🦉 Find your night side. 🌃 Help map Earth's nighttime glow from space and track light pollution by locating images from astronauts on the International Space Station. 📍 Pick your citizen science challenge on the app: lostatnight.org

🚀 #CuriousAbout is BACK! 🎉 FREE live online sessions, featuring educational activities and resources Save the Date: 4 & 5 June Curious now? Explore our interactive games and downloadable goodies now: https://curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org

Join us for a special Planetarium Lates as part of #GlasgowScienceFestival We're celebrating both the festival's 20th anniversary and our 25th birthday with a guided tour of the night sky above Glasgow and a look back at the biggest discoveries of the past 25 years 🗓 6 June // 7pm 🔗 bit.ly/4vXqBAT

We are so intrigued by the Tartan Spacesuit®! This sounds like a fantastic way to start your Wednesday. For more details and to book your FREE ticket, head to the link below: www.tickettailor.com/events/glasg...

We're looking forward to this weekend, and to welcoming the @uofgravity.bsky.social team for some hands-on activities and a family lecture on Saturday!

I'm happy to share that I've been awarded the 2026 Carl Sagan Medal! As someone who has enjoyed investing lots of time in communicating science, and as an enormous fan of the work of Dr. Sagan, this means a great deal to me. Big thank you to my colleagues! www.reading.ac.uk/news/2026/Un...

This seems to be more topical than expected! Online tickets open, in person will open up next week, all free! www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/plu...

We're looking forward to celebrating 10 years(!) of Gravitational Wave astronomy with the team at the @uofgravity.bsky.social! Join us on Saturday 9 May between 1100-1500 for some interactive, hands-on Meet the Expert activities in the Design Studio. www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/10-...

Are you a physics teacher in the UK? We need your help! 🧑‍🔬🧑‍🏫 We've created an open letter for teachers to sign and express their grave concern at the devastating proposed cuts to astronomy, space science and particle and nuclear physics. ✍️ 👉️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre... #STFC #UKRI

🎉 Are you celebrating a big birthday soon? Our science-powered parties turn curiosity into celebration! 🚀  Give your budding scientist a birthday to remember with hands-on experiments, thrilling challenges and unforgettable fun. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3OJtFjn

Kick-start your Saturday night and join us for our next after-hours cosmic trip with our expert astronomers Planetarium Lates (suitable for 8 and over) is on Saturday 2 May! 🎟️: https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/planetarium-lates

As well as wake-up music, we asked the Planetarium Team what food they'd bring with them on a Moon mission. A few of them were a bit cavalier when it came to crumbs, but we've got some ideas for an #ArtemisII splashdown picnic for you! Did hot sauce make the list? www.nasa.gov/missions/art...

While we're all sleepy after watching the lunar flyby last night, the team have been thinking about what they'd want for their wake-up songs if they were on the 10-day #ArtemisII mission. It's a great mix of songs, have a listen below! Day 1 - Katie chose G.R.L - Ugly Heart youtu.be/BxRQNO8vg2Y?...

The #ArtemisII crew will be looking for impact flashes on the Moon during their flyby. If you have the kit, you can correlate what the astronauts are seeing!

Are you staying up late for tonight's #ArtemisII lunar flyby? As they pass behind the Moon, we're expecting loss of signal at 2347BST, and reaquisition at 0027BST. Want something to listen to during the planned comms blackout? @psbhq.bsky.social have you covered! www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Ll...

There are still a few tickets left for tonight's lecture! We're really looking forward to welcoming Dr. Sian Prosser of the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social to the Planetarium! www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/dav...

For our followers in the Northern Hemisphere, today is the #SpringEquinox, and the start of astronomical spring. But what are the equinoxes, and why do we get them? Here's Natalie, to help you demystify the first day of spring. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP9D...

Today is the 61st anniversary of the first spacewalk! On this day in 1965, Alexei Leonov left his Voshkod 2 spacecraft to float (tethered) in the vacuum of space. The mission was a challenging one, and after landing the crew had to spend a night in the Ural Mountains! www.esa.int/About_Us/50_...

We think there's going to be a fair few bleary-eyed rocket watchers at the start of April! We're keeping our fingers crossed for #ArtemisII 🚀 For folk in BST, these windows are: 🗓️ 1 Apr — 23:24 🗓️ 3 Apr — 00:22 🗓️ 4 Apr — 01:00 🗓️ 5 Apr — 01:53 🗓️ 6 Apr — 02:40 🗓️ 7 Apr — 03:36 🗓️ 30 Apr — 23:06

We have two brilliant David Elder lectures left to go in this series. First up, on Thursday 26 March, we have Dr. Sian Prosser of the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social coming to talk us through a Constellation of Women in the History of Astronomy. Tickets: www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/dav...

If that wasn't enough, we also have Ask the Astronomer Royal, with @astroroyalscot.bsky.social, who answered some burning questions about life on other planets, how black holes are made, and how we're looking into space. #CuriousAbout curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org/live-session...

Did you miss the fantastic space sessions as part of #CuriousAbout? We have good news! They're available to watch on YouTube or the Curious About website. First up, we have Space Discovery with Toni Newell, Planetarium Officer at Dynamic Earth. curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org/live-session...

It’s day one of our #CuriousAbout: Live Sessions for #schools  Get your questions ready and join us at the following times:  09:15 https://bit.ly/4u5httc 11:00 https://bit.ly/405mCUo 13:00 https://bit.ly/4cmkBun

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It's been a delightful few days of being reminded that the Sun does, in fact, still exist, even though it's been a while since we last saw it in Glasgow. Why not treat yourself to a Friday evening talk about the ways we're investigating our local star, with the fastest human-made object in history?

