World Space Week Oct 4, 2024

World Space Week

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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Mar 10, 2025Lion, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Dec 12, 2025Spotted poinsettia
Mar 31, 2024A great egret in the Pantanal
Feb 14, 2026Bleeding hearts
Jul 15, 2025Great Basin National Park, Nevada, United States
Jan 28, 2026Whanganui National Park, Retaruke, New Zealand
Jan 18, 2024Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
Apr 12, 2024Arches National Park, Utah, USA
Aug 6, 2025Ring-tailed lemur
Jan 13, 2024Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Feb 22, 2026Mam Tor, Derbyshire, England
Mar 6, 2024Wahclella Falls, Oregon, USA
Feb 20, 2025Red deer, Canada
Aug 31, 2025Scotts Bluff National Monument
Dec 13, 2023Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
Nov 4, 2025Tower Bridge, London, England
Dec 27, 2025Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States
Nov 21, 2025Harbour seals
Dec 18, 2024Jim Corbett National Park, India
Sep 22, 2025Aspen trees, Fishlake National Forest, Utah, United States
Jun 30, 2025Wolfe Creek Crater, Australia
Dec 30, 2024Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Jul 7, 2025Northern gannets, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Aug 11, 2024Wooden path to Kennedy Lake, Vancouver Island, Canada
Apr 26, 2026Pink apple blossoms, Avila Beach, California, USA
Oct 22, 2024Palazzo Zuccari, Rome, Italy
Sep 19, 2023Hadrians Wall, England
Dec 7, 2024Arraial do Cabo, Brazil
Jul 16, 2025Temple of Philae, Aswan, Egypt
Feb 26, 2024Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA