Orionid Meteor Shower
- 24th Sep 2025
- Author: Team Discovery (edited: Dhara Patel)
As we head towards the winter, we're treated to the Orionid meteor shower 2025. This year it will peak overnight from 21-22 October.
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National Space Centre Draconid Meteor Shower
- 23rd Sep 2025
- Author: Team Discovery (edited: Dhara Patel)
Find out how to spot the Draconid meteor shower in 2025, when it peaks on 8-9 October.
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Stargazing Challenges - October 2025
- 22nd Sep 2025
- Author: Dhara Patel
Can you spot all three of our stargazing challenges in October 2025?
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC British Space Shenanigans
- 12th Sep 2025
- Author: Ed Kellond-Turner
When you think about space, you probably think of NASA. What about the UK? What space-related shenanigans have we been up to since the dawn of the space age?
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Stargazing Challenges - September 2025
- 25th Aug 2025
- Author: Dhara Patel
Have a go at our three stargazing challenges throughout September 2025.
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Stargazing Challenges - August 2025
- 24th Jul 2025
- Author: Dhara Patel
A trio of stargazing challenges for you to try and spot during August 2025.
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National Space Centre Perseid Meteor Shower
- 24th Jul 2025
- Author: Team Discovery (edited: Dhara Patel)
One of the best light shows of the year – the Perseid meteor shower 2025 peaks 12-13 August with up to 100 meteors per hour!
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public domain International Collaborations in Space
- 23rd Jul 2025
- Author: Ed Kellond-Turner
Every space enthusiast worth their stellar nebula has heard of the Space Race, where the USA and USSR battled it out to beat the opposing superpower to the arbitrary finish line of landing humans on the Moon. But what about the top collaborations in space? Read on to find out more.
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Brady Haran Space Careers: Brady Haran
- 20th Jul 2025
- Author: Caitlin Hauxwell
Explore the Universe through exciting space careers: an interview with Science Journalist and Filmmaker, Brady Haran.
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National Space Centre Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower
- 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.
