This once-overlooked invention from the 1800s was crucial in getting astronauts to the Moon 🌕 Follow us behind the scenes in the Ri Archives as Katy uncovers the history of the Grove voltaic cell. | Royal Institution of Great Britain

Rare View: Space Station Crosses the Moon A rare and amazing moment the International Space Station (ISS) was captured passing in front of the Moon.The ISS travels around Earth at nearly 28,000 km/h, so the flyby lasts only a split second. Inside this fast-moving station, astronauts are living, working, and exploring the secrets of space. #space #SpaceX #NASA #fblifestyle | Cosmic Adventure

The Moon is our cosmic crash detector 💥 Every day, tiny asteroids and meteoroids hit Earth’s neighbourhood - most too small to notice. But on the airless Moon, their impacts light up as brilliant flashes. That’s where our new NELIOTA-III project comes in. Using a powerful telescope in Greece, scientists are capturing these flashes in real time - turning the Moon into a natural laboratory for planetary defence. From the first validated flash of this campaign to a special eclipse observation atte