🪐 The UK's largest attraction dedicated to space ☀️ Charity ✨ Tetrastar Spaceport 📽️ UK's largest planetarium 🚀 #SpaceForEveryone
Leicester, UK
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Did you meet Buzz Aldrin when he visited @spacecentre?
As we wish Buzz a very happy 95th birthday today, we take a look back on the amazing day he visited the Centre with some of the team who helped make the visit such a special occasion. spacecentre.co.uk/news/our-s…
Word of the day is 'spigot': a short metal rod which connects the base plate to the foot or ankle of a mannequin, providing support and stability.
'Bum Spigot': like a spigot, but up the bum.
Example: Our Curator used a bum spigot to display Buzz Aldrin's underwear.
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🎲 There's only 1 week until #ToBoldlyGame and we want to know which type of board gamer are you? 🧵
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Do you remember your school trip to the @spacecentre?
What year did you visit and what was the best bit of your day? Was it watching Big in the planetarium? Or your E.T. card? Let us know 👇 #MakingMemories
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There are lots of planets visible in the night sky at the moment. This month you can spot Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as well as Uranus and Neptune if you have good binoculars or a telescope. 🪐🔭
Let us know which ones you've seen! #NSCstargazers
🧑🚀 #OnThisDay in 2016 Britain's first @esa astronaut @astro_timpeake took part in a spacewalk.
🥇 He became the first Brit to spacewalk outside the ISS.
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❤️ Would you like to celebrate Valentine’s Day @spacecentre? Our chef will be creating a 5-course gourmet meal which you'll enjoy in the heart of the galleries, followed by a romantic night sky tour in the planetarium. #CosmicValentine
🍴 Book here: spacecentre.co.uk/whats-on/c…
Introducing Space Lates + Film Club 🔭📽️
On 31 January we've planned a special evening packed with guest speakers, science demos, planetarium shows and stargazing. 🛸 And you can add a ticket to watch the 1953 classic Sci-Fi masterpiece War of the Worlds! spacecentre.co.uk/whats-on/s…
What's the one game you go back to time and time again? #ToBoldlyGame 🎲
🃏 Check out the space-themed activities we'll be running on the weekend of 25-26 Jan at the Centre, including Dobble, Earth Rising, Flickfleet and MLEM – Space Agency.
🎟️ Tickets: spacecentre.co.uk/whats-on/t…
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⚠️ The Centre will be CLOSED on Monday for a Team Day. We REOPEN on 14 January.
Our teams can have a lie-in, then we'll review 2024 @spacecentre when we welcomed over 300,000 visitors, followed by a chance to do some training, visit other attractions and do some team-building.
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Rank these in importance for your toddler:
🔢 Numbers to count
🔴 Buttons to push
🏃 Space to run around
🎶 Songs and stories
✂️ Crafts
🫧 Bubbles
We've got all this and more at Small Space Day on 17 January: spacecentre.co.uk/whats-on/s…
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🚀 Accessible Afternoon - Sunday 19 January 🚀
This event is for anyone with additional needs and disabilities who would benefit from a quieter experience. There will be relaxed lighting and sounds as well as hands-on sensory activities.
🎟️ Book here: spacecentre.co.uk/whats-on/a…
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Our top three images from the sixth Mercury flyby are here! 🌗
See what they reveal about the mysterious planet here 👉 esa.int/Science_Exploration/… and in 🧵👇
ALT Image taken by BepiColombo during its sixth Mercury flyby. Planet Mercury is visible in the background with its grey, cratered, pock-marked surface. In the foreground are some spacecraft parts.
ALT Image taken by BepiColombo during its sixth Mercury flyby. Planet Mercury is visible in the background with its grey, cratered, pock-marked surface. In the foreground are some spacecraft parts.
ALT Image taken by BepiColombo during its sixth Mercury flyby. Planet Mercury is visible in the background with its grey, cratered, pock-marked surface. In the foreground are some spacecraft parts.
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Do you remember your first visit to the National Space Centre? Let us know:
📅 The year you visited
📽️ The planetarium show you watched
🪐 Best artefact/gallery
🚀 Best memory of the day
#MakingMemories
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🌒 @NatAstroWeek Planetarium Show 🌓
From 11 Jan - 9 Feb you can sit back in the UK's largest planetarium as we explore the night sky's beauty, chase the Moon, discover four dazzling planets, and a treasure-trove of stars. #NAW2025
🎟️ Book here: spacecentre.co.uk/whats-on/c…
Who spotted the waxing crescent Moon in conjunction with Venus last Friday evening? 🌒 We'd love to see your photos #NSCStargazers
January 2025 is a great month to spot Venus as it it appears like the brightest "star" in the sky.
🤫 Looking for a quieter visit to the Centre? We've got you covered on 9 January when there will be no school or group bookings.
🎟️ Get your tickets for #QuietSpace: spacecentre.co.uk/whats-on/q…
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🌠 Meteor Shower Alert🌠 The Quadrantids peak overnight tonight, 3-4 January. This meteor shower produces up to 80 meteors an hour.
🌒 The waxing crescent Moon will set in the west in the early evening providing ideal viewing conditions. Wrap up warm! spacecentre.co.uk/news/space…
Happy New Year! 🎆
🚀 What's happening in space in 2025? There's Moon missions, ESA's Space Rider, an asteroid sample return mission, a commercial space station and UK launches to look forward to: spacecentre.co.uk/news/space…
