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![Inviting passers-by to “sample life on Mars ahead of the new major exhibition at the Design Museum,” the Mars Estate Agency Pop-Up proved rather a baffling concoction, with very little […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/moving-to-mars-01-115x115.jpg "Mars Estate Agency Pop-Up: a baffling taster of the Design Museum’s forthcoming exhibition, July 2019")
Mars Estate Agency Pop-Up: a baffling taster of the Design Museum’s forthcoming exhibition, July 2019
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 16, 2019 | No CommentsInviting passers-by to “sample life on Mars ahead of the new major exhibition at the Design Museum,” the Mars Estate Agency Pop-Up proved rather a baffling concoction, with very little […] -
Hubble’s mind-blowing high-def view of the Andromeda Galaxy shows over 100 million stars
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2015 | No CommentsFile this one under ‘M’ for ‘Mindblowing.’ NASA has assembled the largest ever Hubble Space Telescope image showing a portion of the Andromeda galaxy – and it is truly astonishing. -
Watch this incredible 4k video created by an International Space Station astronaut
Posted on Monday, Dec 29, 2014 | 1 CommentA newly released six-minute timelapse video shot by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst provides a beautiful and humbling view of Planet Earth. -
The wonder of the Rosetta mission retold in sci-fi short ‘Ambition’
Posted on Tuesday, Oct 28, 2014 | No CommentsA 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.. -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/british-interplanetary-society-12-115x115.jpg "A trip to the British Interplanetary Society for a lecture on Mars by Abigail Hutty")
A trip to the British Interplanetary Society for a lecture on Mars by Abigail Hutty
Posted on Thursday, Sep 4, 2014 | No CommentsI’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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/full-moon-party-kosmica-arts-catalyst1-115x115.jpg "Smelling the Moon: Kosmica Full Moon Party, London")
Smelling the Moon: Kosmica Full Moon Party, London
Posted on Monday, Jan 20, 2014 | No CommentsTasked 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 […] -
![If you’ve got a spare 20 minutes or so, I warmly recommend you watch this fascinating video, which talks to astronauts about their time in space, and features some stunning […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/astronauts-view-from-space-115x115.jpg "Astronauts talk about seeing Earth from space – fantastic video")
Astronauts talk about seeing Earth from space – fantastic video
Posted on Sunday, Nov 17, 2013 | No CommentsIf you’ve got a spare 20 minutes or so, I warmly recommend you watch this fascinating video, which talks to astronauts about their time in space, and features some stunning […] -
![Billed as showcasing “a beautiful planetary image at an unprecedented scale,” I was keen to pop along to see the ’10 Miles of Mars exhibition’ at the UCL in central […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mars-map-ucl-london-4-115x115.jpg "The somewhat disappointing large scale map of Planet Mars at UCL, London")
The somewhat disappointing large scale map of Planet Mars at UCL, London
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 | 1 CommentBilled as showcasing “a beautiful planetary image at an unprecedented scale,” I was keen to pop along to see the ’10 Miles of Mars exhibition’ at the UCL in central […] -
NASA releases stunning video footage of a rotating Moon
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 18, 2013 | No CommentsNASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been circling the Moon for over years, gathering an unprecedented amount of data about our nearest neighbour. -
![Taking photos of heavenly bodies is an art that requires real talent and skills, helped considerably by mighty optics that can zoom into the craters and ravines of things floating […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/moon-in-the-evening-sky-11-115x115.jpg "Moon in the evening sky over London, and some space age ramblings")
Moon in the evening sky over London, and some space age ramblings
Posted on Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 | 1 CommentTaking photos of heavenly bodies is an art that requires real talent and skills, helped considerably by mighty optics that can zoom into the craters and ravines of things floating […] -
How astronauts sleep in space and a fascinating look around the International Space Station
Posted on Monday, Apr 15, 2013 | No CommentsThese two fascinating videos show what life is like 220 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station – and also explains how astronauts get to sleep in space. -
Unearthed! NASA’s reply to my astronaut application in 1969
Posted on Thursday, Sep 6, 2012 | 2 CommentsI’m so chuffed to have found some of contents of a letter sent to my by NASA in 1969 (and thanks for unearthing it after all these years, Mum!). -
High resolution footage shows the descent of NASA’s Curiosity rover on to the surface of Mars
Posted on Friday, Aug 24, 2012 | 1 CommentThis incredible movie from NASA’s Curiosity rover shows most of the high-resolution frames acquired by the Mars Descent Imager as it headed towards the surface of Mars. -
Interactive Mars panorama as seen by the Curiosity rover
Posted on Monday, Aug 13, 2012 | No CommentsThis fabulous interactive 360-degree panorama from the surface of Mars shows what you’d be able to see if you’d hitched a ride on the Curiosity rover. -
Awesome photo of Mars Curiosity as it floats down to the surface of Mars
Posted on Monday, Aug 6, 2012 | 1 CommentTaken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, this incredible photo shows NASA’s Curiosity rover parachuting down to the surface of Mars earlier today. Read on for the full press release: