Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower 2025
- 1st Jul 2025
- Author: Team Discovery (edited: Dhara Patel)
In 2025, the Delta Aquariids peak on the evening of 30 July, with a rate of 15-20 meteors per hour.
Space NOW Blog
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Stargazing Challenges - July 2025
- 23rd Jun 2025
- Author: Dhara Patel
Three stargazing challenges to try throughout July 2025 - are you able to spot them all?
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Space NOW! Podcast
- 6th Jun 2025
- Author: Paul Millington
Space NOW! The space news podcast from the National Space Centre that goes beyond the headlines.
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Stargazing Challenges - June 2025
- 23rd May 2025
- Author: Dhara Patel
Give our three stargazing challenges in June 2025 a go - how many can you complete?
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NASA/JPL - Caltech Mysteries of Space – How will the universe end?
- 22nd May 2025
- Author: Sean Sweeney
The Universe's ultimate fate is unclear and so far we can only predict what may happen. Discover some potential theories of how our Universe may end.
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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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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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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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Nick Russill (CC BY 2.0) What are the northern lights?
- 24th Feb 2025
- Author: Dhara Patel
A guide to understanding what aurorae are, how can you spot them and why we've been seeing them more from the UK.
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Torr3 (CC BY-SA 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ) How did the Planets get their Names?
- 10th Feb 2025
- Author: David Southworth
How different languages and cultures named the planets.
