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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Feb 8, 2025Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
Oct 18, 2023Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA
Feb 9, 2025Alstrom Point, Lake Powell, United States
May 28, 2026Old city wall of Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon, South Korea
Sep 15, 2024Varenna on Lake Como, Italy
Feb 10, 2025Art Installation of umbrellas, London, England
Jul 3, 2025Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida, United States
Dec 11, 2023Huangshan Mountains, China
Dec 26, 2024Christmas lights at Mousehole harbour, Cornwall, England
Jul 25, 2024Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA
Aug 18, 2025Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York, United States
Oct 19, 2023Castell y Gwynt, Snowdonia, Wales, United Kingdom
May 19, 2025Mount Hamilton, San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
Apr 28, 2024El Capitan, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, USA
Mar 3, 2024Leopard in a tree, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Apr 17, 2025Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
Nov 25, 2024Maasai giraffes
Oct 31, 2023Pumpkins and squashes
Jan 1, 2025Polar bears in the Arctic
Dec 26, 2025Lakes of Covadonga, Asturias, Spain
Feb 7, 2026Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia
Apr 30, 2025Iguazu Falls seen from Paraná, Brazil
Dec 1, 2025Natural arch carved in an iceberg, Antarctica
May 22, 2024Tasmanian snow gum, Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Mar 10, 2026Bláhver, Hveravellir, Iceland
Jan 12, 2025Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Jul 29, 2024Tigers in Uttarakhand, India
Feb 11, 2025Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China
Aug 16, 2025Colourful beehives, Italy
Jun 3, 2024Bicycles in Copenhagen, Denmark