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Ideas Studio

  • 11 and over
  • Space

Scotland Innovating in the Space Sector

The space sector is booming in Scotland. Join Pam Anderson and Derek Bennet of AAC Clyde Space to find out about innovation and growth in the space sector and how we use satellites to communicate and collect information.
  • 13 and over
  • Space

Stephanie Walker and Miriam Sargusingh

Living in space has its challenges, but it's the engineers and scientists on the ground who find many of the solutions. Join NASA engineers Stephanie Walker and Miriam Sargusingh as we take a trip to low Earth orbit and beyond.
  • 11 and over
  • Space

David Elder Lecture: UKFAll – Retrieving meteorites and why it’s important

Get the lowdown on the lockdown meteorite! Hear from Glasgow planetary scientists, Dr Luke Daly and Aine O'Brien, about how a small but mighty team of cameras, amateur astronomers and citizen scientists, collected the first UK meteorite in 30 years.
  • 13 and over
  • Space

David Elder Lecture: Looking at our solar system with the James Webb Space Telescope

What is the James Webb Space Telescope and why is it going to change how we see our solar system? Join Naomi Rowe-Gurney from the University of Leicester to find out.
  • 8 and over
  • Space

Wilf Wonders: What is a CubeSat?

Find out what nanosatellites can do, what they are made of, and how they get into space!
  • 13 and over
  • Computer Science
  • Space

Robotics and Space Debris

Find out how Astroscale plan to use robots to clear up space debris and help create a sustainable environment in space.
  • 13 and over
  • Data/Maths
  • Space

Space: Data from Satellites

Observant eyes in the sky, or spies in orbit? The way data from satellites is used can be polarising, but we’re here to give you the facts to make up your own mind. 
  • 13 and over
  • Engineering
  • Space

Space: What is a Satellite?

Ever wondered what a satellite is? What they do? How some of them are useful to use every single day? Wonder no more, we have the answers! 
  • 13 and over
  • Engineering
  • Space

Space: Spaceports in Scotland

Find out about the forces that get rockets into space, the difference between vertical and horizontal launches, and how Scotland might be the next Cape Canaveral...