Space Contents Archive

Searching in a sea of stars, a team of astronomers uncovered a surprising sight! While hunting for a massive black hole using @NASAHubble data, they uncovered a grouping of small black holes instead. Here’s what this discovery reveals: https://t.co/WWkGY7g4gS https://t.co/9hoslPQPxC

Northern hemisphere of Mars in spring

To see beauty is to see light🌩️ High in the sky on September 18, 2016, the International Space Station (ISS) journeyed approximately 250 miles over thunderstorms visible in Malaysia during a nighttime pass. Here you can see the brilliant strikes of lightning flashing inside the heavy swirl of dark clouds in a majestic performance of bad temper. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft (left) and Progress spacecraft (right) are seen in the foreground. Our world is magic. How many times hotter is lightning than our Sun? ⚡⚡ Two times? ⚡⚡⚡Three times? ⚡⚡⚡⚡ Four times? Comment below! Credit: NASA #NASA #Lightning #Galaxy #Views #Astronomy #Earth #MotherNature #LightningBolts #Malaysia #Soyuz #TBT

The day Detroit automakers all shift to Battery-Electric cars, I wonder if the @DetroitPistons @NBA basketball team will feel compelled to change their name? From the Geekiverse, how about the Galvanic Cells? The Alkalines? The Lithium Ions? Or just the Detroit Rechargeables. https://t.co/5DVZXOIC3y

Orion's been getting some love here recently, so I'd like to share one of my most recent shots

**Vivid horsehead shot for around 3hrs from Darkskies**(OC)

Bookmark your #CountdownToMars viewing guide today! Feb. 16: 🔴 Engineering & Tech Overview 🔴 Science Overview Feb. 17: 🔴 Landing Update 🔴 Search For Life & Sample Return Chat Feb. 18: 🙌 @NASAPersevere TOUCHDOWN on Mars! Find times & how to watch: https://t.co/q9R5OW4Amz https://t.co/JfnMlSslRi

Thor's Helmet.

The ISS Progress 76 resupply ship from @Roscosmos departed the station early Tuesday completing a 6-1/2 month cargo mission. https://t.co/sM5rOOmwAp

1/ New Hubble data uncovers a concentration of small #BlackHoles at the heart of globular cluster NGC 6397, where scientists were expecting to find one mid-size black hole. (artist's impression) 🔗 https://t.co/r7NFQZsluk https://t.co/6o6rpln82H

I took a random picture of what looked to be the emptiest part of the sky, and got this!

I made a tribute to space traveling.

🛰️ LIVE NOW: We're discussing @ISS_Research & technology demonstrations launching on @NorthropGrumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, heading to the @Space_Station on Sat., Feb. 20! 🔊👂Listen in: https://t.co/f1K1MFXFRn https://t.co/tXBZmmDEWk

ICYMI: A @NASAJPL engineer went LIVE on @Instagram w/ Jonathan Van Ness to preview next week’s episode of the @CuriousWithJVN podcast which focuses on @NASAPersevere’s Feb. 18 Mars landing! 😉 Can you believe? 📺 Get excited for the #CountdownToMars: https://t.co/ZklE8mTUvZ https://t.co/cJMvXNZVXg

SpaceShipTwo Unity is mated to our mothership, VMS Eve, as preparations continue for the opening of our flight test window this week. Thanks to Space Wrench, Tramain Coleman, for explaining the process. https://t.co/VDfg1ehdD9