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When is Easter?
Easter falls on a Sunday between 22 March and 25 April, but working out which Sunday exactly requires an astronomical calculation
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When does spring start?
Did you know there are actually three main definitions for the start of spring?
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BSL Tour: The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
Join guide John Wilson for a British Sign Language (BSL) tour of our state-of-the-art conservation and storage facility
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The Tunguska Event
Learn more about the Tunguska event in 1908, a highly destructive asteroid explosion that occurred in a remote area of Siberia
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The new space race: a high-stakes competition of politics and power
Competition between the USA, China and Russia will have consequences for all of us here on Earth. But how is this 21st century space race different to the last one?
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How will the Universe end?
Life on Earth, our Sun and Solar System, the Milky Way – all good things must come to an end. But what about the fate of the Universe itself?
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How could humans live on Mars?
Astronomer and author Brendan Owens examines the challenges of sending humans to Mars - and what the future holds for our study of the Red Planet
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The dwarf planets: Pluto, Ceres, Haumea, Makemake and Eris
We’ve all heard of the planets, but what is a dwarf planet? And why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore?
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How to sight the new crescent Moon
In the Islamic calendar, the new crescent Moon marks the start of the month