It's World Space Week 2024

Get ready for the most amazing week of the year – International Space Week!

It's like a massive space party from October 4th to 10th. Imagine thousands of people around the world celebrating rockets, planets, and even aliens (although that's still kind of unconfirmed). This year, the theme is super important: space and how it helps fight climate change! Who knew space stuff could be so eco-friendly?

Did you know that "Solar Orbiter" is studying the sun and..

• … will help understand the effects of solar wind and large solar eruptions on communications and navigation systems on Earth
• … will take 1.8 years to reach its orbit around the Sun with a total of 8 fly-bys of the Earth and Venus to reduce its velocity until it reaches its final destination.
• … will study the Sun’s surface and outer atmosphere (the corona) with an unprecedented resolution of 70km / pixel
• …will be 42 million km from the Sun at closest approach (closer than Mercury!)