Unpacking Tim Peake’s Principia Mission
- 25th Aug 2026
- Author: Chloe Hopkinson
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Tim's return to Earth, can he work out what the artefacts are in our mystery box?
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NASA How Not to Die on Mars
- 29th Apr 2026
- Author: Declan Bark
So, you’ve just booked yourself a ticket to Mars. Your bags are packed and you’re buckled into your spacecraft on top of the rocket, ready to go! And yet, you never actually read to see if Mars is even safe or not… how dangerous could this red planet be really?
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National Space Centre Meet the Crew of Artemis II
- 2nd Apr 2026
- Author: Dhara Patel
Meet the crew of Artemis II - the first crewed mission to the Moon in half a century.
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NASA 5 Women Working on Artemis II
- 11th Feb 2026
- Author: Chloe Hopkinson
This International Day of Women and Girls in Science Day, discover a handful of the women launching humans back to the Moon!
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NASA/Liam Yanulis Artemis: Returning Humans to the Moon
- 28th Jan 2026
- Author: Ed Kellond-Turner
It's a very exciting time to be a space fan right now. For the first time in over 50 years, NASA are sending humans back to the Moon with the Artemis Program. But what does NASA have planned? Who is Artemis? And what does Shaun the Sheep have to do with all this?
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Indian Space Research Organisation Gaganyaan
- 19th Jan 2026
- Author: David Southworth
The Indian Human Spaceflight Programme, using the Gaganyaan spacecraft, should see India become the fourth country to launch humans into space
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National Space Centre Top 10 Tim Triumphs
- 27th Nov 2025
- Author: Chloe Hopkinson
Explore just 10 of the top triumphs achieved by British astronaut, Tim Peake!
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Space NOW! Podcast
- 25th Nov 2025
- Author: Paul Millington
Space NOW! The space news podcast from the National Space Centre that goes beyond the headlines.
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Celsoazevedo, CC BY 4.0 Defying Gravity for Dummies
- 11th Nov 2025
- Author: Ed Kellond-Turner
With the release of the new Wicked film this month, let us try defying gravity by weaving our way through the murky waters of physics, human spaceflight, and just a few musical theatre references.
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All images: NASA A Week in the Life of an Astronaut
- 3rd Oct 2025
- Author: Chloe Hopkinson
Discover what it is like onboard the International Space Station, where you'll go on your first spacewalk, conduct life-changing experiments, and even garden among the stars!
