Help yourself to resources created for the Our Space project: gifs, colouring sheets, graphics, webinars, videos and podcasts!
A list of all of the Our Space Our Project deliverables can be found here!
Or check out some of the key findings from our Impact Evaluation!
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Careers in Space: so many possibilities! Choose your gifs and share!
Archaeoastronomy
the study of how people have understood, conceptualized and used the phenomena in the sky and what role the sky played in their cultures, by analysing their material remains.
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Astrobiologist
Astrobiology is the study of the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe.
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Astrochemistry
Astrochemistry is the study of the composition and reactions of atoms, molecules and ions in space.
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Astrogeology
Astrogeology is concerned with the geology of the solid bodies in the solar system, such as the asteroids and the planets and their moons.
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Astronomer
Astronomers attempt to understand the behaviour of matter, study conditions that exist only in space and cannot be found on Earth, and discover the particles involved in those processes.
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Astrophotography
Astrophotography is an activity that consists in taking photographs of celestial bodies, such as stars, planets, comets, star clusters and galaxies, or events such as eclipses, transits, among others
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Earth Observation Scientist
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Material Engineer
Materials engineers use their expertise to produce specifications for, design, process and apply materials effectively.
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Plasma Physicists
Plasma physicists study plasmas, which are considered a distinct state of matter and occur naturally in stars
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Space Educator
What is the field about? A space educator is someone concerned with spreading knowledge about space to the general public.
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Space Engineers
Space engineers understand the principles of physics including aerodynamics, motion and propulsion, as well as fluid mechanics and other theoretical and practical topics.
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Space Psychologist
Psychology is concerned with understanding the mental processes that drive human nature, and how human beings relate with each other and their environment.
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Spacesuit Designer
Fashion is more of a business and art while space is more technical. How can these aspects be united into one concept? A career of an astronaut’s costume designer answers this question.
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Space Lawyer
Space law is the body of law governing space-related activities, encompassing both international and domestic agreements, rules, and principles.
DownloadBreaking stereotypes: why is gender representation important for science communication?
Wendy Sadler Role models – for better and for worse? Are they effective at changing attitudes and stereotypes?
Constanza Rojas-Molina Representation of women, common places and how to escape from them
Carolina Doran Reproduction of inequities in the scientific field, and the way we can stop perpetuating it
Peter Broks It doesn’t have to be this way: history, boundaries and a new perspective
Interest is not enough: it’s easy to wow people with science, but what stops them pursuing a career in it?
Shaaron Leverment Explorer Dome: The findings of the Our Space Our Future student survey and literature review
Samantha Borley Institute of Physics: What are the current roadblocks that turn off students from studying physics?
Clara Cruz Niggebrugge European Space Education Resource Office: Connecting school pupils with industry professionals
Chris Welch International Space University: The role of Higher Education in encouraging young pupils into space
Universally Different-Promoting inclusion in space and science learning through alternative approaches to teaching and engagement.
Jon Chase – A science communicator, author and science rapper who is currently working at Leiden University in the Netherlands as a project scientist, but perhaps he is best known for his science raps, which he has produced for organisations including NASA, BBC and Chester Zoo.
Nic Bonne – a vision-impaired astronomer and outreach and public engagement officer. Nic currently leads the Tactile Universe public engagement project, which is developing resources to help vision-impaired people learn about current topics in astronomy.
Shaaron Leverment – CEO of the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres, founding director of Explorer Dome outreach, with over 20 years of experience working in STEM engagement and education.
Anton Brooks– Science Teacher at Notton House Academy, who has worked closely with pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH), Speech, Language and Communication needs (SLCN) and Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC).
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Our Videos
Searching further: Meet an Astrobiologist!
Video interviews to learn about different scientist`s lifes and careers
Searching further: Meet a Climate Scientist!
Video interviews to learn about different scientist`s lifes and careers
What is Our Space Our Future project about?
Get a taste of what are we wanting to achieve and how are we going to evaluate it! Evaluation is always a key action to perform, not only in projects but when we develop a task.
What is Evaluation about?
Get a taste of what are we wanting to achieve and how are we going to evaluate it! Evaluation is always a key action to perform, not only in projects but when we develop a task. Get a taste of what are we wanting to achieve and how are we going to evaluate it! Evaluation is always a key action to perform, not only in projects but when we develop a task.
Our Space Our Future – Literature Review Explained
As part of the Our Space Our Future project, the team conducted an in-depth literature review to help inform our approach to communicating space science to the next generation. If you don’t have time to look through 1000 academic papers, we have condensed our findings into a 2-minute video!
Read the full literature review here.
Astronomy Education Adventure in the Canary Islands 2021
Presentations of the international summer course for teachers “Astronomy Education Adventure in the Canary Islands” organized by the IAC in collaboration with NUCLIO and other organizations dedicated to the education of Astronomy
FIC.A – International Science Festival| live stream from the Oeiras Valley Auditorium
With Rui Moura, Zita Martins, Rosa Doran, Cláudio Mello, Joan Alabart, Elsa Alexandrino, Marta Gonçalves
Science in space… and how an astronaut prepares to fulfill this type of mission…
