World Space Week begins 4 Oct 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

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22 Sep 2023Hobbit Day
2 Mar 2025Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia
Rock House in Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio
1 Nov 2023Haut-Barr Castle
Passing with flying colours
4 Mar 2025Happy Fat Tuesday!
Protecting Earths biodiversity for everyone
World Population Day
Taking the long view
14 Jul 2025Shark Awareness Day
Sway with the Amazonian canopy
12 Nov 2025Colosseum, Rome, Italy
29 Apr 2024Fujian Tulou, China
11 Mar 2026Peach trees in Cieza, Murcia, Spain
30 Sep 2024Walruses in Svalbard, Norway
19 Mar 2025A black heron canopy hunting in Botswana
A beacon in the golden light
16 Dec 2025Handmade gnomes at a Christmas market
27 Jan 2025Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States
14 May 2024Carlsbad Caverns National Park
12 Feb 2025Celebrating Charles Darwin
11 Aug 2025Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy
4 Sep 2025Grizzly bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, United States
28 Aug 2025Great white egret, Hungary
25 Aug 2025Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
Butterfly, fly away
28 Jun 2025Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, United States
2 May 2024Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, USA
Gravity-defying wonders of the world
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