There are no national borders in outer space. On Earth, astrophysicists work together across borders. Come explore space with us.
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins conducts biomedical research to help understand the aging and weakening of heart muscles, inside the International Space Station, 9 December 2020 (Photo courtesy of NASA)
This week marks World Space Week, an international celebration of humankind’s last frontier launched by the United Nations in 1999. In more than 80 countries, people are celebrating through thousands of events.
One of the goals of space week is to let people know how many of the products we depend on down on earth came out of space exploration programs: Life support systems for miners, memory foam mattresses, scratch-resistant lenses, nutritional supplements, cordless tools and freeze-dried food.
Learning about outer space and space exploration excites young people and attracts them to science, technology, engineering and math fields.
But for News Decoder, it is the international cooperation we see in space exploration programs that excites us. When we look to the moon, our galaxy and beyond, we see the possibility for peace and cooperation here on Earth.
To celebrate World Space Week, check out some of the stories we’ve published about outer space and the people exploring it.