Mars Hour 2024
For one starry hour on Mars Day 24, we joined with thousands of schools nationwide and run activities on Mars.
Mars Hour runs from 10:00 – 11:01 and 36.968 seconds (GMT) – a real Mars hour.
Run a full Mars Hour of activities or join for part of the hour. Download fun Martian projects from the free resources below, choose your own, and pick the student's favourites.
While you are running your activities, keep the Mars Hour live streaming link open and see what other teams are exploring in their Mars Hour. Share socials and our presenters may give a shout-out to your school too!
PLUS HOT OFF THE MARS DAY LAUNCH PAD…
European Space Agency astronaut, Tim Peake, will be beaming in with us to kick off Mars Hour at 10.00. Tim will be chatting with our presenters about upcoming missions and answering your questions about human spaceflight. Get thinking, and join us on Mars Day to see Tim and our other star guests who are featured below.
Mars Hour space VIP guests
We have awesome stars beaming in during the hour…with the chance to join in live Q&A too.
Hear from experts who have been involved in the coolest Martian missions and landed spacecraft on the red planet - and still are!
Discover how to download your very own live Mars image via our venue for the day, Goonhilly Earth Station.
From past Mars adventures to the future - live beam in with Masaki Fujimoto, Deputy Dir General, JAXA's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science with exclusive update on their mission to the larger of Mars’ two moons.
Discover the huge role Goonhilly Earth Station played in the recent successful lunar landing by Infinite Machines and their Odysseus robot, and hear how they relay messages from the Moon!
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