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Mars Estate Agency Pop-Up: a baffling taster of the Design Museum’s forthcoming exhibition, July 2019

Tue 16th July, 2019Mon 15th July, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Hubble's high-def view of the Andromeda Galaxy shows over 100 million stars
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Hubble’s mind-blowing high-def view of the Andromeda Galaxy shows over 100 million stars

Wed 7th January, 2015Wed 7th January, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

File 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. 0

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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. 0

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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.. 0

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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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Astronauts talk about seeing Earth from space - fantastic video
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Astronauts talk about seeing Earth from space – fantastic video

Sun 17th November, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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The somewhat disappointing large scale map of Mars at UCL, London
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The somewhat disappointing large scale map of Planet Mars at UCL, London

Wed 30th October, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

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 …

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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. 0

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Moon in the evening sky over London
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Moon in the evening sky over London, and some space age ramblings

Thu 20th June, 2013Mon 24th June, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

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 …

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How astronauts sleep in space and a fascinating look around the International Space Station
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How astronauts sleep in space and a fascinating look around the International Space Station

Mon 15th April, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

These 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. 0

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Unearthed! NASA's reply to my astronaut application in 1969
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Unearthed! NASA’s reply to my astronaut application in 1969

Thu 6th September, 2012Thu 11th July, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

I’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!). 0

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High resolution footage shows the descent of NASA's Curiosity rover on to the surface of Mars
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High resolution footage shows the descent of NASA’s Curiosity rover on to the surface of Mars

Fri 24th August, 2012Fri 24th August, 2012 - by editor - 1 Comment

This 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. 0

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Interactive Mars panorama as seen by the Curiosity rover

Mon 13th August, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This 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. 0

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Awesome photo of Mars Curiosity as it floats down to the surface of Mars

Mon 6th August, 2012Tue 7th August, 2012 - by editor - 1 Comment

Taken 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: 0

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