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Space Center Houston and Wellby Financial Present Houston’s Brightest Holiday Light Show, Galaxy Lights

November 15, 2025, through January 4, 2026, from 6 – 10 p.m. Thinking of taking a trip amongst the stars? Look no further, Space City! Houston’s brightest holiday light show,…

By Illiana Luna·
November 4, 2025·

Space History ·

Top 10 mission launch photos

Launches have always been an exhilarating part of human spaceflight history. Whether it was the mighty Saturn V propelling astronauts to the Moon or the final flight of the world’s…

Space Center Houston·
May 24, 2020·

Apollo ·

VIDEO: History Up Close – Apollo 17 spacecraft

Get closer than ever before with some of our science and space exploration learning center’s artifacts and exhibits in our video series, “History Up Close.” Today, we are exploring the…

Space Center Houston·
May 22, 2020·

Trivia, Puzzles & Pop Culture ·

Skylab Trivia: Week 3

This month’s trivia is all Skylab. This orbital outpost, a precursor to the International Space Station, served as a laboratory for astronauts to study the effects of microgravity on the…

Space Center Houston·
May 20, 2020·

Education ·

What are the Van Allen radiation belts?

Today we are exploring the Van Allen radiation belts. Find out what they are, when they were discovered, how we study them and more! What belts does earth wear? Van…

Space Center Houston·
May 19, 2020·

Education ·

Exploring Einstein’s world

“Matter tells spacetime how to curve, and curved spacetime tells matter how to move.” -J.A. Wheeler Issac Newton’s laws described the motion of objects and gravitation. Published in 1687, Newton’s…

Space Center Houston·
May 16, 2020·

Apollo ·

VIDEO: History Up Close – Apollo 13 script

Get closer than ever before with some of our science and space exploration learning center’s artifacts and exhibits in our new video series, “History Up Close.” Today, we are exploring…

Space Center Houston·
May 15, 2020·

Astronaut Facts ·

VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Astronaut Selection and Training Process

As NASA begins to narrow the field of candidates for the newest astronaut class, we explored the astronaut selection and training process in Space Center Houston’s May Thought Leader Series,…

Space Center Houston·
May 14, 2020·

Astronaut Facts ·

Top 15 astronaut training photos

Astronauts undergo extensive training to develop critical skills they will need to prepare for the challenges of their space exploration missions. Scroll through our top 15 images of astronauts in…

Space Center Houston·
May 14, 2020·

Trivia, Puzzles & Pop Culture ·

Skylab Trivia: Week 2

This month’s trivia is all Skylab. This orbital outpost, a precursor to the International Space Station, served as a laboratory for astronauts to study the effects of microgravity on the…

Space Center Houston·
May 13, 2020·

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Space Center Houston and Wellby Financial Present Houston’s Brightest Holiday Light Show, Galaxy Lights

Top 10 mission launch photos

VIDEO: History Up Close – Apollo 17 spacecraft

Skylab Trivia: Week 3

What are the Van Allen radiation belts?

Exploring Einstein’s world

VIDEO: History Up Close – Apollo 13 script

VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Astronaut Selection and Training Process

Top 15 astronaut training photos

Skylab Trivia: Week 2

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