The Woman Who Was Hit by a Space Rock and Lived
- 30th Dec 2021
- Author: Alex Thompson
This is the story of Ann Hodges, who in 1954 became the only person in recorded history to be struck by a meteorite.
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ESA A History of Space Sickness: How to Avoid Throwing Up When There is No ‘Up’
- 15th Dec 2021
- Author: Dan Kendall
The unpleasant, gag-inducing history of space sickness.
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National Space Centre Space Stories: Judith Love Cohen
- 8th Oct 2021
- Author: Alex Thompson
How a Hollywood Star’s Mum Helped Save Apollo 13.
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ESA European Space Agency The Kessler Syndrome
- 21st Jan 2021
- Author: Alex Thompson
A lot of us dream of going to the Moon, or travelling to Mars, but a very real problem a little closer to home could make this impossible.
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National Space Centre What Makes Leicester the Place for Space?
- 3rd Mar 2020
- Author: Alex Evans
A highlight reel of Leicester’s role in the continuing exploration of the universe.
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The Dark Side of the Moon
- 7th Oct 2019
- Author: Scott Davis
What does the ‘dark side' of the Moon really mean, and why are we so interested in exploring it?
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NASA/JPL-Caltech Make Your Own Edible Meteorites
- 29th Jun 2018
- Author: Sophie Allan
Meteorites are more fun when they're edible!
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NASA/MSFC How Sputnik Changed The World
- 3rd Oct 2017
- Author: Elspeth Lewis
It's 60 years since Sputnik 1 became the first satellite to orbit the Earth, kick-starting the era of space exploration
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NASA How Do We Know The Moon Landing Really Happened?
- 15th Jun 2017
- Author: Scott Davis
We dig into and address some of the common arguments behind the Moon landing conspiracy theories.
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National Space Centre Blue Streak – Success, Failure and … Extraterrestrials?
- 24th May 2017
- Author: Hannah Baker
The story behind one of our most iconic artefacts and its connection to the infamous ‘Solway Spaceman’.
