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Did you know that the StAnD meteor detection cameras can also spot aurora? Students in Germany were lucky enough to observe the aurora in colour with the naked eye — and they could also study the phenomenon using an image captured by their StAnD meteor camera.

On 13 December 2025 at 22:26:40, the Ellinogermaniki Agogi meteor camera recorded its first fireball!

Huge congratulations to the schools that are taking part in the latest StAnD Asteroid Search Campaign (14 November to 10 December): they have made a total of  7 preliminary asteroid discoveries so far! 

If you use social media, do check out our latest stories and reels on the Facebook StAnD account!

The StAnD Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is ready! It’s called the StAnD Academy and it provides essential professional development and support to educators participating in StAnD.

The fourth StAnD transnational project meeting took place in Münsterschwarzach, Germany, on November 13th and 14th, hosted by FTP-Europlanet at the Egbert Gymnasium.

November has been a busy month for StAnD, with two more multiplier events taking place, bringing this exciting project to more teachers in different parts of Europe.

Congratulations to the participants in the first StAnD Asteroid Campaign of 2025-26! Our StAnD teams notched up 14 preliminary detections, a new record for us!

Curious students turned into space detectives during the workshop “Introduction to Micrometeorites,” organised by the Department for Gifted Education at the State School Office for the Bergstraße and Odenwald regions in Germany.

On Friday, 27 September, we joined the European Researchers’ Night — a fantastic initiative that brings science closer to people. StAnD was proud to be part of it!