Everyone, especially curious children, has burning questions about our universe. How hot is the sun? How do we find out what conditions are like on distant planets? Some answers are known by scientists; some are hypotheses backed by solid evidence and observations; some remain complete mysteries. The historic L. C. Bates Museum at Good Will-Hinckley hopes to inspire a thirst for knowledge in the next generation of astronomers, and provide budding scientific minds with the strategies they will need to…