Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower 2025
- 29th Apr 2025
- Author: Team Discovery (edited: Dhara Patel)
In 2025, the peak of the Eta Aquariids occurs between midnight and dawn on 6 May with up 50 meteors an hour in ideal conditions.
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Stargazing Challenges - May 2025
- 24th Apr 2025
- Author: Dhara Patel
Get ready for our three stargazing challenges in May 2025 - can you spot them all?
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ESA/NASA Celebrating 35 years of the Hubble Space Telescope
- 22nd Apr 2025
- Author: Emma Mosley
It’s the Hubble Space Telescope’s 35th birthday! To celebrate, we’re taking a closer look at what it’s achieved.
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National Space Centre Build Your Own Biome!
- 5th Apr 2025
- Author: Chloe Hopkinson
Build your own terrarium inspired by the biomes around the world!
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Public domain Biomass: Weighing Carbon Stored in Forests
- 1st Apr 2025
- Author: Sean Sweeney
Discover how ESA's Biomass mission will revolutionise our understanding of the Earth’s forests and their role in combating climate change.
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National Space Centre Lyrid Meteor Shower 2025
- 28th Mar 2025
- Author: Team Discovery (edited: Dhara Patel)
In 2025, the Lyrids peak late in the evening of 22-23 April, with a rate of 10-20 meteors per hour.
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Stargazing Challenges - April 2025
- 27th Mar 2025
- Author: Dhara Patel
Take on our three stargazing challenges for April 2025 to see if you can spot some celestial highlights.
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NPS/Jacob W. Frank 5 Ways to View a Solar Eclipse Safely
- 22nd Mar 2025
- Author: Emma Mosley
5 ways to view a Solar Eclipse safely!
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Stargazing Challenges - March 2025
- 27th Feb 2025
- Author: Dhara Patel
Are you up for the challenge? See if you can spot our three stargazing highlights for March 2025.
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NASA/JPL-Caltech SPHEREx – Discovering Our Cosmic Origins
- 24th Feb 2025
- Author: Katie Holland
After more than a decade in the making, NASA’s SPHEREx is set to launch at the beginning of March 2025, surveying the skies to determine our Universe’s origins.
