Space Contents Archive

UPDATE: @NASA, @ESA, and @Arianespace have confirmed a targeted launch date of Dec. 25 at 7:20 am ET (12:20 UTC) for the James Webb Space Telescope. The @Ariane5 rocket is set to roll out to the launchpad on Dec. 23: https://t.co/O9R4KRlfQW https://t.co/VbNKWs48je

What has @NASAPersevere seen in its 10 months on Mars—and where are we going next? Join us for a panoramic trip through Jezero Crater: https://t.co/eZTESCE59P https://t.co/jvLfKFh5vl

The station crew received holiday treats, crew supplies and new science experiments today with the arrival of the @SpaceX Cargo Dragon. https://t.co/UVqrTQAYbR

Shaken not stirred. The "Foam Coarsening" experiment studies foam on the @Space_Station for better application on Earth, like food production. By shaking the pistons inside the cell, foam is generated. As there is no drainage in weightlessness, foams are more stable in space 💧 https://t.co/1plmN74JhO

#TDIH 2006, Space Shuttle Discovery landed with a smooth touchdown on Runway 15 at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility, returning from the International @Space_Station and completing mission STS-116. https://t.co/o1gMeh73yX

UPDATE: Teams have confirmed @NASAWebb’s target launch date of Dec. 25 at 7:20am ET (12:20 UTC) from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The Ariane 5 rocket is scheduled to roll out to the launchpad Dec. 23: https://t.co/SZE0Hb2VeK https://t.co/zjFhFYFpVl

Astronomers find record-breaking haul of starless 'rogue' planets https://t.co/qUwDEbnXhB https://t.co/DW3ld3BrZm

NASA Marshall on Twitter: Starship launch hardware stands tall at @SpaceX while NASA HLS experts, @AstroKomrade , and @AstroVicGlover take a firsthand look. A Starship will land @NASAArtemis astronauts on the Moon during Artemis III after SLS and Orion deliver the crew to lunar orbit.

Santa’s most famous reindeer got his start in 1939, when a writer for the Montgomery Ward department store used Rudolph in a promotion to boost profits in the holiday season. One of the original 1939 booklets is in our @amhistorymuseum's collection. https://t.co/RNxI8RFRhy

Hundreds of scientific papers published this past year based on @Space_Station research have advanced our understanding in areas of study from stem cells to radiation. Here’s what we learned: https://t.co/KfCb3jixJf https://t.co/HJgLQm4RaO

The @NASAWebb telescope will #UnfoldTheUniverse in ways we've never seen before. But, #DYK advances made during its development are already helping make life better here on Earth? Check out @NASAspinoff's list of space telescope 🔭 tech all around you: https://t.co/hvtI0U1kIu https://t.co/i7arE19mDH

Why can you see the Moon during the day? Easy, because it’s there! It may seem odd to look up at the daytime sky and see the Moon but it’s perfectly natural. We break it down so you know when to look up. Follow more Moon science: https://t.co/reibVE3xRU https://t.co/fe9NcvQqKZ

Tank time! In the 1970s, Dr. Mary Johnston, Carolyn Griner, and Dr. Ann Whitaker trained in @NASA_Marshall's Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NBS). The NBS was an underwater training facility which simulated the weightlessness astronauts experience in space. https://t.co/etDyrdMETG

Add some Air and Space to your holiday celebrations with aviation and space themed ornaments. 🎄 Find hands-on templates to make ornaments with your kids that look like Hubble, galaxies, airplanes, and more: https://t.co/L9kLeK2qgd https://t.co/aRvth9J2y4

Milky Way from a National Park in Italy