Space Contents Archive

Above Vrsic pass, Slovenia (OC)(2200x1401)

We’re announcing two new research institutes that will develop quantum technology to process complex climate data & create new computer models for 3D printed parts to be used in space. Cutting-edge technology is critical to our mission success: https://t.co/Mu8iv7e8OM https://t.co/NyMiI0cBZm

This is a high resolution video of our sun captured with my solar refractor telescope (earth was added for scale)

The Exp 68 crew worked on cargo operations, @ISS_Research, and station maintenance today after the arrival of the SpaceX cargo Dragon. https://t.co/LcELxSqDUN

The @Space_Station is the only place where scientists can study physics without the limitations of gravity for long periods of time. This enables a new way to study physical phenomena! Explore 2022 station results in experimental quantum physics and more: https://t.co/rxeltLljVe https://t.co/zJobgzUjqb

Tracking rivers in the sky! @NASA data shows that a new rating system could help rank atmospheric rivers globally. This could allow us to better understand how these storms arise, evolve, and impact communities all over the world. https://t.co/h8akttAkAi https://t.co/Ww1Fewa0vg

Asteroid feared to hit Earth in 2046 will almost certainly miss, NASA says https://t.co/sBjjLmHlJm https://t.co/WSqbuXY8l3

Comet me, bro! Astronomer Caroline Herschel, born #OTD in 1750, was the first woman credited with discovering a comet and the first woman to earn a salary as a scientist. She went on to discover 7 additional comets in her lifetime! #WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/llrzJBBJZ6

Apollo 7 astronaut Walt Cunningham was born #OTD in 1932. Cunningham served as a pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining NASA in 1963 and was lunar module pilot on Apollo 7, the first crewed Apollo mission. https://t.co/rfcOD2QfLT

Watch a small asteroid fly by Earth closer than the moon tonight in this free livestream https://t.co/PY2f16QpWu https://t.co/fW3Lp8GZv2

Above Vrsic pass, Slovenia (OC)(2200x1401)

Rocket Lab’s second launch from Virginia is set to take off during a two-hour launch window opening at 6pm EDT (2200 UTC). Electron rocket will carry two small commercial radar remote sensing satellites into orbit for Capella Space. 📷: @RocketLab https://t.co/hDxkYiE4Aw https://t.co/cupauG2fMk

Newly discovered Comet C/2023 A3 might reach naked-eye brightness when it flies past Earth in 2024. Check out our forecast of what to expect to see in the months ahead. @AstroBob_bk https://t.co/oL0a3f4YYQ https://t.co/1gQTB8ZkJq

Solving space junk problem may require lasers and space tugs, NASA says https://t.co/FGIHkiVO5N https://t.co/6QLdSFxin9

Earlier today, Rocket Lab raised the 59-foot-tall (18-meter) Electron small satellite launcher vertical on the pad at Wallops Island, Virginia. The launch window opens at 6pm EDT (2200 GMT). There's a 95% chance of good weather for launch. 📷 @RocketLab https://t.co/hDxkYiE4Aw https://t.co/JrXkFtMSmt