Space Contents Archive

Cosmonauts (from left) Denis Matveev and Oleg Artemyev configure the European robotic arm on the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module during a spacewalk on April 18, 2022. The duo will exit the International Space Station again on Aug. 17, 2022, for a spacewalk to continue preparing the European robotic arm (ERA) for operations on the station’s Russian segment. The duo has been readying their Russian Orlan spacesuits, spacewalking tools, and the Poisk module’s airlock for next week’s planned six-and-half-hour spacewalk. #cosmonaut #nauka #poisk #era #european #robotic #arm #walk #spacewalk #international #space #station

What happens after a massive star blows its top? ⭐ The supergiant star Betelgeuse experienced a huge mass ejection of its visible surface back in 2019 – something never before seen in a normal star’s behavior. As a result, it decreased in brightness because the escaped material cooled to form a cloud of dust that temporarily made the star look dimmer, as seen from Earth. Hubble can observe this phenomenon directly and even resolve surface details. Its observations are helping piece together the clues in this stellar mystery. Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in our sky, and can be found in the right “shoulder” of the constellation Orion. It’s such a big star that, if it took the place of our Sun in the center of our solar system, it would extend past the orbit of Jupiter! Learn more about this unusual star at the link in our bio. Illustration credits: NASA, ESA, Elizabeth Wheatley (STScI) #NASA #Hubble #news #space #stars #science #astronomy #universe #telescope #cosmos

🚨 Exciting news: SpaceX will attempt a static fire today, 11th August, between 10am and 10pm local time. Note that those plans can still change. 🔥🚀 📸 cnunezimages Checkout our new shirts and posters on our Arcadia Planitia Store! . . . . #mars #spacex #space #elonmusk #starbase #bocachicatx #SN24 #texas #bocachica #starship #starhopper #moon #superheavy #booster #musk #elon #science #technology #tech #future #explorepage #viral #spaceflight #rocketlaunch #earth #photography #astronaut #engineering #earth #B7

Static fire tomorrow! 🔥🚀🔥🤩❤️ @NASASpaceflight https://t.co/hV9L1FpThg

Raptor 2 static fire on the tripod test stand @SpaceX in McGregor, TX. Check out the full video of the Mach Diamonds at https://t.co/SlGVmyPM9i #Raptor @NASASpaceflight https://t.co/huYgmfrkvY

On this day in 1966, Lunar Orbiter 1 launched to the Moon on a mission to photograph safe landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo missions. https://t.co/mJR6PScFBC

#OTD 30 years ago, the TOPEX/Poseidon mission launched into Earth orbit to study sea level. The satellite started what’s become a three-decade-long record of sea level and paved the way for other satellites to continue monitoring our planet’s ocean. https://t.co/3C2yVuXeMp https://t.co/awLDbwneA2

Immune system aging, CubeSats, and space physics topped today's @ISS_Research schedule. The Exp 67 crew also packed the @SpaceX #Dragon and prepped for a spacewalk. https://t.co/72PfFy15kk

SpaceX's Starship won't launch on 1st orbital test flight this month https://t.co/MuQynNt2DG https://t.co/U5pdloHzGK

These people are very brave. And proud. How the great Ukrainian city of Kharkiv stands up to the Russians — and how you can help | Trudy Rubin https://t.co/4A8aN63ieM

😭📺 What sci-fi show is the 'one that got away' for you? https://t.co/fQxY8bVtKc https://t.co/Xc8eoyKCV2