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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·

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Explore NASA innovations at Technology Day

Hear from NASA experts about food science, environmental life support, planetary sciences and mission operations from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 16 in Astronaut Gallery. Presentations include: Eating in…

Space Center Houston·
August 9, 2018·

Space News ·

VIDEO: Astronaut debrief – Expedition 54/55

What did astronauts Joe Acaba, Mark Vande Hei and Scott Tingle do when they were aboard the International Space Station? What experiments did they run? How did they sleep? Relive…

Space Center Houston·
August 7, 2018·

Space History ·

On anniversary, Curiosity rover still exploring Mars

On Mars, there is a roving science laboratory with lasers and cameras and active science experiments as we speak. On Aug. 5, 2012, Curiosity landed on Mars and has been…

Space Center Houston·
August 6, 2018·

Space News ·

NASA announces Commercial Crew astronauts

Soon, American astronauts will launch on missions to the International Space Station from U.S. soil. That may not seem like a monumental sentence, but it’s been six years and counting…

Space Center Houston·
August 3, 2018·

Events ·

Expedition 54/55 astronaut debrief Aug. 7

What happens on the International Space Station? What did astronauts Joe Acaba, Mark Vande Hei and Scott Tingle do when they were aboard ISS? What experiments did they run? How…

Space Center Houston·
August 1, 2018·

Education ·

Space Center U launches Atmospheric Research program

Ever wonder what it’s like at the edge of space? How cold does it get? How much air pressure is at 100,000 feet? The upper layers of our atmosphere are…

Space Center Houston·
July 27, 2018·

Exhibits ·

AstroRad vest arrives at Space Center Houston

To survive deep space exploration, astronauts will have to weather radiation that is orders of magnitude greater than they’ve faced before. To keep them safe for an eventual trip to…

Space Center Houston·
July 24, 2018·

Space News ·

Monday’s Space Links

Welcome to another week of marvelous space links. What happened since we last blogged about space stuff? Gizmodo covers some remarkable new images of Neptune. What’s even cooler is these…

Space Center Houston·
July 23, 2018·

Apollo ·

Remembering Apollo 11’s historic Moon landing

On the 49th anniversary of Apollo 11’s Moon landing, let’s tell the story of how these three intrepid explorers got there. On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 blasted off atop…

Space Center Houston·
July 20, 2018·

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

Explore NASA innovations at Technology Day

VIDEO: Astronaut debrief – Expedition 54/55

On anniversary, Curiosity rover still exploring Mars

NASA announces Commercial Crew astronauts

Expedition 54/55 astronaut debrief Aug. 7

Space Center U launches Atmospheric Research program

AstroRad vest arrives at Space Center Houston

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Remembering Apollo 11’s historic Moon landing

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