Space Contents Archive

Our Planetary Defense experts are on the job to find & track asteroids. This month, they'll launch the #DARTMission to test asteroid deflection technology. This asteroid is of NO threat to Earth. Do you have what it takes to be a #PlanetaryDefender? https://t.co/CnxdS9t6qb https://t.co/Y4kEiTb3Rq

#OTD in 1974, Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, aircraft designer and senior vice president of Lockheed, announced his retirement after 40+ years and countless contributions to some of the most original aircraft designs of the 20th century. https://t.co/gp7JWPdsu9

What is that one thing that fascinates you about space? Its blackholes for me.

The payload fairing on the most recent Ariane 5 launch last month worked perfectly, according to the European Space Agency, helping clear concerns about the shroud before liftoff of the James Webb Space Telescope on the next Ariane 5 flight in December. https://t.co/FCjscIPwkf https://t.co/HFPRAqcRL8

China's Shenzhou 13 crew takes its first spacewalk, the country's 1st by a female astronaut https://t.co/LO6vNEcAfz https://t.co/bFELOBbDe3

I tried drawing the Moon in inverted colors

Does anyone know anything about this NASA Atlantis Space Shuttle Snow Globe? I bought it in 2014 and was looking to sell it as I need money. Can't find anything online about it, though, and don't really have north for pricing. Perhaps anyone can help me out?! Thanks! Pictures below, it plays music.

Catch Venus and the crescent Moon together in the southwest as twilight fades. How low can you follow them down after dark? The Great Square of Pegasus is still balanced on its corner in the southeast. But within two hours it turns around to lie level. https://t.co/45kewewbXD https://t.co/gmxYGlAEbH

Hubble's stunning 87-megapixel mosaic of grand design spiral Messier 51. Data from Hubble's legacy archive, processed by me. Link to full resolution in comments!

Shot on Pixel 6 Pro (unedited)

Is this a meteor?

Jupiter traveling the starfield

Did you pass the #PlanetaryDefender test? Show us photos and videos with your certificate and you might see yourself on NASA TV! https://t.co/oXpJ6Y4foL

#TDIH in 2007: Space Shuttle Discovery landed and completed the STS-120 mission after just over 15 days. This image shows Discovery's drag chute deployed as the spacecraft rolls toward wheel stop. https://t.co/9z7yh13ncH

Orion Nebula taken at 250mm