Snoopy and Space
- 4th Oct 2025
- Author: Emma Mosley
To celebrate Snoopy’s 75th Birthday, we’re taking a look at his life and astronaut career with NASA.
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All images: NASA A Week in the Life of an Astronaut
- 3rd Oct 2025
- Author: Chloe Hopkinson
Discover what it is like onboard the International Space Station, where you'll go on your first spacewalk, conduct life-changing experiments, and even garden among the stars!
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International The Telescope that Sees the Invisible
- 24th Sep 2025
- Author: Chloe Hopkinson
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will photograph the entire night sky, every single night, discovering cosmic events as they unfold in real time.
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National Space Centre Orionid Meteor Shower 2025
- 24th Sep 2025
- Author: Team Discovery (edited: Dhara Patel)
As we head towards the winter, we're treated to the Orionid meteor shower. This year it will peak overnight from 21-22 October.
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National Space Centre Draconid Meteor Shower 2025
- 23rd Sep 2025
- Author: Team Discovery (edited: Dhara Patel)
Find out how to spot the Draconid meteor shower in 2025, when it peaks on 8-9 October.
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Stargazing Challenges - October 2025
- 22nd Sep 2025
- Author: Dhara Patel
Can you spot all three of our stargazing challenges in October 2025?
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC British Space Shenanigans
- 12th Sep 2025
- Author: Ed Kellond-Turner
When you think about space, you probably think of NASA. What about the UK? What space-related shenanigans have we been up to since the dawn of the space age?
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Space NOW! Podcast
- 28th Aug 2025
- Author: Paul Millington
Space NOW! The space news podcast from the National Space Centre that goes beyond the headlines.
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National Space Centre Goodbye to the Outer Solar System
- 27th Aug 2025
- Author: Dan Kendall
We are closing our Solar System gallery. Because we are building a new better one!
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Stargazing Challenges - September 2025
- 25th Aug 2025
- Author: Dhara Patel
Have a go at our three stargazing challenges throughout September 2025.
