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A blend of sunset and Milky Way shots over the Couer D'Alene River in Idaho [OC] @garrettbaespflug

Stargazers, be sure to look up tonight. ✨ With clear skies, the stars in the night sky will appear bright because our Moon is in its new phase, where the Moon is in the same part of the sky as the Sun, making it invisible to those on Earth. https://t.co/amLUyS4h6u https://t.co/wvPGdOc6Cv

Enchanting rocks on Mars ✨ This close-up image of layered rocks in Jezero Crater is one of @NASAPersevere deputy project scientist's favorites. This type of rock is believed to be one of the best spots to find signs of ancient microscopic life. More at https://t.co/7wh4U6VWiT https://t.co/yKKPCSdHvV

Wednesday’s @ISS_Research included practicing autonomous medicine farther away from Earth as the Exp 67 crew prepared to jettison the trash this weekend. https://t.co/IWtuXc9fVe

Liftoff of Falcon 9 with SES-22

We are sad to learn of the passing of model maker and artist Greg Jein. In addition to his work on Star Trek, Jein built the model of the Mother Ship used in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, work that earned him an Oscar nomination. The model is in our collection. https://t.co/3YkHdDpZdt

Falcon 9 has landed! SpaceX’s reusable first stage has touched down on the drone ship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” east of Cape Canaveral in the Atlantic Ocean. This completes the second flight to space for this rocket — tail number B1703. https://t.co/uOjZxThap8 https://t.co/A6eD2FCkoV

#OTD in 1965, USAF Capt. Joe Engle flew a North American X-15 to an altitude of more than 50 miles above ground, qualifying for astronaut wings. He was selected to become a NASA astronaut the following year and is the only person to fly both the X-15 and the Space Shuttle. https://t.co/m1eTe4s955

Telescopes in space are designed differently than those on Earth – but what about telescopes meant to operate in between? The upcoming NASA ASTHROS mission will use a balloon larger than a football field to send a telescope into Earth’s stratosphere. More: https://t.co/ZWOhI1DdTo https://t.co/dvwi46Ny5R

Joe Engle's resume at age 33: 🤯 ✅ Youngest pilot ever to qualify as an astronaut ✅ Only person to fly in space before becoming a NASA astronaut #OTD in 1965, Joe Engle piloted the X-15-2 over 50 miles above Earth qualifying him for astronaut wings under the USAF definition. https://t.co/TSPrfeXqC7

Mars clouds take center stage in new NASA project looking for volunteers https://t.co/OtJCcDheRs https://t.co/rBL0U0RjM5

Antares second attempt

SpaceX is preparing to launch a television broadcasting satellite Wednesday for SES, with liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral set for 5:04pm EDT (2104 GMT). The Falcon 9 booster will target a landing on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. https://t.co/uOjZxThIeG https://t.co/pIt66BljYI

#Today in 1995, STS-71 became the 1st shuttle mission to dock with the Mir space station, with #birthday boy @Astro_Precourt onboard! Read more: https://t.co/knRr1wL4lr https://t.co/o2TXJCthEd

On this day in 1995, Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the Mir space station, becoming the first Spae Shuttle to dock with Mir. This photo was taken later in the mission. https://t.co/dbqK8TXxqq