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Russia’s ISS Progress 77 cargo craft is standing atop its rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in Kazakhstan. It is counting down to liftoff on Sunday at 11:45 p.m. EST to deliver just over one ton of nitrogen, water and propellant to the station. It will dock Tuesday at 1:20 a.m. EDT to the Pirs docking compartment. #nasa #roscosmos #progress #kazakhstan #russia #cargo #rocket #international #space #station

This image from NASAHubble features an impressive portrait of M1-63, a beautifully captured example of a bipolar planetary nebula located in the constellation of Scutum (the Shield). A nebula like this one is formed when the star at its center sheds huge quantities of material from its outer layers, leaving behind a spectacular cloud of gas and dust. It is believed that a binary system of stars at the center of the bipolar nebula is capable of creating hourglass or butterfly-like shapes like the one in this image. This is because the material from the shedding star is funneled toward its poles, with the help of the companion, creating the distinctive double-lobed structure seen in nebulae such as M1-63. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, L. Stanghellini #nasagoddard #Hubble #space #science #astronomy #spaceimage #spacepic #nasa

Striking NASA animation reveals the harrowing descent to Mars that the Perseverance rover is about to attempt

Images of Venus’ surface taken by Soviet Venera probes in 1981

NASA Invites Public to Share Thrill of Mars Perseverance Rover Landing

An incredibly detailed image of Mars captured by ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, from the north polar ice cap, to the cloud covered Hellas Planitia in the south, the largest impact crater on Mars. Credit: ESA​/​DLR​/​FU Berlin https://t.co/aIPKH0FJLV

Scientists want to build a space station inside an asteroid

NASA says we should search for aliens by looking for their pollution

So, here's quite a amazing video of Tianwen-1 passing Mars as it enters orbit (CNSA/PEC) https://t.co/nUbzhizi0O

The one and only Jupiter

Starless Rosette in HOO

NASA says we should search for aliens by looking for their pollution. New research funded by the space agency suggests next-generation telescopes might be able to see the emissions of far-flung smokestacks.

Today we celebrate Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura in the original Star Trek TV series, who was enlisted by NASA to recruit astronaut candidates! She inspired many women and minorities to apply, including Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, and Charlie Bolden. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/0S2diK87Mu

NASA astronauts @astro_kjell and Bob Hines have been assigned to launch on the agency’s @SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the @Space_Station. The mission is expected to launch in 2022 from @NASAKennedy. 🚀 Get to know more about the Crew-4 @NASA_Astronauts: go.nasa.gov/3pdsp59

Earth to Voyager 2: After a Year in the Darkness, We Can Talk to You Again. NASA’s sole means of sending commands to the distant space probe, launched 44 years ago, is being restored on Friday.