Space Contents Archive

question; Shouldn’t Ganymede be called titan as it’s the biggest moon in our solar system?

Celestron 8SE! Finally got it!

Speaking of children's books, I once daydreamed that @levarburton read "Goodnight Moon" to me. https://t.co/rsfzs9XJYg

TOPGUN pilot ✔ U.S. Navy captain ✔ NASA astronaut ✔ U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame ✔ Congratulations, @Astro_Ferg! All of your determination and commitment to discovery have culminated in your induction into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame today. https://t.co/AlWVCm8iXU

Is there life on Mars? @NASAPersevere is trying to find out! It’s one step in a larger campaign to bring Mars samples to Earth for further study. 🎧Listen and learn about Perseverance’s purpose in the latest episode of the “On A Mission” podcast. https://t.co/U5wI0dCbhR

#OTD in 2008, Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope was launched to study the universe's highest-energy radiation and address questions about pulsars, black holes, and supernovae. This image shows Fermi's view of the entire sky with the lighter colors representing gamma-ray sources. https://t.co/I2Vovz1NmL

Meet "Hadley." After months of work, I am proud to share: A cheap, easy-to-replicate, 3D printable Newtonian telescope!

Jupiter and the four Galilean moons Io, Callisto, Europa and Ganymede

Messier 51: The Whirlpool Galaxy (CREDIT: NASA)

The Western Veil and Pickering's Triangle

This may look like an image taken on Mars, but if you look closely you'll spot our La Silla Observatory in the distance! 🔗 https://t.co/rRBSSPLQr1 Credit: G. Lombardi/ @ESO https://t.co/AHBW3ieRRI

Is it or is it not constellation? Context in comments

On this day in 1926, the first Ford 4-AT Tri-Motor made its maiden flight. The Ford Tri-Motor made air travel popular, showing the public it was safe and reliable. 📷: 5-AT Tri-Motor, a more powerful version of the 4-AT: https://t.co/xNO6GqP0Ik #AirSpacePhoto https://t.co/KPUra9FFin

Because Wind Tunnel One's tests of 1/20th models compared poorly with the actual aircraft, it was suggested to construct a sealed airtight chamber in which air could be compressed. The new Variable Density Tunnel was the first of its kind and became a National Historic Landmark. https://t.co/Vu8RnQUX52

IC1396 - Elephant's Trunk Nebula region