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Celebration of Space - March 13, 2026

Entry Date: Mar 13, 2026

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Geek alert! Saturday, March 14, 2026 is Pi (𝜋) Day! When formatting the date with a single digit month and day, separated by decimal points, you get: 3.14, which is the common recognition of Pi.Pi, which is the ratio of a circle's circumferen... more
Celebration of Space - February 6, 2026

Entry Date: Feb 6, 2026

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On Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 6:00 am EST, the launch window opens for the four-person Crew-12 launch to the International Space Station. The launch will occur at Cape Canaveral, FL and should be visible for most of the East Coast, including South... more
Celebration of Space - January 30, 2026

Entry Date: Jan 30, 2026

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This coming Sunday, February 1, 2016 at 6:11 pm EST, the Moon will arrive at the point in its orbit where Earth is in between the Moon and Sun. We call this “opposition”, but is more commonly known as the full Moon. Being that the Moon is on the op... more
Celebration of Space - January 9, 2026

Entry Date: Jan 9, 2026

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This coming Saturday, January 10, 2026, Earth will arrive at the point in our orbit where we will pass in between Jupiter and the Sun. This is called opposition, and allows for the best views of Jupiter for the year. During the days around opposition J... more