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Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowscience.bsky.social · 18d

🚀✨ 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

Astronaut performing spacewalk with Earth in the background; cover of the book "GEMINI and Mercury Remastered" by Andy Saunders.

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Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowscience.bsky.social · 25d

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

International Space Station displayed on The Planetarium dome, with an audience seated below,

A large vinyl record of Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon" is projected onto the full-dome of The Planetarium

Chris Lintott presents in The Planetarium whilst holding a tablet. He faces a seated audience.

Silhouette of a bride and groom facing each other, set against a starry night sky with a large, bright moon in the background.

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The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · 28d

If you're planning a walk over the weekend, keep your eyes peeled for meteorite fragments!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Highland hillwalkers asked to look out for meteorite fragments

The UK Fireball Alliance is hopeful walkers can stumble across the space rocks which fell in the Highlands in July.

www.bbc.co.uk

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The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · Sep 3

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...

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The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · Aug 29

Did you know it's a double celebration? On the 14th of September, the first detection of gravitational waves was made by the @ligo.org and VIRGO collaboration, and on the 15th of September, the Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre officially reopened after our digital refit! 🥳

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The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · Aug 29

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...

David Elder Lecture - Dr Christopher Berry | Glasgow Science Centre

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The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · Jul 30

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

Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · Jul 30

Big day for the matriarchy! 🥳 Huge congrats to the awesome Prof. Doughtery, lead on the Jupiter-bound ESA JUICE mission & STFC Exec Chair.

If anyone's confused on the astro royal hierarchy: Michele and I are the astro equivalents of 🇬🇧Westminster and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Holyrood 🤗

ℹ️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 👩‍🔬🔭🧪

UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years

Prof Michele Dougherty is the first woman to be appointed to the influential post.

www.bbc.co.uk

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The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · Jul 19

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!

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ESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int · Jun 26

🚪 Hatch opening is coming up. This is the passage where @astro-slawosz.bsky.social and the #Ax4 crew will join the seven astronauts currently onboard the International Space Station — bringing the total to 11 👨‍🚀👩‍🚀

Live on @esa.int's YouTube now:
▶️ www.youtube.com/live/OZcfHni...

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The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · Jun 26

Want to know more about the Vera Rubin Observatory? We can visit it in our stargazing shows! On Sat 5th July, we are running a Planetarium Late focusing on this incredible facility and the discoveries it has already made. Get tickets: https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/planetarium-lates

A digital planetarium projection of the sky above the Vera Rubin Observatory. Above the telescope building in the foreground, lines are drawn between the stars to show the constellations. The telescope appears to be looking towards Virgo.

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The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · Jun 26

The Rubin Observatory is set in the Atacama Desert, Chile, high atop the mountain Cerro Pachón and far away from the lights of the closest towns. This gives it the perfect vantage point for its mission to rapidly survey the sky and discover new asteroids, supernovae and more!

A fulldome image showing the area outside the Vera Rubin Observatory while it works at night. Overhead, the Milky Way runs through the densely packed stars, interlaced with dark dust and pink clouds of hydrogen gas (normally invisible to the unaided eye). The white telescope turret and various outbuildings can be seen around the horizon.

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The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · Jun 26

Don't think we'll ever get bored of looking at images from the Rubin Observatory. This portion of the Virgo Cluster (one of the closest large galaxy clusters to us) really showcases the complexity of galaxy interactions.

Two bright blue stars stand out against a dense background of fainter stars. Spread across the field are the large, diffuse smudges of background galaxies. The galaxies are predominantly yellow, elliptical ones lacking defined spiral arms and have faint trails of light between them from stars being flung into intergalactic space as the galaxies merge.

The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · Jun 21

Happy Solstice! Today is the longest day of the year as our planet is tilted most towards to the Sun in its orbit in the northern hemisphere. We have 17 hr 34 minutes of sunlight today!

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Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowscience.bsky.social · Jun 5

Join us tomorrow night for a special Glasgow Science Festival Planetarium Lates!

We're teaming with the University of Glasgow to celebrate the city’s part in recent astronomical breakthroughs.

🗓 Fri 6 June // 🕖 7pm
🔗 https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/planetarium-lates-gsf25

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The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · Jun 4

Thanks to the support of @physicsstrath.bsky.social
and the David Elder bequest, we're so excited to welcome Dr. Erin Macdonald to the IMAX at @glasgowscience.bsky.social!

Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowscience.bsky.social · Jun 3

Join us on 19 July in the IMAX for a special David Elder Lecture with astrophysicist and Star Trek science advisor Dr Erin Macdonald.

