Space Contents Archive

The exact Rainbow any of us sees is entirely our own — a personal, yet communal gift from the laws of optics. That’s why Rainbows are **always** face-on. You’ve never seen one at an angle, which forever protects the Pot of Gold hidden at it base. https://t.co/I8jBXIopVf

LIVE NOW: @NASAKennedy teams debut the @NASA_SLS rocket & @NASA_Orion spacecraft — the vehicle that will lead the way for astronauts to explore the Moon. Tune in as @NASAGroundSys begin to roll @NASAArtemis I to the launchpad for its final prelaunch test: https://t.co/gsLssGSXpS

March is a pretty good month to be a stargazer. 🤩 In the northern hemisphere, you can find cosmic objects included in the Messier catalog – maybe even trying to find them all for a #MessierMarathon! Learn more & explore Hubble’s Messier views: https://t.co/GPXUb3Z43P https://t.co/D3L9atdRK6

An orbital sunrise is seen from the Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 22, 2022. For more photos, visit https://t.co/UrTZQGt9OI https://t.co/LN3mN8EFOu

Weighing the Earth from outer space? 🌎 Today marks two decades of nearly continuous global measurements of the Earth’s mass changes by @NASA’s GRACE missions, which effectively created a new field of spaceborne remote sensing: tracking the movement of water via its mass. https://t.co/QWxiykNyzS

Comparing the capabilities of the Spitzer Space Telescope and JWST

Rarefied gas just might be Irish: The element oxygen, in Aurora and in the near-vacuum conditions of space, radiates pure Green. https://t.co/Pc8zXMy4JH

InSight — the first "geophysicist on Mars" — is in trouble. Dust is covering its solar panels, and power could be lost by Summer. Some have asked why InSight has no mechanism to clean them. “The reason can be summed up in one word: money."

As we inch closer to launching @NASAArtemis I to the Moon and back, it’s clear that our drive to explore is invincible. This musical collaboration with @EddieVedder is inspired by the determination of our workforce: https://t.co/2WhOj6XuA9 https://t.co/0JFHMYIgBp

The Boogieman Nebula, Barnard's Loop, and Messier 78

A new trio will launch to join the Exp 66 crew on Friday while two astronauts prepare for next week’s spacewalk. https://t.co/G7YxTSqSpt

Have we ever observed the creation of a Black Hole?

I know we have observed the behavior of black holes for over 50 years and I was wondering if we have ever seen a star become a black hole or is that the best mathematical theory?

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Whats a good astronomy theme to do a presentation about?

I have to do a presentation for my english class, nothing special just 5 mins of some nice things to keep the publics atention. Whats a good theme to talk about?

NASA Adds Giant New Dish to Communicate With Deep Space Missions