Mercury will reach its highest point in the evening sky – with clear skies you’ll be able to see it shining brightly after sunset just above the southwest horizon.

The full Moon of January is known as the Wolf Moon.

On 31 January 1958, the US’ first successfully launched spacecraft blast off – Explorer 1. Its role was to study cosmic rays and micrometeorites.

STS-63 launched on 3 February 1995, marking the first flight of a female Shuttle pilot (Eileen Collins), the first African American to perform a spacewalk (Bernard Harris), and the first approach and flyaround of the Russian Mir space station.

Join Emma and Jamie to understand more about the UK space sector and how young people can have a positive impact on its future!

Live on Thursday 4 February at 7:00pm.

Join Nick and Terry for our fortnightly roundup of all things space! During the 30 minute slot, we’ll ponder and discuss the latest developments in the space industry and astronomy events to look out for.

Tuesday 9 February, 19:30 – 20:00

The Hope orbiter – the United Arab Emirates’ first mission to Mars – will arrive at the Red Planet. It will study the Martian atmosphere.

China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft will arrive in orbit around Mars. It consists of an orbiter and a lander, which is due to land on the Red Planet in May.

The New Moon – when the Moon is invisible to the naked eye because its dark side faces the Earth – means that the sky is darker, which is great for stargazing. (Now all that’s needed is no clouds!)

Photo by Patrick Fore on Unsplash

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Join us on Thursday 11 February at 7:00pm for an exciting interview with David Whitehouse – ‘Space 2069’.

NASA’s Perseverance Rover is scheduled to land on Mars on 18 February, where it will look for signs of habitable conditions in the past.

The Moon will make a close approach to Mars in the sky – look out for this impressive sight after sunset toward the south.

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Join us on Thursday 18 February at 7:00pm to hear from photographer John Angerson about his fascinating book ‘25 year anniversary – NASA STS-72 mission‘.

On 20 February 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, in his Mercury capsule Friendship 7.

Join Nick and Terry for our fortnightly roundup of all things space! During the 30 minute slot, we’ll ponder and discuss the latest developments in the space industry and astronomy events to look out for.

Tuesday 23 February, 19:30 – 20:00

Join us on Thursday 25 February at 7:00pm to hear from Dave Pollard, Education and Outreach Manager at Spaceport Cornwall.

Dave will highlight the most recent developments, talk about the local cluster developments within the county and highlight how Cornwall can be a serious player within the space sector now and in years to come.

The full Moon of February is known as the Snow Moon.

On 2 March 1972, NASA launched Pioneer 10 – the first mission to Jupiter and first space probe to leave the Solar System, 11 years after launch.

Join Nick and Terry for our fortnightly roundup of all things space! During the 30 minute slot, we’ll ponder and discuss the latest developments in the space industry and astronomy events to look out for.

Tuesday 9 March, 19:30 – 20:00

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Join us on Thursday 11 March at 7:00pm to hear from Mike Lawton and Shefali Sharma.

The New Moon – when the Moon is invisible to the naked eye because its dark side faces the Earth – means that the sky is darker, which is great for stargazing. (Now all that’s needed is no clouds!)

Photo by Patrick Fore on Unsplash

On 18 March 1965, Soviet Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first person to perform a spacewalk. It lasted for 12 minutes and 9 seconds during the Voskhod 2 mission.

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Join us on Thursday 18 March at 7:00pm to hear from Colonel Terry Virts.

This day marks the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the start of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.

Join Nick and Terry for our fortnightly roundup of all things space! During the 30 minute slot, we’ll ponder and discuss the latest developments in the space industry and astronomy events to look out for.

Tuesday 23 March, 19:30 – 20:00

More details coming soon!

Join us on Thursday 25 March at 7:00pm for the next in the Accessing Space series – a live panel event showcasing and celebrating the contributions, stories, achievements, and inspirations of leaders across many different ethnicities, backgrounds and minority groups in the Space sector.

The full Moon of March is known as the Full Worm Moon.