Space Contents Archive

The equinox happens twice a year in our year-long trip around the Sun. In the Northern Hemisphere, it's the #FirstDayofFall. In the Southern Hemisphere, spring is here! More: https://t.co/zHifICU2zn https://t.co/TMok66wEvQ

Is there oxygen on Mars? We asked a @NASA Technologist and though there's some, there’s a lot more carbon dioxide. Learn how new tech - MOXIE - on @NASAPersevere has proven that we can convert Martian CO2 into oxygen for future explorers of the Red Planet. https://t.co/e0IrPkrovv https://t.co/NjTdyRVnAV

FAA releases draft environmental review of SpaceX's Starship https://t.co/ZaRRHZozF9 https://t.co/35A9RZcjFA

NASA announced Houston would be home to the future Johnson Space Center – but it had to be built first. @NASApeople sprawled into office spaces across the city to run NASA's newest human spaceflight hub. Those buildings then vs. now: https://t.co/sFD4HiQ5Vn

Many Navy pilots made careers flying Tomcats, like Capt. Dale “Snort” Snodgrass. He's seen here flying a high-speed, low-level pass off the deck of the USS America. We reflect on Snort's life and legacy: https://t.co/C8QYgxoQVv https://t.co/KlVa5t2uRU

Winter is coming

NGC 2841, artistic fun with NASA's image

Is there oxygen on Mars? Technically yes, but nowhere near the amount on Earth. So breathing is out of the question. But there IS lots of carbon dioxide (CO2). With a new technology, we can convert Martian CO2 into oxygen. Engineer Asad Aboobaker explains: https://t.co/HlqW3YPVUS https://t.co/yHSfs9mzDS

That dot is you. That dot is Earth. A mote of dust, suspended between the rings of Saturn, photographed by the Cassini spacecraft at a distance of 1.4 billion kilometres.

📢 Students, ever dream of creating your own mission? Apply to the @CaltechSC Space Challenge where 32 students will be brought to campus & split into teams to take part in a weeklong mission design competition in 2022. Applications are open until Nov. 1: https://t.co/yZ6PKuLG98 https://t.co/yCwoiLtPeQ

Meteor showers and shooting stars: Formation, facts and discovery https://t.co/IGh3SZVFBk https://t.co/zJEjOYmpJ7

On this day in 1950, the F-84E Thunderjet made the first nonstop transatlantic jet flight from the UK to the USA. Read about its predecessor the Republic XP-84 Thunderjet (pictured here): https://t.co/AKX8w17FUj https://t.co/l8AP3yHGUI

Andromeda above the Observatory

Happy September Equinox! These four globular clusters are easy to find in autumn skies and a perfect way to welcome the season. #globularcluster #equinox https://t.co/f0bDrHtAr8 https://t.co/CdR5ZmTp8U

Are you a member of the media wanting to attend @NASAWebb pre-launch events in French Guiana? Register your interest by Sept. 27 @ 5pm ET (21:00 UT) for a chance to see @ESA launch facilities, interview mission teams & see #NASAWebb in its stowed position: https://t.co/gpaLlsTJFg https://t.co/BFIkJhwKb8