Catch a Star 2025 Winners Announced & All Seasons are now open

RESULTS 

First Category from 6 to 10 years

 

First prize

Agafonova Ulyana, 6 years old, Fantasy ART Creative Studio, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan

“A Cosmic Journey on the Star Whale”

"In my drawing I imagined a magical journey through space on a giant star whale. Together we travel among bright planets, sparkling stars, and colorful galaxies. In space everything is possible — even riding a friendly cosmic whale and discovering new amazing worlds full of wonder and adventure."

Teacher: Ayagoz Aitmukhanbetova

 

Second Prize

Alin Naz Dikmen, 7 years old, CIRCLEARN, Marmaris, Muğla, Türkiye.

"My Space"

We are all a part of this universe and my alien friends found a way to live happily together. There is no war, no torture to animals in their world. They live happily and they don’t need to fight for survival. They are better together and they are all friends helping each other.

Teacher: Özge Aydın Güçlü

 

Third Prize

Yalın Karayel, 10 years old, Finike Science And Art Center, Finike, Antalya, Türkiye.

"Outer Layer Of Solar Syster’’

"Have you ever considered that there’s a layer surrounding our Solar System, and that we might be able to go beyond it? The heliosphere has been shaped backward by the pressure of interstellar winds. The first satellite to go beyond the heliosphere was Voyager 1. This event shows us that thing that seem impossible are not impossible."

Teacher: Şenay Bozkurt

 

 

First Incentive

Hutsal Mariia, 10 years old, Music school of Kryvyi Rih #11, Dnipropetrovskiy region, city Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine

“Behind the black hole”

“In my opinion, the biggest mysteryof the cosmos is what such phenomenaas a “Black hole” hide. What could be hiding there?What if there are alternative worlds out there where space kittens live?”

Teacher: Lyubov Novik

 

Second Incentive

Rafał Bury, 7 years old, Szkoła Podstawowa im. Świętej Królowej Jadwigi w Dydni, Poland.

"Moonbase"

"I want to be an engineer (or software engineer) working on devices for moon bases. It takes a lot of creativity to design for harsh conditions on the Moon."

Teacher: Marzena Baran-Foryś

 

 

Second Category from 11 to 14 years

 

First prize

Adelya Zhokobay, 13 years old, Fantasy ART Creative Studio, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan

“The Cosmic Whale”

"In my drawing, I imagined a magical whale swimming through the starry universe like an ocean of space. The glowing stars and swirling galaxies create a mysterious and beautiful cosmic world. I was inspired by the idea that space can be like a deep ocean full of amazing creatures and dreams."

Teacher: Beisenbayeva Gulbanu Asanovna

 

 

Second prize

Yuri Buzzacarin, 13 years old, IC 1 Piove di Sacco, Padova, Italy.

"Space ball"

"I chose this image of Medulla Nebula because I really like the red, yellow and blue veins that stand out very much from the surrounding space forming a sort of “space ball”, I wonder if it might be use in an intergalactic tennis match between alien creatures."

Teacher: Alessia Zuanon

 

Third prize

Diva Rathi, 13 years old, The Bengali Art Academy, Noida, India.

"United Under One Sky"

“I chose to depict a global astronaut holding a celestial portal to symolise human stewardship of our universe by including the logos of ISRO, NASA and EAAE. I wanted to highlight how internation collaboration and astronomy education are the keys to our future exploration of the moon and beyong.”

Teacher: Md Imran Asif

 

First Incentive

 Margarida Macieira, 11 years old, Agrupamento de Escolas Dr. Carlos Pinto Ferreira, Vila do Conde, Portugal

"Aurora  Boreal"

“I made this drawing because it's a subject that has always fascinated me, and I dreamed of seeing the northern lights one day.”

Teacher: Gracinda Santos Carneiro

 

Second Incentive

Gherman David Daniel, 13 years old, Avram Iancu Secondary School, City Turda, Romania

“Peace, light and flight“

"A mysterious universe and a beautiful smiling planet. A space where peace, light and flight are the power.”

Teacher: Riscau Olga Marta

Third Incentive

László Som, 11 years old, Saint Stephan Primary School and Elementary Art School, Adony, Fejér County, Hungary

“The Moon”

“I am very interested in how the Moon affects the Earth. It is fascinating how much influence it has on life on Earth through the tidal phenomenon, stabilizing the tilt of the axis, supporting the magnetic field, and shaping the biological rhythms of living things.”

Teacher: Tímea Terenyei-Kisnémet

 

Fourth Incentive

Kamilė Matuliauskaitė, 14 years old, Vilnius Petras Vileišis Progymnasium, Vilnius, LITHUANIA.

“Dance of Gas and Light”

"To me, this drawing is very reminiscent of the colorful structures of gas and dust that we see in cosmic nebulae. I tried to depict the Carina Nebula, this nebula has many complex, wavy gas shapes that look almost like streams of paint. The texture of the drawing is very reminiscent of the turbulent cosmic gas zones seen in photographs of this nebula."

Teacher: Andrius Alkauskas

 

Third Category from 15 to 18 years

First prize

Ana Polizovska, 16 years old, Children’s Art Studio “Saints Cyril and Methodius”, Bitola, North Macedonia.

“Ilusion”

Teacher: Slavcho Nedelkovski

 

Second prize

Tomiris Nagashybay, 15 years old, Fantasy ART Creative Studio, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan

“Journey Through the Galaxy”

"In my artwork I imagined a powerful rocket flying from Earth into the deep universe. Around it there are bright planets, shining stars, and a swirling galaxy that looks mysterious and beautiful. The rocket symbolizes courage, curiosity, and the human dream to explore space. Through this painting I wanted to show the excitement of discovering new worlds and the endless beauty of the universe."

Teacher: Baimurat Aidyn Shalkarkyzy

Third prize

Loukagou Rafailia Thomay, 16 years old, 5th General High School of Serres, Greece.

“Infinity’s Gaze” 

“The human eye looks like space because both hold vast worlds within them -galaxies outside, and thoughts, emotions, and imagination inside. Just as space contains stars and planets, the eye reflects endless depth, mystery, and the universe of human experience.

Teacher: Christina Fotiou

 

First Incentive

Nikol Nikolova, 16 years old, "St. Methodius" Language School, Sofia, Bulgaria.

“Exoplanets”

Teacher: Mariana Tsvetanova and Tsetsa Tsolova

 

Here is the link to all applications received this year, categorized by country.

 

 

 

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