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Protecting Our Planet Day (POP) is the inspiring live-streamed event for schools brought to you by the UK Space Education Office (ESERO-UK) at STEM Learning and in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK Space Agency. 

POP brings a world full of experts and leading researchers - passionate people working to protect our planet from here on Earth and from space - into your classroom.




Pop in for a peak at last year's programme
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Supporters and contributors of Protecting Our Planet Day

The ESERO-UK on a starry background.
ESERO-UK

ESERO-UK aims to use the context of space to open doors for young people by delivering engaging, world-class teaching in STEM.

The UK Space Agency team logo on a starry background.
UK Space Agency

The UK Space Agency is at the heart of UK efforts to explore and benefit from space.

The ESA logo on a starry background.
European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability.

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Protecting Our Planet Day is an official event run by ESERO-UK and STEM Learning, funded by the European Space Agency. The annual Protecting Our Planet Day events are brought to you by the team behind the hugely successful annual Mars Day missions.

Launched in March 2021, these out-of-this-world live-streamed events are presented by the UK Space Education Office (ESERO-UK), STEM Learning, and in collaboration with the European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency.