Space Contents Archive

Every year I put together a "family portrait" of our solar system using images captured from my backyard. Here is this year's effort.

The only picture of Venus Surface taken by Soviet Venera Probe in 1981. It returned images during the 65 minutes of operation on the surface. The sun was near zenith during that time, and the lighting was similar to that on Earth on an overcast summer day....!

🔴 NOW: We’re LIVE from the Moon to Mars Ice & Prospecting Challenge, where 10 teams from across the country have been tasked with 1 goal: extract water beneath a simulated lunar or Martian surface. What questions do you have for the teams? Use #AskNASA: https://t.co/ddlYoeeVuc

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What if the planets orbited a moon and suns orbited the planets( suns become the size of moons, moon become size of the sun)

On this day in 1930, astronaut John Young was born. Young flew in space six times (twice each on Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle missions), and served as an astronaut longer than anyone to date: 42 years (1962-2004). https://t.co/db1ELd3aX8 https://t.co/P9xuuRy7Y7

It's been a busy week as the crew prepares to relocate a Soyuz crew ship, packs the @SpaceX #CargoDragon for departure, and installs a CO2 scrubber. #SpaceToGround https://t.co/7qqq0KpWul

Modal testing for SLS and #Artemis is underway! @NASAGroundSys engineers are testing how SLS responds to and dampens out vibrations, including those it will experience during launch. Learn more about modal testing here >> https://t.co/r8iaROV2Ga https://t.co/igTr0cAmuw

The Cassini spacecraft captured this rare photo of three of Saturn’s moons, Tethys (center), Hyperion (upper left of Tethys), and Prometheus (lower left), in July 2014. For more about Saturn and its moons: https://t.co/ua4aDmtTVL https://t.co/FKRTv8DsPH

LIVE: #Landsat 9, launching Sept. 27, will enable advances in monitoring Earth from space, with the most advanced measurements of any Landsat satellite. Experts from @NASAEarth, @USGS, @NorthropGrumman & @BallAerospace discuss the mission science: https://t.co/nVaYnMPmEa

Today we honor the legacy of astronaut John Young on his birthday. John completed test pilot training in 1959 and worked on Crusader and Phantom fighter jets in the US Navy. He also set the world time-to-climb records to 3,000-meter and 25,000-meter altitudes in the Phantom. https://t.co/4s6232cPqE

NASA's Perseverance rover cameras capture 'mission-critical' views of Mars — and an epic selfie https://t.co/on5De6I0CE https://t.co/DHyoH0Tkav

This past week has been filled with microgravity research for the @Space_Station crew. Check out what they’ve been working on! https://t.co/LHQcynTKqz https://t.co/xCkjgB48gX

110 years ago today, Matilde Moisant flew to a height of 1,200 feet in her Blériot XI type monoplane at Nassau Boulevard Airport in Long Island, New York. For that accomplishment, she won the Rodman-Wanamaker altitude trophy. #BecauseOfHerStory https://t.co/lP65ur9EQ0

On Thurs., Sept. 30, @ISS_Research that could help us better understand neurodegenerative diseases, gene expression, & muscle atrophy departs the @Space_Station, returning to Earth aboard a @SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. 🛰️ Watch LIVE at 8:45am ET (12:45 UT): https://t.co/QVJ6pI1e9O https://t.co/2w7tByOSP5

NASA urged to avoid space station gap