7. Elizabeth Howell writes about the "overview effect" of seeing Earth as a whole planet in Virtual Reality at the International Astronautical Congress. The experience was facilitated by Dutch nonprofit SpaceBuzz, which toured a minibus outfitted with a VR show. This is something that thousands of Dutch children have already experienced in the classroom, where they undergo a mini "astronaut training school" and sometimes takes tests about what it would be like to live in space. SpaceBuzz wants to expose children to STEM topics, and the proof of concept has been so successful that the company plans to build a second bus and extend the experience online. The nonprofit also plans to create more interactive versions of the experience which could include interactive elements, allowing children to ask and answer questions about space during their mission. – SPACE.COM