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Shine bright like NGC 1566 🤩 This stunning spiral galaxy glitters from 40 million light-years away! In this #HubbleClassic image, NGC 1566’s luminous core might host a supermassive black hole with millions of times the mass of our Sun. Discover more: https://t.co/vC23hrn4HQ https://t.co/5lZ0yQlbvZ

Sending robots to space can be pretty nuts. 🥜 #DYK Snacking on “lucky peanuts” before launches and major mission events is a longstanding tradition at JPL. Why peanuts? https://t.co/rk2CLs3w8j https://t.co/sTcZtdmeXR

The Exp 67 crew explored fluid physics for advanced products, studied how to adapt to microgravity, and checked out the @ESA robotic arm today. https://t.co/gMxSnTlbsD

Mark your calendars– #GlobalCitizenFestival is back in Central Park on September 24. I’m excited to join @GlblCtzn, world leaders, and activists to end extreme poverty. Let’s change the world! https://t.co/P2qelYsLaq https://t.co/VLT7Q45lZO

Space Shuttle Endeavour Toured California in 2012

Lookin' good! 🛰👀 @SES_Satellites SES-20 & SES-21 are stacked and almost ready for liftoff atop @ulalaunch's Atlas V to geostationary orbit. These C-band satellites will provide broadcast and data connectivity services. Learn more at #WSBW or here: https://t.co/E9icEL3Q2I https://t.co/aY9qIIdRO1

Captured 650,000 frames to create this three hour animation of Jupiter’s rotation (with the moon Io)

On September 13, 1961, Mercury Atlas 4 launched on the first successful orbital flight test of the Mercury program. The mission helped prove the Atlas rocket’s ability to lift the Mercury capsule into orbit: https://t.co/Q5shgK7Cic https://t.co/QK30bzYNfj

For the last year and a half, @NASAPersevere has been collecting samples in Jezero Crater's ancient river delta. Join the mission team for an update on what they've found: Sept. 15 at 8:30 am PT (11:30 am ET/1530 UTC) https://t.co/wsIOhR8R1q Drop your questions using #AskNASA! https://t.co/SrWiWrLOpv

5 months after Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth, the uncrewed Mercury-Atlas 4 launched #OTD in 1961, becoming the first Mercury spacecraft to attain Earth orbit, and paving the way for NASA's crewed orbital missions in 1962. More about Project Mercury: https://t.co/ujn9UJppQD https://t.co/UdfHVA1Iui

Nasa's Ingenuity Helicopter Completes its 31st Flight on the 6th Of Sep 2022. 188 Raw images have been compiled as a video. Credits - NASA

The @Space_station is fueling the growing space industry by enabling small businesses, entrepreneurs, and researchers to test their science and technology in orbit. https://t.co/rdi5Iu5QGR https://t.co/izxuAQzoPR

Took this photo with my phone on new years eve in 2020 and I wanna know what galaxy I captured, but I have no idea how to figure that out

A cosmic Lobster seen by the Dark Energy Camera

Continuing a push to launch more than 60 missions this year, SpaceX plans another flight of a Falcon 9 rocket tonight to deploy 54 more Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9 rocket is set for launch at 10:10pm EDT (0210 GMT) from Cape Canaveral. https://t.co/fApFzS5eUh https://t.co/r2Ls9YYD8I