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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9 Mar 2024Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico, USA
13 Nov 2024Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico
5 Dec 2023Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles, Bavaria, Germany
4 Dec 2024Wildlife Conservation Day
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13 Mar 2025Holi celebration in Jaipur, India
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3 Oct 2025Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
A pink moon over Arizona
20 Oct 2025International Sloth Day
28 Sep 2025Town of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy
22 Oct 2025Belogradchik Rocks, Bulgaria
6 Aug 2025Ring-tailed lemur
15 Apr 2024World Art Day
Piecing together a better tomorrow
14 Jul 2024Burrowing owl chicks
29 Jun 2025International Day of the Tropics
28 Oct 2023Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Here we go!
25 Aug 2024Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
A shallow sea
Ride the wave
Is it art?
2 Jul 2025Spine-cheeked anemonefish
21 Oct 2023International Archaeology Day
1 May 2025Lei Day
3 Dec 2025Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA
27 Jun 2025Splendid leaf frog