Space Contents Archive

21 years ago today. Still we #NeverForget. Never forget how we came together—a nation shaken but bonded by grief and love for our country. The importance of this day transcends even political differences. May we remember what unites us. https://t.co/CB4mD2z6nR

Astronaut Donald Pettit (u/astro_pettit) captured something most astrophotographers can only dream about, This stunning image of Star Trails from space.

A year after an early engine shutdown cut short an inaugural test flight, Firefly Aerospace’s second Alpha launcher is set to take off today from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on a demo mission to place seven small satellites into orbit. https://t.co/JDoXAEAjFA https://t.co/vyX3Ef9QkD

Earthrise photographed by the Apollo 11 crew.

On this day in 1946, the prototype North American XFJ-1 flew for the first time. The FJ-1 was flown by pilots in the VF-5A fighter squadron and it made its first landing on an aircraft carrier in March 1948. https://t.co/2p10LniNOB

STEVE, first described in 2016 by skywatchers in Canada, can occur farther away from the poles than an aurora and is far less common. https://t.co/HXrnSTMT8e https://t.co/YNSI4QGtDq

The Mars Global Surveyor, launched in 1996, was the 1st successful mission to the Red Planet since the 1970s. #25YearsAgo today it reached Mars. During its 9 years in orbit, it observed many changes on the planet's surface. Get the details: https://t.co/x2NNaG2RA6 https://t.co/IWj8XfEzC8

ABORT. The Firefly launch countdown has been stopped inside of T-minus 60 seconds. https://t.co/VVatCW0oqF

I'm trying to recreate Red SuperGiant's convective surface in Unreal Engine 5. What do you think?

My 1st image of Moon,Jupiter & Its moons. any advises are welcome. Sony a6000+55-210mm

My shot of the smokey moon over Oregon last night

Saturn last night

On September 11, 2001, 38 commercial airliners were redirected to the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. American Airlines captain Beverley Bass was the pilot of one of those planes. We talked to her about her 9/11 experience on our @AirSpacePod: https://t.co/ffnzKc6w4z https://t.co/e0whwIsxnG

Subaru telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, went there in 2017

First time using a telescope, impressed 🥹