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13 September - 19 September 2026

Starting 13 September 2026

Space.com · 18.09.26Pikachu in space! New ESA-Pokemon partnership sends the electric mouse to the ISSThe coming family-friendly exhibitions across Europe will unite science and imaginative visual storytelling.
  • ⚡ A toy Pikachu went flying to the International Space Station in outer space.
  • 🚀 Pikachu floated around with real astronauts for 67 days, zooming around Earth over 1,000 times.
  • 🤝 Pikachu's space trip is part of a fun new team-up between Pokémon and the European Space Agency.
  • 🖼️ Special Pokémon-and-space exhibits are opening at museums all across Europe this autumn.
  • 🎮 There will even be a special Pokémon GO game about space for trainers to play.

🚀 Fun Fact!

The International Space Station travels at about 17,500 miles per hour, so fast that astronauts on board see 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets every single day! That means Pikachu would have watched the sun rise over 1,000 times during its 67-day trip!

06 September - 12 September 2026

Starting 06 September 2026

Space.com · 10.09.26Iconic science fiction filming location spotted from spaceA satellite photographed the rocky California landscape used as an alien planet in a famous television series.
  • 🛰️ A NASA satellite snapped a photo of a rocky place in California.
  • 🖖 That very spot was used to film a famous alien planet in Star Trek.
  • 🪨 The huge, sun bleached rocks really do look like they are from another world.
  • 🎬 Lots of other movies and shows have filmed there too.
  • 🌎 It turns out Earth already has its own amazing alien looking places.

🛰️ Fun Fact!

Satellites can photograph details on Earth from hundreds of kilometres above us. Some can revisit the same place every few days, helping scientists watch forests, oceans, storms, and changing landscapes!

23 August - 29 August 2026

Starting 23 August 2026

Space.com · 28.08.26NASA readies the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for launchA powerful new telescope is tucked inside a Falcon Heavy rocket, ready to hunt for new planets.
  • 🚀 NASA is getting ready to launch a brand new space telescope named after Nancy Grace Roman.
  • 🔭 This telescope will help scientists find thousands of new planets outside our solar system.
  • 🌌 It will also help us learn more about mysterious dark energy in space.
  • 🛰️ It is packed safely inside a giant rocket called Falcon Heavy.
  • ⏰ The launch is planned for very soon, so get ready to look up!

⚡ Fun Fact!

The universe is so mind blowingly enormous that light from some faraway stars takes billions of years to reach our eyes! That means when you look at a star at night, you might be seeing light that left that star before dinosaurs even existed on Earth! 🦕✨

16 August - 22 August 2026

Starting 16 August 2026

Space.com · 20.08.26A 96 percent partial lunar eclipse is just 1 week away, here's what you need to knowEarth's shadow will cover almost all of the Moon, turning it a spooky orange red colour.
  • 🌕 Get ready to look up at the sky for something really cool very soon!
  • 🌑 Earth's shadow will cover 96% of the Moon during a special event called a lunar eclipse.
  • 🔴 The Moon might glow a spooky orange red colour, sometimes called a Blood Moon.
  • 😎 You do not need any special glasses to watch it, just your own eyes.
  • 🌎 People in North America, South America, Europe, and Africa will all get a great view on August 27th and 28th.
NASA · 21.08.26Teams complete flight readiness review for NASA's Roman TelescopeNASA says its new telescope, which sees 100 times more sky than Hubble, is ready to launch.
  • 🚀 NASA is getting ready to launch a brand new space telescope very soon.
  • 🔭 It is called the Roman Space Telescope, and it can see 100 times more sky than the famous Hubble telescope.
  • ✅ This week, NASA's teams gave the big thumbs up that everything is ready to go.
  • 🌌 The telescope will help scientists study distant galaxies and search for new planets.
  • 📅 Roman is set to blast off into space on August 30th.

🎉 Fun Fact!

The Roman Space Telescope's camera is so powerful that it could spot a single candle flame from 100 miles away! Its wide view will help map billions of galaxies. 🌠

09 August - 15 August 2026

Starting 09 August 2026

Space.com · 12.08.26Total solar eclipse thrills millions with a stunning cosmic spectacleThe Moon slid in front of the Sun and turned daytime into darkness for about two minutes.
  • 🌑 The Moon passed right in front of the Sun and turned day into night for a moment.
  • 🌍 People in Greenland, Iceland and Spain got the best view of this total eclipse.
  • ⏱️ At its longest, the sky stayed dark for about two minutes.
  • 😍 Millions of people looked up and cheered at the amazing sight.
  • ☀️ It was Europe's first total solar eclipse in almost 30 years.

🌟 Fun Fact!

During a total solar eclipse, the temperature on the ground can actually drop by several degrees in just a few minutes, animals sometimes get confused and think it's nighttime! Birds fly back to their nests and crickets start chirping. 🦗🐦

02 August - 08 August 2026

Starting 02 August 2026

Space.com · 04.08.26NASA astronauts do a six and a half hour spacewalkTwo astronauts worked outside the Space Station to get it ready for new solar panels.
  • 🚀 Two astronauts stepped outside the Space Station for a very long spacewalk.
  • ⏱️ Jessica Meir and Anil Menon worked outside for six and a half hours.
  • 🔧 They were getting the station ready for new solar panels called iROSA.
  • ☀️ These new panels will give the space station more power from the sun.
  • 🥳 It was the very first spacewalk ever for astronaut Anil Menon.
Space.com · 07.08.26A total solar eclipse is coming on August 12The moon will cover the sun over Greenland, Iceland and parts of Spain for over two minutes.
  • 🌑 A total solar eclipse is coming on August 12, when the moon covers the sun.
  • 🌍 It will be seen over Greenland, Iceland, and parts of Spain.
  • 🕶️ People with special glasses will get to watch the sky go dark in the daytime.
  • ⏳ The darkness will last over two whole minutes in some places.
  • 😍 It is Europe's first total solar eclipse since 1999, so people are very excited.

🌟 Fun Fact!

During a spacewalk, astronauts wear a spacesuit that is essentially a tiny spacecraft! It takes about 45 minutes just to put one on. The longest spacewalk in history lasted a whopping 8 hours and 56 minutes, that's longer than a full school day! 👨‍🚀

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