Space Contents Archive

Earth and the Moon as seen from Mercury, taken by Messenger in 2010

It's the longest day of the year! (Or the shortest, if you're below the Equator.) Join us for a quick #SummerSolstice2022 thread 🌞

As power wanes, the @NASAInSight team has revised the mission’s timeline to maximize the chance of recording additional quakes on Mars. However, this moves the projected end of operations from December 2022 to as early as August or September. Details at https://t.co/EENpJPW3ZV

Do you have your summer reading picked out? ☀️ 📖 What book that involves NASA's history (fiction or nonfiction) would you recommend? #SummerReading https://t.co/7mavzTPmGR

Sucks to be stargazer at midsummer in Finland

Northern summer solstice celebrated on the ground and in space (photos) https://t.co/2PTJZtfsXy https://t.co/iGGsoiI6Hi

This week's #Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal put @NASA_SLS through a major test with our teams, @NASA, and industry partners before the rocket's uncrewed launch. Teams fueled the core stage and conducted vital systems tests like avionics and flight pressurization. https://t.co/uzu7saijhe

Are we alone in the universe? We don’t have the answer yet, but we are looking! In this episode, our Curious Universe podcast dives into the ways we search signs of life on other planets, alongside @NASAAstrobio scientists and experts. Check it out: https://t.co/jI0wHk3JDw https://t.co/sCuuJeinbw

China plans to return Mars samples to Earth in 2031: report https://t.co/eeKCFk4ywD https://t.co/hO3hJ3bCHP

Tens of millions of years from now, Mars' gravity will shred its closest moon, Phobos, and the red planet will finally become a ringed planet. Here's how planets get rings: https://t.co/Qw39gR6z0F https://t.co/itNsBO7zn7

At the center of the story of powered flight are two talented, yet modest, Midwestern bicycle shop owners who developed technology that changed the world: the Wright brothers. Who exactly were Orville and Wilbur Wright? Discover their story in the blog: https://t.co/ziCvRTcfn7 https://t.co/l0YCM4EmuG

The @Space_Station is an out of this world laboratory like no other. Astronauts can replicate experiments in space with one big difference: microgravity. Take a look at Station Science 101 to get a peek into the science being studied aboard the station. https://t.co/ViImuNVru5 https://t.co/DekXmEudQa

There's still a lot we're learning about how the Sun works, though, and our Parker Solar Probe and other @NASASun missions are helping uncover our home star's secrets: https://t.co/6IVdMss5ox How are you spending the first day of astronomical summer (or winter)? Let us know! https://t.co/fUE6Lu7CB5

This is what a single filter stack of data looks like with no calibration frames and minimal processing (The Pelican Nebula in Ha)

The first science images and spectra from @NASAWebb will come out three weeks from today! https://t.co/4ITFry6Wmt