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Otford Solar Sytem
Otford, England

Otford Solar System

In this scale model, our neighboring planets are represented by metal spheres spread across an English village. The nearest stars are represented by spheres in California and Australia.
When it comes to meteorite hunting, Vargas says, “I love it. I love all this stuff.”
meteorites

Meet the Meteorite Hunters Who Rush In When Space Rocks Crash to Earth

For this community of “space cowboys,” entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts, a fireball streaming across the sky offers big risks and bigger rewards—and new tech is heating up the competition.
Sarah Durn September 29, 2022
science

Podcast: America’s 'Quiet Zone'

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 21, 2022
Chelyabinsk Meteorite
Chelyabinsk, Russia

Chelyabinsk Meteorite

The largest-known fragment of an asteroid that exploded over the southern Ural region in 2013.
museums

Video: Next Stop: Space History

This facility is home to a lifesize replica of the original shuttle Independence—the only one of its kind in the world that’s mounted to an aircraft carrier.
One of the Icecap shot towers.
Nye County, Nevada

Icecap Ground Zero

A facility built in 1992 for an underground nuclear test remains in place today.
Flagstaff, Arizona

Pluto Discovery Telescope

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.
television

Podcast: Star Trek Original Series Set Tour

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team July 12, 2022
Alien Research Center
Hiko, Nevada

Alien Research Center

The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.
meteorites

Podcast: Amir Siraj and the Interstellar Object

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team July 6, 2022
Gran Telescopio Canarias
La Palma, Spain

Gran Telescopio Canarias

The world's largest single-aperture telescope resides in the Canary Islands.
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
After a 22-hour stay on the moon, Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. returned to space in the lunar module to rendezvous with the Apollo command module crewed by Michael Collins.
objects of intrigue

You Can Own Moon Dust Collected by Neil Armstrong

NASA accidentally sold it, tried to take it back, lost it in a court battle—and now you can own it.
Sarah Durn April 8, 2022
Leuven, Belgium

De Kangxi-Verbiest Hemelglobe (Kangxi-Verbiest Star Globe)

A replica of a 17th-century map of the stars stands in the courtyard of a Belgian university.
Robert McCall Space Windows at Kilgore Chapel
Scottsdale, Arizona

Robert McCall Space Windows at Kilgore Chapel

An out of this world experience.
Rocky's doghouse was carefully dismantled after meteorite hunters purchased it in 2019. Though Rocky was sad to see his house go, it was soon replaced with a much nicer one.
objects of intrigue

Sold: A $44,000 Doghouse With a Hole in Its Roof

Rocky's home was struck by a rare meteorite, but don't worry, he's okay.
Sarah Durn February 25, 2022
The largest collection of lunar meteorites in the world.
List

12 Places to Get Close to Space Right Here on Earth

And we're not talking about telescopes.
Jonathan Carey January 28, 2022
Astronomer Gianluca Masi captured this image of the International Space Station passing directly over Rome's Colosseum.
architecture

A View of the Space Age From the Classical World

This mesmerizing image brings the International Space Station and Rome's ancient Colosseum together.
Gemma Tarlach January 4, 2022