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.
World Space Week
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Great Basin National Park, Nevada, United States
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Scottish Blackface sheep, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spine-cheeked anemonefish
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Tarantula Nebula
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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
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Coll dAres, Catalan Pyrenees
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Lightning and storm clouds at sunset near Bowman, Nebraska, United States
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Milky Way over Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park, Portugal
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A kingfisher perched on a branch
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Mount Hood, Oregon, USA
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Badlands National Park, South Dakota, United States
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Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
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Inca ruin of Sacsayhuamán near Cusco, Peru
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Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, Australia
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Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
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Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California, USA
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Eurasian blue tit, United Kingdom
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Porthcawl lighthouse, Wales
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Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
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Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
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Collared aracari
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Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, United States
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Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
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Alstrom Point, Lake Powell, United States
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Cachoeira da Fumacinha, Bahia, Brazil
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Dusky eagle-owls, Pakistan
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Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
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St Marks Clock Tower, Venice, Italy
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Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, USA
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Aït Benhaddou, Morocco