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@Stephen Marr on Twitter: Falcon B1052 rolled by the press site with an upper stage attached. This booster that had previously served as a Falcon Heavy side booster on 2 missions has now been converted to fly as a Falcon 9! Cool!

Jeff Foust on Twitter: Rogozin says cosmonaut Anna Kikina will fly on a US commercial crew vehicle in the fall of 2022 (which would be Crew Dragon Crew-5) with a NASA astronaut flying on a Soyuz as part of a seat barter agreement.

Jupiter, the moon, Saturn and Venus in 1 picture. Not sure why my phone makes the moon look so close to a full moon...

Looking to buy a telescope, was wondering if anyone could tell me what the best telescope is. I want to be able to input a location and have the telescope move to the location and be able to record or take a picture.

Moon’s surface 8 December, 2021 20:00 IST

✨ NOW: NASA and @ESA experts talk about launching @NASAWebb. Ask questions using #AskNASA or request to speak live: https://t.co/vquV1L27rl

Booster 5 behind the Starbase sign. 🤩🚀🥰 @NASASpaceflight https://t.co/bPOsCjKq2b

Behold, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot.🔴 Our #JunoMission captured this detailed look and found that the giant, long-lived vortex extends far deeper into the atmosphere than scientists previously expected — about 300 miles (500 kilometers) below the cloud tops. https://t.co/6EXvZeqoCs https://t.co/NEz5i9q4kM

1/ Our Very Large Telescope has captured a direct image of a planet orbiting b Centauri the hottest and most massive planet-hosting star pair found to date! 🔗 https://t.co/jM8TQVyZgB Credit: @ESO /Janson et al. https://t.co/5Dx18AyUEa

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen is linked directly to the life and career of General Benjamin O. Davis Jr. #TDIH 1998, Davis received his fourth star. Learn more about his military career: https://t.co/NyyX869xX6 https://t.co/7ip0oMO04l

Our newest orbiting observatory, #IXPE, is lifting off tonight to enhance our cosmic X-ray vision! Tune in starting at 12:30am ET (05:30 UTC) to watch IXPE launch—and find out what it'll teach us about the universe: https://t.co/z1RgZwQkWS https://t.co/HJMVNSztPf

Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing by Andrea Luck © CC BY­­ https://t.co/6GJgdLbnoE

Gene Cernan: "And, my impression of the world, philosophically...sure hasn't changed... It's sure beautiful and, looking back at it, there's several billion people who have got a lot to work for because it's one of the most beautiful sights we've ever seen here." #Apollo17 https://t.co/i0Xuq3Puy3

Record-breaking alien planet spotted circling massive, superhot star duo (photo) https://t.co/JJ8Ll1jtql https://t.co/9NB8aEvBuy

The Horsehead Nebula, probably the best known dark/absorption nebula (this means it is so dense that it blocks the visible wavelenghts from behind it). The nebula has a radius of 3.5 light years and is located 1,375 light years from Earth.