Planet Parade

Roman mythology names Mercury as the Messenger. Walk through the door of this guiding planet to read the messages that the children of Fosse Mead Primary School would send to space. 

Children at Knighton Mead Primary School have been creating a textile mosaic in response to Venus’ scorching temperatures and mythological connection to the Roman goddess of love. 

Life on Earth has been evolving for millions of years to become the world of diverse species we know today. Throughout time, humans have used creativity as a tool for public expression without the need for words, from cave inscriptions to modern day street art.  

Mars is named after the God of War and gets its red colour from rust on its surface. Roundhill Academy students have explored how this can inspire a process of creation through destruction with artist Marcus Dove.  

Young people from Wolfdale Academy have used floating fabrics to form the outside of this gas giant. Take a look at the suspended storm inside, drifting like an astronaut in space. 

The unique shape and structure of Leicester’s Curve Theatre resemble Saturn’s vast, reflective rings of ice and rock. Our manmade world could be seen as a mirror to the solar landscape above us. 

The moons orbiting Uranus are mostly named after Shakespeare’s characters. Peek inside the shimmering blue planet to find these characters come to life on stage..

Neptune is the furthest planet away from the Sun, making it a mysterious blue jewel in our Solar System. If you were a cosmic detective, what mystery of space would you like to uncover?