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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Oct 30, 2025Camels, Rajasthan, India
Jun 20, 2024Kokino, North Macedonia
Oct 25, 2024Mont Blanc in Chamonix, France
Oct 27, 2025Thick-billed raven
Aug 22, 2024Ocean City, Maryland, USA
Aug 7, 2024St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights, Michigan, USA
Feb 2, 2025Alpine marmot
Mar 7, 2025Plum blossoms, China
Jun 1, 2024Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Brazil
May 19, 2024Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
Mar 12, 2026Juvenile sunbittern displaying at nest, Ecuador
Feb 22, 2024Bathing boxes at Brighton Beach, Australia
Feb 29, 2024Eurasian red squirrel
Mar 19, 2025A black heron canopy hunting in Botswana
Feb 17, 2024The Pragser Wildsee in the Dolomites, Italy
Jan 5, 2024Bavarian Alps, Germany
Jun 28, 2025Mannheim Water Tower, Germany
Feb 16, 2025Humpback whale mother and calf
Jan 5, 2025Plum-headed parakeet
Feb 6, 2025Archway Islands, Wharariki Beach, South Island, New Zealand
Sep 27, 2024Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
Jan 22, 2024Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California, USA
Oct 20, 2024Three-toed sloth in Costa Rica
Jun 4, 2024Chestnut-headed bee-eaters
May 20, 2024Bee tending a honeycomb
Mar 17, 2024St. Finians Bay, County Kerry, Ireland
Sep 3, 2025Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Dec 7, 2024Arraial do Cabo, Brazil
Oct 17, 2025Rock River Falls, Michigan