Glasgow! We have an ocean extravaganza for you next Saturday (Feb 21st) with a hands-on exhibition of all sorts of ocean science & robots, plus a lunchtime combo of talk+interactive session+short ocean films. Do join us! And do please spread the word 🌊 www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/how...

Happy Valentine's Day, from all of us in the Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre! 📸:NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA

Don't miss this Meet the Expert session this weekend! 'Using Lasers to Find Earth's Perfect Match' with Heriot-Watt University On 14 - 16 February, discover how new laser-based photonic technology could help astronomers to find “Earth 2.0”

Today is #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience! Did you know that the first person to be referred to as a 'scientist' was Scottish polymath, Mary Somerville? www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien... She was described as a 'mathematician of the first rank', and the Queen of Science! #IDWGS #WomenInSTEM

🎥 @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot's journey to the international Space Station with #Crew12 and #εpsilon will soon begin! Catch up on the journey so far – and feel the thrill of what’s to come: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey01...

Space is hard, and the safety of the #ArtemisII crew is paramount. We've updated our diaries, and are keeping our fingers crossed for a March launch! You can keep track of the times of the launch windows here (yes, they're mostly in the wee hours for us...): www.nasa.gov/wp-content/u...

ESA is closely monitoring a notable space weather event, first detected at 18:09 UTC on 18 January 2026. Aurora were observed over Europe last night and continued high levels of space weather activity are anticipated over the coming days. www.esa.int/Space_Safety... @esaspaceweather.esa.int

Erm, @glasgowscience.bsky.social, do we need a giant mechanical scorpion? We might need a giant mechanical scorpion...

🚀 NASA's moonbound Artemis II rocket is on its launch pad! The SLS vehicle and Orion spacecraft, with its European Service Module, rolled out from Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building and reached Launch Pad 39B on Saturday (pic: ESA/S.Corvaja). go.nasa.gov/4qtbMDh @exploration.esa.int

🚀 #Artemis II launch opportunities in early 2026 Find out more on #NASA's blog: 🔗 nasa.gov/missions/art... @exploration.esa.int

We're delighted to announce two fantastic speakers for our 2026 John Brown Memorial Lecture, which will take place at the start of next year. The talk by David Mahon & Lomond Campbell will honour the life of Prof Brown, who was the Astronomer Royal for Scotland and a past RAS Gold Medal winner. ⤵️

Throughout January Glasgow Science Centre will be open on weekends ONLY Mon - Fri: Closed* Sat & Sun: Open 10am - 5pm *IMAX theatre & The Planetarium will be open for evening events. Check our website for details: https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/visit/our-opening-hours

We are releasing seven new science publications today, based on our Q1 data release earlier this year. All revolve around galaxies, from dust to interactions to active centers.These are accompanied by two new image collages drawn from the same release. 1/ 🔭 #astronomy #space #ESA

Are you Curious About the Euclid Space Telescope? Take half an hour to watch the James from the @eucliduk.bsky.social outreach team talk all things space telescope and dark matter in today's #CuriousAbout session! curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org/live-session...

🚨David Elder tickets alert!🚨 We have released an additional 10 tickets to tomorrow's very-nearly sold out David Elder lecture with Prof. Moira Jardine from @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. 📅Wed 29 October 🕖1900 🎟️https://glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/david-elder-lecture-prof-moira-jardine

If you're in the Pontefract area, this looks like a fantastic event with the @britastro.bsky.social. Spend Saturday 8th November getting stuck into all things space! britastro.org/event/astron...

⚠️ Reminder: The science centre will be closing early at 4pm today (Friday 24 October) and tomorrow (Saturday 25 October) in preparation for our Halloween events! Normal hours resume on Sunday (26 October)

Waving from orbit — Thomas Reiter’s historic hello from space! 👋🌍 30 years ago today, @esa.int's astronaut Thomas Reiter became the first European to perform a spacewalk during his 179-day EuroMir-95 mission. 🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

🚀✨ Celebrate 30 years of Ron Howard’s Apollo 13 on Scotland’s BIGGEST screen! Join @AndySaunders_1 author & one of the world’s leading experts in NASA digital restoration as he shares stunning images and stories behind humanity's first spaceflights #GeminiAndMercuryRemastered

Today we celebrate 10 years of our full-dome digital @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social We’ve shared countless cosmic journeys, the sounds of Pink Floyd & Queen, inspiring talks from the likes of Tim Peake, @chrislintott.bsky.social & Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, and even a few weddings under the stars

If you're planning a walk over the weekend, keep your eyes peeled for meteorite fragments! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It looks like you're excited for the first in this year's series of David Elder Lectures, because there are only a handful of tickets left for Wednesday 17 September. Get yours before they go! www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/dav...

We're so excited for the first in the new series of David Elder Lectures, supported by @physicsstrath.bsky.social, starting with Dr Christopher Berry from @uofglasgow.bsky.social, to celebrate 10 years of gravitational waves! 🕖:1900 📅: Wed 17 September 🎟️: glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/dav...

Huge congratulations to the new Astronomer Royal, Prof. Michele Dougherty!

The Planetarium at @glasgowscience.bsky.social will be CLOSED on Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd for staff training. We still have three floors of brilliant exhibits, free workshops, and our NEW Superhuman Science show to explore. We'll see you on Wednesday 23rd!