Spacelab

08/06/2025

Cinematically, scientifically, intelligently, ethically, spiritually, humanly, the 2001: A Space Odyssey movie by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke wrote the book on so many aspects of our approach to understanding the Cosmos and the place of humans within it.

We humans continue to celebrate one of the greatest achievements of our imaginative and creative times, as with the ESA - European Space Agency broadcasting of Richard Strauss Waltz into space...

Have you seen 2001 A Space Odyssey?
What do you think of the movie?
What do you think of beaming the music of Richard Strauss into the Cosmos?

Music Score:
Richard Strauss Society
György Ligeti

The European Space Agency will beam the Blue Danube waltz into space to celebrate key anniversaries in the history of spaceflight.

26/04/2025

Spacelab is happening today! Sunday 27 April 2025 – 10am to 6pm - bring the kids (that includes you!) and have fun learning Cool Science Stuff!

What will you be doing?

“We Are Stardust” by Spacelab
Appearing at Science in the Cittadella - Island of Gozo

“The beauty of a Living Thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together. The Cosmos is also Within Us. We’re made of Star Stuff. We are a way for the Cosmos to know itself.”
– Carl Sagan

Have you ever been amazed by the beauty of what you see when you gaze into the constantly changing night sky, or when you wriggle your toes in the earth, or swim lazily in the sea, or fall breathlessly through the air, or stand out in a warm storm tasting delicate raindrops tickling on your tongue? Have you ever marvelled at the thought that everything is somehow connected? Have you ever wondered where we came from? Where everything came from? Or how it is that “We Are Stardust”?

We welcome you! Come, join, play, experience, see, and learn with Spacelab at Science in the Citadel 2025 in Gozo!

At this year’s SITC science festival, Spacelab will take kids big and small on a journey to go exploring the Cosmos-to-Us together in play, in short movies in the Spacelab pop-up cinema), and in touching Cosmic earthly exhibits that will take your breath away!

“We Are Stardust” is the Spacelab 2025 SITC theme and follows our two astonishment-and-laughter inducing (for kids and parents!) previous science and STEM editions at Science in the Citadel in Gozo: “Marshmallows and the Speed of Light Travel” (2023), and “The Science of Happiness” (2024).

Want to hold rocks from different countries? Want to witness the recreation of the Big Bang? Want to be an asteroid hitting the Earth and see what happens? Then set your personal spaceship coordinates for the most excellent Spacelab Stand and Pop-Up Spacelab Cinema for “We Are Stardust” cinema!

It’s all happening at “Science in the Cittadella”, 10am to 6pm on Sunday April 27, 2025.

We welcome meeting you there fellow Cosmic Travellers!

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21/01/2025

The much-anticipated planet alignment of 2025 has started.

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars all visible to the naked-eye after sunset.

For those with a telescope or binoculars, Uranus can be spotted near Jupiter, while Neptune sits close to Venus and Saturn, completing this celestial spectacle.

Learn more: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/whats-up-january-2025-skywatching-tips-from-nasa/

21/01/2025

6 beautiful Cosmic reasons to Look Up ... and be amazed. The Cosmic Ballet has begun! Naked eyes or binoculars is all you need!

The much-anticipated planet alignment of 2025 has started.

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars all visible to the naked-eye after sunset.

For those with a telescope or binoculars, Uranus can be spotted near Jupiter, while Neptune sits close to Venus and Saturn, completing this celestial spectacle.

Learn more: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/whats-up-january-2025-skywatching-tips-from-nasa/

14/05/2024

Spacelab "Science of Happiness" event 2024

Think. Engage. Learn. Do. Enjoy. Repeat.

What happens when you mix the beautiful inspiring intelligence of , some great questions, hands-on experiments, and to stimulate the space between their ears? This...!

On Sunday 12 May we explored the "Science of Happiness" and created the time, space and resources for over 100 kids (and the big kids they brought with them!) to knock human feelings science sky high out of the park, exploring and hacking how they can choose to activate their gorgeous brain Neurons and natural energy boosters including , , and !

They , we danced, they chased bubbles, we blew bubbles, they spectacular Belgian chocolate drooled over their choice of fresh , (we had to taste too!), and they created mini masterpieces of "Painting My Feelings" creativity that helped them to understand and explore what makes us FEEL the way we feel from moment to moment. And how we can choose to be happy simply by the way we think and do things every day.

Now THAT’s useful Life Science! :-)

Huge thanks to the grateful Mums, Dads and Grandparents (loved the way some of you boogied to the feel-good music and activated your own chemicals and pathways!).

Parent quote of the day: "All kids need to learn like this, it's so much more fun!"

Special thanks to Naomi McDonald &

Thanks also to the event organisers and partners:
Science in the Citadel 2024 - Martin & Marion
Cultural Heritage Gozo & Eco Gozo And to our fellow Science content creators, some of whom include: Queen Mary University of London BirdLife Malta AquaBioTech Group EcoMarine Malta Malta Chamber of Scientists The Virtual Museum - Underwater Malta Wildlife Rescue Team Malta Maltese Islands Weather Malta National Aquarium Esplora Interactive Science Centre University of Malta FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY Sharklab-Malta Nature Trust - FEE Malta ERA - Environment & Resources Authority (my apologies to anyone I missed - please add yourself in the comments).

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Much Gratitude to All, see you next time!