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.
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- 26th Jun 2025
- Author: Emma Mosley
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National Space Centre How Scientifically Accurate is The Martian?
- 24th Jun 2025
- Author: Alex Thompson
In the second installment of our series, find out how realistic Ridley Scott's 2015 blockbuster really is.
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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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NASA / JSC / Public Domain My Top 5 Mission Patches of All Time
- 19th Jun 2025
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Explore my top 5 mission patches of all time!
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ESA How Scientifically Accurate is Gravity?
- 11th Jun 2025
- Author: Alex Thompson
You may have loved the movie, but could it have happened? Let’s find out….
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- 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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National Space Centre 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.
