: Research assistant, data analyst, observatory technician

EXPLORE TOGETHER

The Whole Family Looks Up

Slooh isn't something your kids do alone in another room. You take on challenges as a family, your children find their footing and grow into leaders, they learn to explain what they've discovered, and you share it all with the people who love them. The portfolio above is what your family builds — this is what you do together while building it.

Family Competitions

Take on Quests and challenges together — parents and kids on the same team, or your young explorers alongside others their age. The kind of friendly competition that gets everyone gathered around one screen.

Leadership Opportunities

As your kids get more involved, they can step into real roles. Through the Gravity Guild, older students become ambassadors — guiding others and gaining leadership experience that's hard to come by at their age.

Become a Science Communicator

Kids understand something twice as well once they've explained it. Slooh gives your children a place to write up, present, and teach what they've found — to siblings, to you, and to the wider community of explorers.

Testimonials

How Families Use Slooh

Families around the world are using Slooh to bring real science into their homes — without needing an astronomy background, a budget for equipment, or a single clear night.

“[Matthew] is very excited about putting his Quest posters in frames and hanging them on his bedroom wall. As you noticed, Matthew is addicted to Slooh and he would like to get his own subscription to Slooh (and he is even willing to pay half of the annual cost himself!)”

Tricia van Slyke — Parent of Slooh Member

“Slooh isn't a product. A telescope is a product, a curriculum textbook is a product... Slooh is an experience.”

Sandeep Dutt — Learning Forward India Foundation, Dehradun, India

“The coolest object I've taken a picture of on Slooh is probably both of the comets….Stars are beautiful from Earth, because they just look like tiny, beautiful colored dots. It's just too beautiful."

Slooh User Luci_Pumpkin, age 6 From Gravity Chats: Sharing the Night Sky With All Ages

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Observations Shared

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