YES! We have hundreds of other articles about space. You can type a word in the News-O-Matic search to find other stories. Try a planet like "Jupiter" or even just type "space" to see what comes up. Enjoy all the articles! 🪐

Hi there, Emerson! It's so great to meet you! Soccer is the most popular sport. It has about 3.5 billion fans around the world! However, the sport is not always called "soccer." Many places, like the United Kingdom, call it "football!" ⚽

We have a few, Alaya! We wrote an article about Caitlin Clark when she set the all-time scoring record for college basketball back in March! We wrote about her again when she joined the Indiana Fever at the start of the WNBA season in May! You can read more about her in the articles "Hoops History!" and "WNBA Starts with New Stars." ⛹️‍♀️

I'm SO glad to hear that, Kaitlyn! Readers like you are EXACTLY why I love working at News-O-Matic every day! I wrote an article a while ago that should answer most of your questions. Try searching for "The Story of News-O-Matic" to learn more about us! ☺️

Hmmm. My vote would probably have to go to "Talk Like a Pirate Day." It happens every year on September 19. On that day, people like to... you guessed it, talk like a pirate! Yarr! 🏴‍☠️

Thanks for sharing your suggestion, Eloise! Have you seen that show? Try to create a review like the one Emma wrote in News-O-Matic!

There are a lot of things I love about my job. One of the best parts is that I get to chat with readers like you! 😊

Color is one way our eyes make sense of the world, Lillian! It comes from how objects reflect light in different ways. Our eyes see those differences and can interpret them as different colors! 🔴 🔵 🟢 👀

Thanks for your question, Logan! We write articles whenever there's big basketball news to share! We did a story about Team USA's basketball teams at the Paris Summer Olympics last month. You can read about those teams in the article "USA Wins Hoops Gold!" We've also got our eyes on the WNBA playoffs, which kicked off on September 22. Keep reading News-O-Matic for more basketball news! 🏀

Hi, Cannon! It makes me SO HAPPY to hear that you love News-O-Matic. I'm glad you're here reading and learning with us!

People vote because it's a way to share your thoughts and opinions, Melanie! Have you ever done a poll in a News-O-Matic article? That's one kind of voting! In many places, people vote to pick their leaders and make decisions about laws.

Hi, Violet! The Smoky Mountains cover land in parts of Blount, Sevier, and Cocke counties in Tennessee, as well as Swain and Haywood counties in North Carolina. Altogether, about 350,000 people live in those counties. Welcome to News-O-Matic!

The most popular baby names in 2023 were Olivia and Liam. You can learn more about the list in the News-O-Matic article "Top Baby Names of 2023!"

We just published an article about a scientific study that involves a pig! 🐷 Hope you like it, AJ!

Gabriella, thanks for writing to me! I get so many messages from readers each day, so I can't write back to all of them. Still, I read and appreciate all of the messages. I'm really happy to hear that your teacher likes News-O-Matic. Tell him to drop us a note at ask@newsomatic.org!

That list would be way too long to include here, Nicolas! There are more than 7,000 different languages spoken all over the world today. That's a LOT of different ways to say "hello!" 🗣️

That's an interesting question, Mauricio! If someone thinks that a law in the United States goes against the Constitution, they can bring their problem to court for judges to decide. The highest court is the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court decides that a law is unconstitutional, then that law cannot be enforced anymore.

It's GREAT that you love reading, Ayva! We did a series about books for kids that won a popular prize called the Newbery Award. Try typing "Newbery Books" into the Search. You might be interested in some of the books that pop up. 📖 Or else just search for your favorite subjects!

It's great to meet you, Sienna! The city of Galveston, Texas, plays a key role in an American holiday called Juneteenth. The holiday honors the date of June 19, 1865. On that day, the last enslaved people in the United States were freed. To read more about it, type "Juneteenth" into the Search. If you know of any other important stories or facts about Galveston, please let me know!

You might be thinking of our mascot, Vivian! The little yellow dog on the cover is named Newsie! But I am a human... at least, that was the case the last time I checked. 😉