Space Contents Archive

Astronauts need spacesuits for different occasions: life and work inside a spacecraft, spacewalks, and one day, planetary walks. In this episode of the Curious Universe podcast, we explore spacesuit design and creation, from fittings to new features: https://t.co/cCRN70raUV https://t.co/bmuFPe21tF

The Cassini spacecraft's final full photo of Saturn, taken shortly before plunging into the gas giant's atmosphere in 2017

A genuine moment before heading on the Late Show with @Astro_Christina @AstroVicGlover and @Astro_Jeremy https://t.co/COu459gupA

Sketch of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) by Lord Rosse, from 1845, and as seen by Hubble 160 years later

🔴 Live Now! We're chatting with Curtis Chen, an engineer on the SWOT mission, to learn more about the satellite's first data and how it can help inform decision makers. ➡️ https://t.co/ldwW5c7D7g #TrackingWorldWater https://t.co/VJPmi2sXA6

M45 - The Pleiades

Ingredients for life discovered in Perseus molecular cloud in space 1,000 light-years from Earth https://t.co/G0tLkeytTx https://t.co/mTZBwBNx6f

50 years ago today, Pioneer 11 launched on an Atlas Centaur rocket. Pioneer 11 was the second spacecraft to fly by Jupiter and the first to explore Saturn. This full-scale Pioneer model was constructed with spare parts. #AirSpacePhoto https://t.co/eYKqssx2sV

An Unusual Globule in IC 1396 [Image credit: T. Rector]

We need your help to @DoNASAScience! Many of our citizen science projects can be done by anyone, anywhere, with just a cell phone or laptop. Find a project that sparks your curiosity this #CitSciMonth: https://t.co/g99OSo3HEP https://t.co/zrJAZrhjFr

Medieval lunar eclipse observations show how volcanoes affect Earth's climate https://t.co/R4YwH64z4O https://t.co/SelRdVKEEA

Researchers ranked the risk to Belize's coral reefs using free, cloud-based data from a @NASA satellite. Analyzing images from 2002-2022, they developed a vulnerability index characterizing risk, an approach that could help reef systems worldwide. https://t.co/gx0ElHYhez https://t.co/jJPomrMNwA

Vintage (1888) Spaceporn: Starry Night Over the Rhone [Image credit: Vincent van Gogh]

This is saturns moon, titan.

Tonight is the first night of #Passover. This seder plate was made in Germany in the 1700s and brought to America by a Jewish family who settled in Baltimore. It was passed down through several generations before it came to our @amhistorymuseum: https://t.co/lvJ1lBVX1N https://t.co/oFciAAPfo8