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🔓 Martian rover productivity unlock 🔑 Planning a day of work for a rover can be tricky. This is why we're implementing COCPIT, a next generation planning & scheduling tool to help us support human & robotic exploration of the Moon, Mars, & more: https://t.co/7tiaQMHGLb https://t.co/HQ3Hm4cC8T

What are these monitors to the left of the FIDO console during the early shuttle days for?

[SpaceX on Twitter] Targeting Wednesday, May 26 at 2:59 p.m. EDT for launch of the next Starlink mission from Florida → spacex.com/launches

#SuperBloodMoon Wednesday!🔭🌕🌑🔴🌑🌕 Check local details for the start of the May 26 lunar eclipse. Max eclipse begins ~4am PT (7a ET/11a GMT). Best viewing is along the Pacific Rim - western parts of the Americas, Australia, New Zealand & Eastern Asia. https://t.co/wG6U82dY5c https://t.co/nGA24q5gx8

Milkyway Core

#TDIH in 1973: Skylab 2 launched with the first crew to rendezvous with the Skylab space station: Paul Weitz, Pete Conrad, and Joseph Kerwin. They launched aboard a Saturn IB rocket from Pad 39B. https://t.co/H58CqYKU6p

It’s not too late to register for International Destination Station! Check out opportunities on the station from @NASA and @ISS_CASIS and hear from @Astro_Ricky. Access the station and learn about #STEM in space. Register at... https://t.co/TVJHFlhfJE https://t.co/9trtpt9yeS

Watch an on-board “rocketcam” view as a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket leaves Florida’s Space Coast behind during a flight last week: https://t.co/HGndOkyD7f https://t.co/Dub1JPwTvd

One-Armed Spiral Galaxy: NGC 4725

🌊🌋 Underwater volcanoes on Europa? There's evidence that this Jupiter moon may be warm enough inside to partially melt a rocky layer under its ocean, which could feed volcanoes on its seafloor. The upcoming @EuropaClipper may shed light on the findings. https://t.co/N3M8SPynWt https://t.co/fRyXbhgsXl

On this day in 1953, the YF-100A, the prototype for the F-100 Super Sabre, flew for the first time. The F-100 was the first fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. We have a F-100D on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center: https://t.co/Hcy939pNZN https://t.co/mqp98kCLvm

Soon it will be a great time to observe the inner planets!

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I don't really know if this is the place for science questions or just pictures of the night sky, but ill give it a shot. I've always been told the reason we see a half-moon is because the earth is in between the moon and the sun, therefore the earth's shadow covers up half of the moon. but a couple of days ago it got me thinking while I was out for a walk on a sunny day in southern Norway if that has anything to do with what I saw. I guess I haven't really paid attention to the sun and moon just on regular days before but I definitely did so then. the point is that I could see a 30-40% moon in the sky while still seeing the sun, this was about 6 pm and the sun was relatively high up from the horizon as the moon. my question is, how come we see a half-moon when the earth isn't even in between the sun and the moon, how can the earth's shadow cover up over half the moon when it's still about 4 hours to sunset. thanks:)

The Most Ancient Spiral Galaxy Yet Found

On-pad test-firings used to be part of every SpaceX launch. With the Falcon 9 launch rate at nearly one mission per week this year, SpaceX has cut the number of test-firings. Less than half of the Falcon 9 flights in 2021 have had a static fire test. https://t.co/bTOgj5APuv https://t.co/POxbp3mXuA