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NASA astronaut Jessica Meir dines on fresh mustard greens that she harvested aboard the ISS in 2019.
space exploration

Inside NASA's Contest to Develop the Space Food of the Future

The race to provide astronauts with fresh bread and 3-D printed steaks can also help food scarcity on Earth.
Sarah Miller June 26, 2023
The Delta College Planetarium
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9 Planetariums to Get Lost in the Cosmos

Travel the stars without leaving Earth.
Jonathan Carey June 23, 2023
The solar system as seen from Voyager 1 on June 22, 2023, via NASA's Eyes simulation. (Not pictured, because it's too small: Earth)
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Explore the View From Humanity’s Most Distant Spacecraft

Launched in 1977 and now nearly 15 billion miles from the Sun, Voyager 1 continues its journey at 38,000 miles per hour.
Frank Jacobs, Big Think June 23, 2023
Dave Rowntree, the drummer of the band Blur, has been looking up at the night sky since he got his first telescope as a kid.
meteorites

How the Britpop Legends Blur Almost Launched the U.K. Space Program

What started as a late-night chat transformed into millions of dollars of funding for a Mars lander.
Dave Rowntree June 22, 2023
"Jack" Swigert statue at Denver International Airport
Denver, Colorado

Jack Swigert Statue

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
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All Roads Lead to Texas | From Ancient Past To Modern Future

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Margherita Gagnoni, the winner of the competition, drew inspiration from the possibility of life-bearing conditions on Jupiter's moon Europa.
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Make the Official Mocktail of the European Space Agency

Inspired by a mission to Jupiter, this bright blue drink bested 69 other 'space juices'.
Sam Lin-Sommer April 21, 2023
Centre of the Universe
Victoria, British Columbia

Centre of the Universe

A cheeky name for an observatory visitor's center.
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Fresnedillas de la Oliva, Spain

Museo Lunar

The small Spanish town that played an important role in a human's first steps on the moon.
Lockheed Martin Solar Astrophysics Laboratory Lobby
Palo Alto, California

Lockheed Martin Solar Astrophysics Laboratory Lobby

Gander at model satellites and telescopes in this scientific lobby.
Hidden Figures Way
Washington, D.C.

Hidden Figures Way

A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.
Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center.
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7 Scientific Sites in Los Angeles

Laboratories, observatories, and museums to inspire curious minds.
Onsala Space Observatory
Onsala, Sweden

Onsala Space Observatory

An impressive collection of massive radio satellites.
President Nixon personally approved the menu, and especially wanted ice cream.
space exploration

Eat Like an Apollo 11 Astronaut With This Celestial Dessert

Neil Armstrong, Richard Nixon, and Jimmy Stewart all feasted upon Clair de Lune.
Anne Ewbank August 26, 2022
Houston, Texas

‘Moonwalker’

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.
meteorites

Podcast: The Hodges Meteorite

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team June 29, 2022
Holliston, Massachusetts

Holliston Moon Tree

This American Sycamore was grown from seeds that accompanied the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.
Project Mercury space capsule replica.
Hakui, Japan

Cosmo Isle Hakui

A museum of space exploration in the UFO capital of Japan.