World Space Week begins 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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Sep 16, 2024Wallabies at sunrise, Australia
Aug 16, 2025Colourful beehives, Italy
Jan 25, 2025Porto, Portugal
Sep 4, 2023Whale shark, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
May 29, 2025Miravet, Catalonia, Spain
Jun 25, 2024Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA
Oct 1, 2025Maha Navami
Nov 18, 2025Male hooded merganser, Oregon, United States
Feb 8, 2026Corfu at night, Greece
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Oct 13, 2024Royal Alcázar of Seville, Spain
Jul 20, 2024International Moon Day
Celebrating our looming lunar neighbour
Feb 16, 2026Banff, Alberta, Canada
Home of the ‘world’s worst smelling food’?
Oct 3, 2023Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Oct 3, 2024Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Dec 10, 2023Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
Heaven meets Earth!
The animal kingdoms great migration
The ‘potato chip bird’
Dec 3, 2025Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
Mar 27, 2026World Theatre Day
Mar 3, 2026Celebrating Holi
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Jan 5, 2025Pushkarni, Sri Krishna Temple, Hampi, Karnataka
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Dec 30, 2025Whooper swans, Kotoku Pond, Japan