Space Contents Archive

On thursday night, I witnessed the best aurora of my life in Churchill, Manitoba

[OC] Milkyway above Kali, island Ugljan, Croatia

Save the date for the world's largest space & science hackathon: the NASA International #SpaceApps Challenge. (Code skills not required.) Oct. 1-2, participants from around the world will use space-based data to address global issues. Register now: https://t.co/4nnryUe2We https://t.co/WjLJivJ1yH

Honored to have been back in Central Park last night with @GlblCtzn for the #GlobalCitizenFestival. Together, we can change the world people! https://t.co/eVCVm5qVF7

When modern conservatives speak of the "founding fathers" they are referring to the GamerGate assholes.

The Pillars of Creation: Redone

The aurora borealis last night in Churchill, Manitoba

Getting to Mars is hard. #30YearsAgo today, the @NASAMars Observer mission launched. The mission didn't quite go as planned though: On Aug. 22, 1993 contact was lost with the spacecraft shortly before orbital insertion at Mars. #MarsMystery https://t.co/u7EolNM9VT https://t.co/PXU9qP9V39

Planetary Society member Pavel Gabzdyl created this depiction of Uranus as seen from the vantage point of the surface of a passing comet. What a view! (Illustration: Pavel Gabzdyl) https://t.co/GigkTbFCeS

My uncle saw the SpaceX launch over Maryland!

In this model, a long time ago the universe was far smaller, far hotter and far denser than it is today. https://t.co/I1FcimIhME https://t.co/hIKRKNK7xt

United Launch Alliance sent a Delta 4-Heavy rocket and a spy satellite into orbit Saturday from California’s Central Coast, closing out a chapter in the tangled history of a launch pad once intended for military space shuttle missions. 📷:@sandovalphotos https://t.co/afOAdb5UBJ https://t.co/aklExSu3gi

NGC 281 The Pacman Nebula

NGC 281 The Pacman Nebula

The Skylab 3 crew, Jack Lousma, Owen Garriott and Alan Bean soaked up some rays #OTD in 1973 after spending a record 59 days in space conducting scientific experiments while orbiting the Earth. 📖 More: https://t.co/Oi2cIosQge https://t.co/DOaH7NXi6D