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The journey of 4 billion miles (6.4 billion kilometers) begins with a single launch. 🚀
The @ULALaunch Atlas V rocket lifted off successfully at 5...
Don’t be average; be savage. 💥
The fierce, swirling chaos of dust and gas in this @NASAHubble image is from a massive star that exploded, spewin...
Don’t be average; be savage. 💥
The fierce, swirling chaos of dust and gas in this @NASAHubble image is from a massive star that exploded, spewin...
❤️ We love Lucy.
Our #LucyMission, that is. Targeted to launch on Oct. 16 at 5:34 a.m. EDT (09:34 UTC) our Lucy spacecraft will lift off to th...
New stars are SO DRAMATIC💥
The Small Magellanic Cloud, located 210,000 light-years away, is one of the most brilliant and intricately detailed sta...
Yes, we think it did! Ancient Mars may have been wetter & warmer — similar to our home planet.
🤔 So what happened? Scientists like D...
New stars are SO DRAMATIC💥
The Small Magellanic Cloud, located 210,000 light-years away, is one of the most brilliant and intricately detailed sta...
You’ve heard of the Hidden Figures. But have you heard of another hidden figure named Mary Golda Ross?
Born in 1908, Ross was a Native American...
Hypnotized by the lights✨
City lights twinkle where Europe meets Asia below the International Space Station (@ISS ) as it orbits 264 miles above the...
We see you, baby star! 🤩
Since modern astronomical observations began, we've been studying the subtle changes that happen in the birthplaces of st...
Hypnotized by the lights✨
City lights twinkle where Europe meets Asia below the International Space Station (@ISS ) as it orbits 264 miles above the...
Ever wonder what Mars might have looked like billions of years ago? So do we!
Today, the Martian surface is sorely lacking in stunning water views li...
It takes two to tango 💃
@NASAHubble captures the delicate dance between two interacting galaxies. Setting the scene at more than 100 million ligh...
Ever wonder what Mars might have looked like billions of years ago? So do we!
Today, the Martian surface is sorely lacking in stunning water views li...
Lagrange Points are places around a planet where the pull of its gravity, the Sun's gravity and the motion of the orbit are balanced. Things at these ...
Meet some of the women who inspire us to reach for the stars ✨
This week is #WorldSpaceWeek, a global celebration of exploration—and this year's t...
These mysterious space rocks have been gravitationally trapped in Jupiter’s orbit around the Sun for billions of years and hold clues to the formatio...
🍂 Fall weather have you itching to step outside? You’ve come to the right place! This month, take a moment to turn your eye to the sky for a chanc...
Hello. 👋
If you follow us, you may already be familiar with our incredible imagery — astronauts launching to space, solar systems billions of lig...
Space jellyfish? Interstellar coffee stain? What do you see here?
About 1500 light-years away, the Cygnus Loop nebula glows bright in ultraviolet b...
