01 Nov 2021
Living Worlds
What forms might life take in the Solar System and beyond? In the Academy's newest original planetarium show, see how a deeper understanding of Earth might help us locate other living worlds, light years away.
The Comet
Shortfilm based on released by ESA over 400000 images from Rosettas comet mission.
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