The evening includes a Q&A with Erin, followed by a special screening of J.J. Abrams’ 2009 Star Trek.

https://app.tickettailor.com/events/gscimax/1726895

The David Elder lecture series presents 'The Science of Star Trek' - Star Trek 2009 movie poster and photo of Dr. Erin Macdonald

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The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · May 15

We're so excited to welcome the team from the @uofglasgow.bsky.social for a special Planetarium Late as part of #GlasgowScienceFestival. Join us to celebrate Glasgow's part in groundbreaking astronomical discoveries.

📅Friday 6 June
🕖1900-2030
🎟️: www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/planetarium-...

Planetarium Late - Glasgow Science Festival | Glasgow Science Centre

www.glasgowsciencecentre.org

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Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowscience.bsky.social · May 12

🚀 #CuriousAbout Live Sessions is BACK! 🎉

Join us online for FREE live sessions, featuring educational activities and resources!

‼️ Save the Date: 5 & 6 June ‼️

Curious now? Explore our interactive games and downloadable goodies now:
https://curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org

A graphic. A large stage with a person interviewing another person. 'Curious About: Live Sessions' is on the background. An audience watches from chairs whilst other items including a rocket, a brain, a satellite, the earth, an artic fox and a microscope, surround the image.

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The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · May 10

There's still lots of space at tonight's Planetarium Late. We'd love to see you there.

https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/planetarium-lates

Image of the Tarantula Nebula, taken by Hubble. Clouds of blue and orange gas swirl together. Bright white stars are scattered through out.

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European Space Agency @esa.int · May 7

🌍🛰️How cool is this⬇️

☂️Watch as our Biomass's antenna deploys in space!

Following liftoff, orbital injection acquisition of its first signal and satellite in-orbit checks, the successful deployment of Biomass’ mesh antenna reflector marks the final key step in the launch and early operations phase.

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The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · May 7

Today is a very special day in planetarium history! 100 years ago the first projection planetarium opened to the public in Munich, and we've been exploring the cosmos in them ever since. Here's to the next 100 years! 🥳🚀🌟 #Planetarium100

Celebrating the 100th birthday of the Planetarium - a cartoon planetarium with yellow stars above it takes up the right half of the image, and text on the left hand side reads: Happy 100th birthday to the Planetarium! May 7, 2025. 100 years ago, the first planetarium opened its doors. Today we celebrate a century of stargazing, storytelling and science. Join the celebration: post a photo from your planetarium visit and tag #Planetarium100.

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The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · May 4

#ThatsNoMoon

#MayTheFourth be with you this #StarWarsDay Join us in the Planetarium @gsc1 and journey to a Galaxy Far, Far, Away. Learn about the science fact and the science fiction of this beloved franchise. Costumes welcome.

An image of Saturn's Moon, Mimas taken by the Cassini mission. The moon is gray and has brighter speckles across it's surface. To the middle right is a large crater which gives the moon a striking resemblance to the Death Star. you might even say 'That's no Moon'.

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The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · May 2

If you're looking for something to do this lunchtime, why not classify a galaxy or two? In this brilliant new project from @zooniverse.bsky.social, you can look through and classify galaxies from #JWST data that no-one else has seen!

www.zooniverse.org/projects/zoo...

Zooniverse

The Zooniverse is the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research.

www.zooniverse.org

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Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowscience.bsky.social · May 1

This weekend, celebrate #StarWarsDay in style as we launch into a galaxy far, far away – all without leaving your seat in The Planetarium! 🚀✨

Add-on this show when you visit the Science Mall *this Sunday only*

https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/in-a-galaxy-far-far-away

#MayTheFourth

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The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · Apr 29

Trois...Deux...Un...TOP!

Off it goes! A beautiful launch of #Biomass from Kourou.

The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · Apr 29

We're tuned in to the launch of @esaearth.esa.int's #Biomass satellite.

As part of @esa.int's fleet of Earth observing satellites, #Biomass will measure forests around the globe, to help us monitor their health, and understand the impact of climate change, all from 660km above the Earth!

European Space Agency @esa.int · Apr 25

📺 Watch live: the launch of @esaearth.esa.int's Biomass mission on Vega-C #VV26, liftoff scheduled for 29 April, 10.15 BST/11.15 CEST. #ESAwebTV coverage starts 09.55 BST/10.55 CEST. More details 👇

The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowplanetarium.bsky.social · Apr 29

It will scan the entire planet every nine months over its planned 5 year mission, using radar and a 12m antenna. It was constructed at Airbus UK in Stevenage, before being transported to Kourou in French Guiana for launch on a Vega C rocket. Safe travels, #Biomass!

www.gov.uk/government/n...

British satellite to map Earth’s forests in 3D for the first time to help combat climate change

Satellite developed by British academics and engineers set to become the first in the world to measure condition of the Earth's forests from space.

www.gov.uk

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