World Space Week Oct 4, 2024

Today, we"re blasting off to explore the cosmos. World Space Week is a celebration of all the science and technology that go into exploring and researching our universe, and how it benefits us back on Earth. As well as helping us to understand the universe we live in, space exploration has played an important role in helping scientists develop new medicines, create new power sources and even improve farming techniques. This year"s theme is Space and Climate Change—events will be held in 83 countries to celebrate the vital role that space technology plays in understanding and monitoring how Earth"s climate is changing.

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Oct 4, 2025ISS main solar arrays seen from SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour

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Jan 6, 2025Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
May 3, 2026Leopard sleeping in a tree in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Sep 16, 2024Wallabies at sunrise, Australia
Feb 21, 2026Red fox, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States
July 8, 2026Sunrise at Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
Dec 12, 2024Poinsettia flower
Feb 10, 2024Giant anteater
Jan 20, 2024Macaroni penguins
Dec 24, 2024Half-timbered Houses of Freudenberg, Germany
Jul 1, 2025Fishing village of Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Aug 28, 2026Mont-Saint Michel during high tide, Normandy, France
Feb 2, 2026Alpine marmots, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria
Mar 3, 2024Leopard in a tree, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Dec 25, 2023Reindeer running in snow
Sep 11, 2025Peña Falcon rock, Monfragüe National Park, Spain
May 22, 2026Pont d’Arc, Ardèche
July 25, 2026Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain
Dec 21, 2025Dawn light through frosty trees, Sweden
Jun 20, 2025Seljalandsfoss waterfall, Iceland
Oct 7, 2023Grizzly bears, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA
Feb 24, 2024Almond trees in full bloom, California, USA
May 22, 2024Tasmanian snow gum, Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Aug 17, 2024Alfanzina lighthouse, Algarve, Portugal
July 14, 2026Aerial view of land and ocean, Victoria, Australia
Apr 3, 2024Rainbow across the Kakshaal Too mountains, Kyrgyzstan
May 21, 2026Tea terraces in Sichuan Province, China
Oct 26, 2023Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
Aug 30, 2023Whale shark, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
Nov 3, 2023Pacific sea nettle jellyfish
May 23, 2026Turtles with butterflies