What's in the Night Sky: June 2024 🔭 ☁️ Noctilucent Clouds 🌕 Plato Crater 🔍 Globular Cluster M3 ✨ Constellation of the Month: Bootes 🔭 Beginner or expert, check out Hayley Smith 🔭☀️'s tour of the night sky to find out what you can see this month. youtu.be/7cMbgnnA_i4?fe…

Boost your students’ science skills with FREE National Space Academy #SpaceToLearn physics workshops at your school. 🚀✨ They deliver space-themed hands-on sessions for secondary students. Limited spaces in Leicestershire, Aberdeenshire and South East England: forms.office.com/e/RAj9j1CqYZ

What's in the Night Sky: July 🔭 🔴 Jupiter and Mars 🌕 Mare Frigoris ✨ Constellation of the Month: Corona Borealis 🔭 Whether you're a beginner or an expert, check out Hayley Smith 🔭☀️'s tour of the night sky to find out what you can see this month youtu.be/TUHnpJYZOgA?fe…

📢Calling all home educators!📢 We're running FREE #SpaceToLearn home education workshop days at the National Space Centre this November. Sessions are aimed at students learning at Key Stage 3 & feature a student space science masterclass, educator training, space talks and a

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Are you neurodivergent and work in a school? Is your autistic child in the school system? Are you interested in neurodiversity-inclusion in schools? Come along to our online event with Dr. Rebecca Wood (Dr Becky Wood ) on Monday 9th September at 6:30pm! eventbrite.co.uk/e/autism-and-o…

We're running 2 FREE webinars for teachers this Autumn. Immerse yourself in resources, ideas and inspiration to get secondary students excited and engaged about the opportunities the UK space sector offers in our ever-changing world. Learn more & register: nationalspaceacademy.org/what-we-do/i-a…

🛰️ There are some great opportunities to spot the International Space Station this week from the UK. Look for a bright light moving from West to East. 🗓️ Sat 14 - 06:59 🗓️ Sun 15 - 06:11 🗓️ Mon 16 - 06:57 🗓️ Tue 17 - 06:08 Make sure to wave to the astronauts 👋 Photo: NASA

Here's my overview of what you can see in the night sky in December, including Santa returning to the North Pole on the morning of 25th (otherwise known as a well timed International Space Station pass)! youtube.com/watch?v=DsgqPr…

I will be speaking at the 'Space Lates' event at the National Space Centre in January. I'm looking forward to a fun night focussed on how we can all enjoy our beautiful night sky. 🌔🔭🪐 Find out more here: spacecentre.co.uk/whats-on/space… National Space Centre National Space Academy

🌠 Meteor Shower Alert 🌠 The #Ursids will reach its peak overnight tonight, 21-22 December. 🔟 It produces up to 10 meteors an hour on a clear, dark night, with best viewing between midnight and dawn. ℹ️ Here's what causes it and how to watch: spacecentre.co.uk/news/space-now…

"This is the solstice, the still point of the sun,its cusp and midnight, the year’s threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future; the place of caught breath" Three sparkling planets on show after sunset on this year's longest night: #WinterSolstice

Head outside right now for a beautiful view of the crescent Moon, Venus and Saturn. Tomorrow the Moon will make a close approach to Venus, you should be able to fit them both together into a binocular field of view.

Happy New Year! Catch my summary of what to look out for in the night sky in January on the National Space Centre's YouTube channel. Lots of great targets for those new Christmas telescopes, including an occultation of Saturn by the Moon on Saturday afternoon! youtube.com/watch?v=q5YDQz…

Lunar occultation of Saturn - today! 🔭 As darkness falls this evening the ringed planet will pass behind the Moon, disappearing at approx 17:18 and reappearing at approx 18:26 (these times are for the centre of the UK and may vary by a few minutes depending on your location).

We're celebrating #NationalAstronomyWeek with some of our favourite astro facts! Be sure to check out National Astronomy Week for plenty of fab resources and information!

Here's my guide on what to look out for in the night sky during April, including the #lyrids meteor shower. Happy stargazing everyone! ☄️🌟 m.youtube.com/watch?v=MmIWYI… National Space Centre

The Moon glides across the face of the Sun as seen from my back garden on Saturday morning ☀️ I can see why these events were so scary to ancient observers who thought that the Sun was being devoured by dragons or angry demons 🐉 #solareclipse2025 #Eclipse

Caught an active spray prominence during Saturday's eclipse ☀️

What's in the Night Sky has moved from National Space Centre's YouTube channel to National Space Academy's YouTube channel! Find June's guide here: youtu.be/KQmUBeIK-qQ?fe…