Intuitive Machines - IM-1 mission
- 7th Feb 2024
- Author: Dhara Patel
Another private company, Intuitive Machines, attempts to land on the Moon in 2024 - but will it be the first to succeed?
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Pixexid - Ralph CC BY 4.0 DEED To Boldly Game – the best gaming this side of the Milky Way!
- 26th Jan 2024
- Author: Mike Darch
Whether you're after some simple fun or a reason to unleash your competitive side, here's some space science board games to get stuck into!
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NASA, ESA, and S. Beckwith (STScI) and the HUDF Team Space Telescopes
- 25th Jan 2024
- Author: Katie Holland
Space telescopes have been helping to expand our view of the cosmos for the last 50 years, but why do we bother sending them to space?
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Astrobotic Technology Peregrine Mission 1
- 8th Jan 2024
- Author: Dhara Patel
Others have tried, but will Astrobotic’s Peregrine mission triumph in becoming the first private mission to successfully land on the Moon?
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A Bite-sized History of Space Food
- 1st Jan 2024
- Author: Dan Kendall
A short history of space food and eating in orbit.
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Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2024
- 29th Dec 2023
- Author: Team Discovery (edited: Dhara Patel)
In 2024, the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on the night of 3-4 January with up to 110 meteors per hour.
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NASA What’s Happening in Space in 2024
- 28th Dec 2023
- Author: Alex Thompson
Are you ready for arguably the biggest year for space in over fifty years?
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National Space Centre Ursid Meteor Shower 2023
- 13th Dec 2023
- Author: Team Discovery (edited: Dhara Patel)
In December, the Ursid meteor shower peaks on the night of 22-23 December with 5-10 meteors an hour.
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National Space Centre Geminid Meteor Shower 2023
- 11th Dec 2023
- Author: Team Discovery (edited: Dhara Patel)
In 2023, the Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of 14 December into the early hours of 15 December, with up to 120 meteors per hour.
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© Scarlett Li-Williams (Sky Plum Studios) Tardigrades – The Ultimate Survivors?
- 8th Dec 2023
- Author: Scarlett Li-Williams
These small earth-dwelling creatures can out-survive us in many apocalyptic scenarios, and might unlock the code to our space survival.
