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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Sep 21, 2025Sea otters, Alaska
May 24, 2024Añisclo gorge, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain
Jan 28, 2026Whanganui National Park, Retaruke, New Zealand
Nov 17, 2023Copper Falls State Park, Wisconsin, USA
Nov 23, 2023Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Sep 16, 2024Wallabies at sunrise, Australia
Feb 3, 2026Emerald Bay and Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe, California, United States
Apr 24, 2024White trilliums in Ontario, Canada
Nov 12, 2025Colosseum, Rome, Italy
Aug 25, 2024Glacier National Park, Montana
Jul 28, 2024Skåne County, Sweden
Apr 11, 2025Tulips, Netherlands
Sep 7, 2025Gdańsk, Poland
Apr 16, 2025Kachina Bridge, Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, United States
Dec 15, 2023SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
Feb 26, 2024Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
Jul 11, 2024Gangi, Sicily, Italy
Jul 17, 2024Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany
Mar 30, 2025Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Nov 22, 2025Monte Sirente, Abruzzo, Italy
May 25, 2024Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
Nov 25, 2024Maasai giraffes
May 23, 2025Yellow-spotted river turtle, Amazon Region, Ecuador
Jun 4, 2024Chestnut-headed bee-eaters
Dec 9, 2025Guanaco, Argentina
May 29, 2024Eurasian otters
Nov 5, 2023Playa del Silencio, Spain
Sep 28, 2024Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida, USA
Jul 25, 2025Colourful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Oct 3, 2023Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Australia