Space Contents Archive

Three years ago today we enjoyed an amazing total solar eclipse. This image, taken from our La Silla Observatory in Chile, shows intricate details in the Sun's corona and, if you look closer, on the Moon too! 🔗 https://t.co/k8r6cMD0Yt Credit: P. Horálek/ @ESO https://t.co/f3azCLWxbr

On this day in 1985, the ESA spacecraft Giotto launched to fly by and study Halley's comet. It made its closet approach to Halley's comet the following year. https://t.co/CyCfI7xg1f

Saturn has it all: gorgeous planet, iconic rings, and at least 82 moons. 🪐 This image from NASA’s @CassiniSaturn spacecraft captures a slice of Saturn’s collection. https://t.co/cBBsTYembH

SpaceX on Twitter: 33 Raptor engines installed on the booster and 6 on the ship

The rocket for NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission has rolled back inside the Vehicle Assembly Building after 4.2-mile (6.8-kilometer) journey from pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. https://t.co/9yBEEbx2DB https://t.co/eTp6TDwNV8

Saturn at 4700mm focal length

#OTD in 2014, @NASAEarth's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) was launched. The spacecraft measures not only carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but also photosynthetic activity of plants, monitoring both CO2 sources and sinks. Learn more: https://t.co/FqqNFngVZa https://t.co/D8x107flSo

#OTD in 1943, Charles B. Hall became the first African American fighter pilot to down an enemy aircraft. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his valor and his squadron presented him with a chilled bottle of Coke, a precious commodity in the Mediterranean theater. https://t.co/iDLzihoMFj

We share this image and other stories from this week in space exploration in our newest Downlink. https://t.co/mmuJbiSkLN

A new LEGO spacecraft to vote for: China's Long March 5 with the Tianwen-1 that flew to Mars - https://t.co/O48uybuH2W https://t.co/COsp7suLz6

My first picture of a comet - C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)

My first attempt at the Andromeda Galaxy, 10 minute exposure with tracker on a 300 mm lens

In the latest episode of our @AirSpacePod, we explore the challenges of all-electric flight and talk to Martine Rothblatt to learn how her company hopes to use electric helicopters to deliver the ultimate precious cargo — transplantable human organs: https://t.co/JCIjGZE7W5 https://t.co/Ytm2UA7l3c

What exactly is being released from JWST on the 12th?

Is it like images that would be exciting for even average people who know very little about the subject or is it like more “data-y” images that are exciting but mostly for people who are involved in the field. I’ve known about JWST for awhile but only the past week or so have I gotten really excited and looked more into the details of it. I know next to nothing about astronomy/astrophotography I’m just an engineering student who thinks space stuff is really cool

What's your favorite feature of Saturn?