Tell us about why you love space exploration, what got you excited in the first place, what inspires you, or whatever you would like to share with your community of space fans!
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A capture of Messier 8: The Lagoon Nebula
Perseids Meteor Shower 2018 From Sharjah, UAE
Total Lunar eclipse -- the longest eclipse of this century.
April 23, 2018
The Earth is a special planet within our solar system and this makes it unique and beautiful. The Earth since her birth she gives life, isn't it fantastic? Since its creation, all human beings are different in their physical and molecular aspects, but we all have one thing in common. Earth and the cosmos gave birth to us. That is why today we should be aware of this and live like brothers and sisters. Our greatest gift is the gift that Earth has given us: life.
... more »March 20, 2018
I was born in November of 1986. 1986 was a very significant year for all astronauts, space enthusiasts and Americans in general.
January 28, 1991, WPLG News Channel 10 in Miami was airing footage of the Challenger disaster to commemorate the fifth anniversary of one of the worst events in American...global space travel. I was four years old. I watched the shuttle launch and, 73 seconds later, it happened. I was fascinated. I immediately turned to my parents and said "I want to be an astronaut when I grow up." That dream has not died. I know that career in NASA ... more »
March 20, 2018
The dream (and tragedy) of local educator Christa McAuliffe was my awaking to the world of real space travel, with all of it's elements. I watched as a young child in school as the Challenger was – and then was no longer. I mourned with my classmates like everyone else, but then realized her dream was still alive! Her desire to educate and inspire STILL exists today, and is ever stronger.
Soon after, I began my quest to understand science, space and human ingenuity. I absorbed what I could find, which as a poor Boston kid in the 80's was limited. ... more »
The Planetary Society organizes space-related contests as a fun way to get the public involved with space exploration.
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LightSail 2 launched aboard the SpaceX Falcon Heavy. Be part of this epic point in space exploration history!