Space Contents Archive

The Rosette

If you’re in the northern hemisphere, this is a great time of year to spot cosmic objects from the Messier Catalog in the night sky! Explore Hubble’s Messier views, and learn how to find them with binoculars or a telescope: https://t.co/63iZMcozE7 Happy #MessierMarathon! https://t.co/79tSrNhwTw

#MarsHelicopter can’t be stopped! Ingenuity successfully completed its 21st flight on the Red Planet. The small rotorcraft traveled 370 meters at a speed of 3.85 meters per second and stayed aloft for 129.2 seconds. https://t.co/TNCdXWcKWE https://t.co/rNMaodihxa

Carina Nebula and surroundings (taken with a phone)

The Exp 66 crew ended the week working on combustion and biology research and prepping for next week’s spacewalk. https://t.co/M3QGkWgGQd

And in the meantime on Russian State Television…Swan Lake. What would play during Soviet times in place of bad news. https://t.co/2psYNWNudc

Astrolab unveils Artemis lunar rover design

Who wants to play guess the aircraft? Do you know which airplane is pictured here, wrapped up in preparation for transport? https://t.co/gJ4M9XcEeO

M81 Bode's galaxy, composed out of 22 hours of data

James Webb Space Telescope Update - microshutter array testing for the Near-Infrared Spectrometer and a proposal to study Population 3 star metallicity by examining the oxygen emissions from distant galaxy MACS1149-JD1

This past week, @Space_Station crew members conducted experiments including the testing of an artificial intelligence assistant, a device for imaging the retinas of astronauts, and antimicrobial materials for high-touch surfaces on spacecraft. https://t.co/MUGthJJSk1 https://t.co/nswsU3PsmR

Elon Musk's SpaceX sends more Starlink terminals, power supplies to Ukraine https://t.co/ya0qVmrT7B https://t.co/W5k9h28iQk

Nancy Grace Roman, NASA's first Chief of Astronomy and the "Mother of the Hubble Space Telescope," opened the skies to humanity in new ways without ever leaving the ground: https://t.co/8qAKHtAhw0 #WomensHistoryMonth #BecauseOfHerStory https://t.co/3zMsivwU7R

Boeing’s next Starliner test flight is tentatively scheduled for launch May 20. The Starliner’s second unpiloted test flight was delayed from last August due to stuck valves in the spacecraft’s service module. Read more: https://t.co/GptSQ4Y57R https://t.co/uSaJDViLeV

Join us in wishing a #HappyBirthday to astronaut and engineer Curtis Brown! Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in June 1987, Brown is a veteran of six Space Shuttle missions (STS-47, STS-66, STS-77, STS-85, STS-95, STS-103)! https://t.co/8qmcw8TERT https://t.co/uZoCGl4uWL