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Your Universe is UCL's annual festival of Astronomy and Planetary Science. The festival is open to schools, families and the general public. All events are free of charge.

The 20th Your Universe Festival of Astronomy and Planetary Science will take place on 12th-14th March 2026 at Birkbeck University.

This year, the Your Universe Festival is a collaboration between the UCL Department of Physics and Astronomy and Birkbeck, University of London, part of the Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck. 12th and 13th March events are for pre-booked school groups. Saturday events are free and open to the general public and families, including a Panel Discussion on Human Exploration of the Moon... and beyond! Further details and registration links below.

Free tickets: Your Universe Festival Public/Family Day - Sat 14th March, 2-5pm

Free tickets: Your Universe Evening Panel Discussion - Sat 14th March, 6-8pm

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Exhibitions

Talk to UCL scientists about the latest discoveries, follow the history of the Universe, find out about distant solar systems, galaxies, dark matter, modern instrumentation....

Previous Lectures

Past Events

Learn about our previous UCL Your Universe events, lectures and panel discussions.

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Your Universe Festival Public/Family Day, Sat 14th March

Join the Your Universe festival for our public/family day, with stands on several different topics (stars, galaxies, black holes, meteorites, telescopes and more), including a planetarium show!

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Your Universe Panel Discussion Sat 14th March: Human exploration of the Moon... and beyond!

A Panel Discussion about lunar exploration to close the 20th Your Universe Festival on Saturday 14th March at 6pm, in the UCL Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre. Talks and Q&A with our expert panelists: Professor Ian Crawford, Dr Chris Riley and Dr Francisco Diego. 

Experience Your Universe: A Short Story 

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  • FREE Public lectures
  • Demonstrations and presentations
  • Meet scientists and talk about their research
  • Try out telescopes and observe the Sun, the Moon and planets (weather permitting)

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