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Spacescapes: postcards from our Solar System – outdoor photo exhibition in Central London

Mon 20th September, 2021Thu 18th November, 2021 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The Geological Society’s exhibition in the courtyard of the Royal Academy in Piccadilly is part of  2021 Year of Space project and features large scale prints displaying incredible sights from our …

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Watch this incredible video created by an astronaut on the International Space Station
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Watch this incredible 4k video created by an International Space Station astronaut

Mon 29th December, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

A newly released six-minute timelapse video shot by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst provides a beautiful and humbling view of Planet Earth.

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The wonder of the Rosetta probe retold in sci-fi short 'Ambition'
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The wonder of the Rosetta mission retold in sci-fi short ‘Ambition’

Tue 28th October, 2014Tue 28th October, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A collaboration between Platige Image and ESA, this short film draws inspiration from the Rosetta’s mission to “turn science fiction into science fact” by landing a probe on a far-distant comet..

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A trip to the British Interplanetary Society for a lecture on Mars by Abigail Hutty
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A trip to the British Interplanetary Society for a lecture on Mars by Abigail Hutty

Thu 4th September, 2014Thu 4th September, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve often found myself intrigued as to what goes on in inside the British Interplanetary Society, which has its HQ right next to Vauxhall Bus Station in south London. The name has always …

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Smelling the Moon: Kosmica Full Moon Party, London

Mon 20th January, 2014Mon 20th January, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Tasked with “bringing together the cosmically curious and culturally quirky space community for a social mix of art–space programmes,” the KOSMICA session at the South Bank last week proved to be …

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NASA releases stunning footage of a rotating Moon
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NASA releases stunning video footage of a rotating Moon

Wed 18th September, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been circling the Moon for over years, gathering an unprecedented amount of data about our nearest neighbour.

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Checking out the Google Web Lab at the Science Museum
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Checking out the Google Web Lab at the Science Museum

Wed 19th September, 2012Wed 19th September, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This was fun: yesterday, the Google Web Lab at the Science Museum, London was opened up for late night visitors, with the added bonus of free booze on tap.

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Forty years ago: man drives a car across the Moon’s surface

Sun 31st July, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It seems remarkable that the first drive across the surface of the Moon happened 40 years ago, when the Lunar Roving Vehicle, or LRV, was taken for a spin across the …

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