Space Forum activities
Did you know…?
The lenses used in scratch-resistant sunglasses…
are coated with a diamond-like carbon film that protected astronauts' visors from space dust
To be considered a planet, a celestial body must…
orbit around a star, be nearly spherical, and not share its orbit with other objects. Pluto lost its status as a planet in 2006 for failing to meet this last requirement
Our Sun…
is more massive than the average star in its surroundings
The driving force behind the design of the first space suit was…
Emilio Herrera, a military and aerospace engineer from Granada who, in 1935, created the ‘stratonautical diving suit’, a pressurised suit to be used in stratospheric flights
The distance between the Earth and the Sun is…
approximately 149 million kilometres on average, although it varies between 147 and 152 million kilometres because the Earth's orbit is elliptical
The surface temperature of the Sun is…
around 6,000˚C, although it is estimated that the core reaches 16 million degrees Celsius.
The Sun contains 99.9% of…
all the matter in our Solar System
The first artificial satellite launched into space was…
Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957, marking the beginning of the space race in the midst of the Cold War with the United States
The basis for the design of the solar panels we use today…
was the response in 1954 to the need for an efficient and lightweight energy source for space missions
Computed axial tomography or CAT…
uses digital image processing technology that originated in NASA's Apollo programme to study samples collected on the Moon
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The Sky Live
The Sky Live allows participants to observe the sky using Stellarium, a program that displays a highly realistic three-dimensional image of the sky, just as it would appear to the [...]
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Moon: an experience that takes you beyond what you ever imagined
LUNA is the new exclusive experience from Virtual Zone (2025) that transforms the history of space exploration into something close, immersive, and accessible to everyone. Thanks to cutting-edge virtual reality, [...]
Planets and Stars Days, Nights, Seasons and Constellations
Would you like to know why we have day and night? And seasons? Why do we see the Moon in different ways? Discover also how human beings, since ancient times, [...] |
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The Sky Live
Moon: an experience that takes you beyond what you ever imagined
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The Sky Live
Moon: an experience that takes you beyond what you ever imagined
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Moon: an experience that takes you beyond what you ever imagined
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Moon: an experience that takes you beyond what you ever imagined
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The Sky Live
Moon: an experience that takes you beyond what you ever imagined
Planets and Stars Days, Nights, Seasons and Constellations
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The Sky Live
The Sky Live allows participants to observe the sky using Stellarium, a program that displays a highly realistic three-dimensional image of the sky, just as it would appear to the [...]
3€
Moon: an experience that takes you beyond what you ever imagined
LUNA is the new exclusive experience from Virtual Zone (2025) that transforms the history of space exploration into something close, immersive, and accessible to everyone. Thanks to cutting-edge virtual reality, [...]
Planets and Stars Days, Nights, Seasons and Constellations
Would you like to know why we have day and night? And seasons? Why do we see the Moon in different ways? Discover also how human beings, since ancient times, [...] |
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3 events,
The Sky Live
Moon: an experience that takes you beyond what you ever imagined
Planets and Stars Days, Nights, Seasons and Constellations
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3 events,
The Sky Live
Moon: an experience that takes you beyond what you ever imagined
Planets and Stars Days, Nights, Seasons and Constellations
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3 events,
The Sky Live
Moon: an experience that takes you beyond what you ever imagined
Planets and Stars Days, Nights, Seasons and Constellations
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The Sky Live
Moon: an experience that takes you beyond what you ever imagined
Planets and Stars Days, Nights, Seasons and Constellations
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Moon: an experience that takes you beyond what you ever imagined
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Space news
Published On: 12 August 2026In an interview with El Debate, Raúl Medina, Head of Launchers at Airbus Space Systems Spain, discusses the main challenges facing Europe’s new rocket. Medina also addresses competition from companies [...]
Map of the August 12 Solar Eclipse in Seville: The Best Time to Enjoy Its Maximum Phase in Each Town
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Map of the August 12 Solar Eclipse in Seville: The Best Time to Enjoy Its Maximum Phase in Each Town
Published On: 6 August 2026Seville is preparing to experience one of the most significant astronomical events of recent times: the August 12, 2026 eclipse. It will be the first of a trio of eclipses [...]
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Published On: 4 August 2026
The Andalusian aerospace industry closed 2025 with aggregate revenue of €3.228 billion, 10.79% more than the previous year, while direct employment reached 16,391 workers, following an increase of 5.78%. The [...]
Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Seville
12 August 2026
About us
Launched by Seville City Council in 2018 to boost the city’s involvement in ‘World Space Week’—in which Seville had already been participating since 2016— the Space Forum was established as a public-private governance model with a supra-local focus, committed to strengthening the space sector through communication, outreach and education.
The Space Forum has established itself as a space for collaboration, dialogue and shared strategy based on trust, generosity and the voluntary participation of the more than 50 organisations that make it up, including public administrations, research centres, universities, associations, major companies in the sector and start-ups.
SEVILLE Spain's Space Capital
Seville is consolidating its position as one of the world’s leading aerospace hubs by integrating the space sector as a key driver of its economy. Against this backdrop, Seville City Council is championing the ‘Seville Spanish Space Capital’ initiative, with the goal of solidifying the city’s standing as a leader in space sector research, development, and innovation. This initiative is coordinated through the Seville Space Forum, a platform that brings together over 50 sector entities, and is reinforced by Seville’s membership of the Ariane Cities Community (ACC), a network integrating the leading European cities in the space sector.
