Space Contents Archive

Nasa's InSight lander sent us a picture of its "foot" today.

The imitable @WilliamShatner just completed his 90th trip around the Sun. That’s 52,600,000,000 miles — a distance that Warp Factor 1 gets you in about three days. Happy Birthday! https://t.co/U8AytgvsTs

First panorama like this and I lucked out with some sweet air glow in the right corner. Taken at Makara Peak, Wellington, New Zealand.

The moon can kick rocks eh - my Rosette Nebula despite our luminous neighbor!

AMA live now with LIFTOFF author Eric Berger and SpaceX's original launch director, Tim Buzza!

To investigate humans’ impact on freshwater resources, scientists using @NASA_Ice’s #ICESat2 & @NASAEarth’s #Landsat satellites created the 1st global survey of fluctuating water levels in our planet’s lakes & reservoirs. Get the details on #WorldWaterDay: https://t.co/zyfEVXOPp4 https://t.co/FE2XsUcuaW

The Exp 64 crew relaxed today following three weeks of spacewalks and Soyuz crew ship relocation. More... https://t.co/tzRjFPX0Iy https://t.co/FoAieWXWPD

M16 Close Up

Our pale blue dot is rich in water and life. As far as we know, they go hand in hand. Whether we seek past life on Mars, plan for missions to icy moons in our solar system, or study it on Earth, it's crucial we follow water in our search for life beyond. #WorldWaterDay #Water2Me https://t.co/yTwWaCuGoJ

On this day in in 1982, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on STS-3, the third space shuttle mission. It was the first shuttle mission to launch with an unpainted external tank — on the previous two missions the orange external tank was painted white. https://t.co/8hxbGpRvog

SpaceX fires up Starship SN11 prototype to prep for test flight this week https://t.co/TQXJdWdAQ7 https://t.co/Ugs93V6FQo

@BadAstronomer "Enjoying” ?

On this day in 1941, the 99th Pursuit Squadron was officially activated. The 99th was the first African American unit to fly in combat. More on the Tuskegee Airmen: https://t.co/NyyX869xX6 #WorldWarII https://t.co/yNJEX4RRAG

Close up view of Neptunian clouds. Taken by voyager 2. The blue beauty <3

Rocket Lab’s second flight of 2021 is set for liftoff at 6:30pm EDT (2230 GMT from New Zealand carrying six small satellites for customers in Australia and the United States, along with a test platform for a future NASA smallsat mission to the moon. https://t.co/ttyA6KJL7j https://t.co/viNjyrkWZO