Imagine seeing our planet from space: An Earth without boundaries situated in the vastness of the universe. From the opening of her presentation earlier this month at NAU, Emily Calandrelli’s main point was clear: Space is more exciting today than ever before in history.

“For most of us, we need a creative way to learn about these topics, or else we wouldn’t learn them at all. But with the birth of the Internet and platforms like YouTube, we’re finding more and more creative ways to learn about these topics,” she said.