Space Contents Archive

Coming soon: faster, more accurate data to improve weather forecasts, track severe storms and other hazards. @NOAA's GOES-T satellite is scheduled to lift off at 4:38pm ET (21:38 UTC), Tuesday, March 1. Get the schedule of briefings and launch coverage: https://t.co/EBzpyFslyq https://t.co/oGVeXTtz0v

IC5146 the Cocoon Nebula from my Backyard

.@NASA TV is live Monday at 3am ET as two @NASA_Astronauts prepare to capture 8,300 pounds of cargo at 4:35am. https://t.co/KpKagFgz4F

A acrylic painting I made, rendering of multiple galaxy’s

Webb Team Brings 18 Dots of Starlight Into Hexagonal Formation

IC5146 the Cocoon Nebula from my Backyard

Lunar Phases 2022 [OC]

Lunar Phases 2022 [OC]

In the months leading up to John Glenn's orbital flight 60 years ago, he asked pioneering mathematician Katherine Johnson to check the reentry calculations by hand, not quite trusting the new IBM computer. More on the blog: https://t.co/ODhsKc8TvY #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/HhywUmHLyY

Today we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the day NASA Astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. https://t.co/amwr4vjZBz https://t.co/RVIQbuITW3

m101 the pinwheel galaxy

Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' space opera is coming to Netflix. Here's the 1st concept art and full cast. https://t.co/0RQSr85sHV

Orion Nebula

John Glenn's Mercury spacesuit was specially designed and fitted just for him. The suit was adapted to act as life support, in case the Friendship 7 spacecraft malfunctioned. Those adaptations are all in the details: https://t.co/XNe1hb7E38 #AirSpacePhoto https://t.co/MXzVkvslXy

Sirius blazes high in the south on the meridian by 8 or 9 p.m. Using binoculars or a scope at low power, examine the spot 4° south of Sirius. Can you see a little patch of gray haze, faintly speckled if your sky is good? That's the open star cluster M41. https://t.co/IX18KzU99B https://t.co/8SinSfF5rS