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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Today in History

Oct 4, 2023Tarantula Nebula
Oct 4, 2025ISS main solar arrays seen from SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour

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Sep 3, 2024Crystal Lake in the Enchantments, Washington, United States
Jul 10, 2025Turquoise waters of the Bahamas
Apr 9, 2024Tulip fields in spring, Skagit Valley, Washington, USA
Nov 9, 2025Lagoon Nebula, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope
Oct 12, 2023Palouse region, Idaho, USA
Oct 25, 2024Mont Blanc in Chamonix, France
Nov 3, 2023Pacific sea nettle jellyfish
Apr 30, 2025Iguazu Falls seen from Paraná, Brazil
Jan 26, 2026Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain
Nov 14, 2023Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Oct 31, 2024Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dec 6, 2024Helsinki, Finland
Dec 27, 2024Lake Bled, Slovenia
May 7, 2025Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Jul 1, 2024Fisgard Lighthouse, Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
Jan 10, 2025Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
Mar 20, 2025Daffodils
Oct 20, 2023Pygmy three-toed sloth
Sep 16, 2024Wallabies at sunrise, Australia
Aug 30, 2025Whale shark
Jul 25, 2024Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA
Oct 10, 2025Coral reef surrounding the island of Monuriki, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
Aug 12, 2025African elephants
Aug 4, 2024Impala and red-billed oxpecker, South Africa
Jun 5, 2024Masoala National Park in Madagascar
Dec 4, 2025Cheetah in Maasai Mara
Apr 22, 2025Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
Jan 11, 2024Eurasian lynx
Jan 1, 2025Polar bears in the Arctic
Apr 3, 2024Rainbow across the Kakshaal Too mountains, Kyrgyzstan