NASA APOD: Comet R3 PanSTARRS over a Himalayan Valley The best way to see comet R3 PanSTARRS’s long tail is with a camera. This week, the recently brightened comet appears in northern skies to the east just before dawn, but is only barely visible to the ...

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Comet R3 PanSTARRS over a Himalayan Valley

Comet R3 PanSTARRS over Himalayas. Its extensive ion tail, best seen by camera, appears long due to Earth's nearly sideways view of the tail as it points away from the Sun. Barely visible, the comet now leaves our Solar System.

Credit: Basudeb Chakrabarti &
Samit Saha

NEW: Astronaut Reid Wiseman shares a video of ‘Earthset’ that was taken with his iPhone

“This is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye…” Wiseman said.

This has to be the greatest iPhone video of all time.

NASA APOD: Eye on the Milky Way Have you ever had stars in your eyes? It appears that the eye on the left does, and moreover, it appears to be gazing at even more stars. The featured 27-frame mosaic was taken in 2019 from Ojas de Sa...

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Eye on the Milky Way

This "eye" on the Milky Way is a Chilean lagoon reflecting our galaxy. The smooth band contains billions of stars, light-absorbing dust, and glowing nebulae. Jupiter and Saturn are also visible.

Credit: Miguel Claro
(TWAN,
Dark Sky Alqueva)

Following historic Artemis II mission, 170+ citizen advocates to… The Planetary Society will converge in Washington, D.C., on April 20, to meet directly with members of Congress to urge rejection of the administration's…

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🚨 Bill Nye and hundreds of Planetary Society members are heading to DC next week to protest the White House's proposal to slash NASA's science budget

• 47% cut to NASA science funding — 23% cut to the agency's overall budget

• Would be the largest single-year budget cut in NASA's history

An astronaut floats alone above Earth during a spacewalk, surrounded by the blackness of space, with the blue curve of the planet visible below.

This iconic 1984 photo is often called one of the most terrifying space images ever.

During STS-41-B on Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Bruce McCandless II became the first person to perform an untethered spacewalk.

Image credit: NASA (Bruce McCandless II during STS-41-B)

Her legacy is one of resilience, and she continues to inspire a new generation of women.

Christina Koch, mission specialist on NASA’s Artemis II, became the first woman to leave Earth orbit and head toward the Moon’s far side.

She also spent 328 days on the ISS in 2019-20 and helped complete the first all-female spacewalk in human history.

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NASA has given approval to begin implementing its project to support ESA's Rosalind Franklin mission. Scheduled to launch in 2028, this Mars rover will be the first to search for signs of past or present life under the Red Planet’s surface.

NASA APOD: The Long Wispy Tail of Comet R3 (PanSTARRS) Why does Comet R3 (PanSTARRS) have a wispy tail? The newest bright member of the inner Solar System, Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) is already extending an impressive stream of glowing gas. This tail st...

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The Long Wispy Tail of Comet R3 (PanSTARRS)

The Long Wispy Tail of Comet R3 (PanSTARRS): Why does Comet R3 (PanSTARRS) have a wispy tail? The newest bright member of the inner Solar System, Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) is already extending an impressive stream of glowing gas. This tail starts from an unseen central nucl…

Credit: Haythem Hamdi

NASA APOD: Comet R3 (PanSTARRS) Brightens Comet R3 is brightening rapidly -- will it survive? C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) has been slowly brightening and extending an ion tail since its discovery last year. This shedding mountain of dirty ice put...

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Comet R3 (PanSTARRS) Brightens

Comet R3 (PanSTARRS) is brightening, putting on its best sky show this month as it nears the Sun & Earth. Its future is uncertain: it may become visible to the unaided eye, disintegrate at perihelion, or survive to leave the Solar System.

Credit: José Rodrigues

🚨 The Artemis II crew reached a peak velocity of 24,664 mph during its mission, says NASA

The equivalent of flying from LA to NYC in 6 mins 🤯

NASA APOD: Artemis II: Flight Day 6 On flight day 6 (April 6) the Artemis II mission achieved a historic lunar flyby. Rounding the lunar far side, the deep space maneuver marked humanity's first venture to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 19...

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Artemis II: Flight Day 6

Artemis II's Flight Day 6 lunar flyby saw the crew set a record for human travel farthest from Earth since Apollo 13, reaching nearly 407,000 km. This space age selfie captures Orion, the lunar far side, and Earth's crescent.

Credit: NASA/ APOD

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The five Artemis II crew members with happy faces after successful recovery.

SPLASHDOWN CONFIRMED!

There we go, for the first time in over half a century, humanity has reached the Moon and safely returned.

A small step in a journey of a thousand miles.

Congratulations to the crew, NASA, and everyone involved 🍾

“The Artemis II return trajectory is designed to ensure any remaining debris does not pose a hazard to land, people, or shipping lanes.”

Orion’s crew and service module have separated. The crew module continues on its path towards Earth while the service module will harmlessly burn up in Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.

Source: NASA Artemis

🚨: Donald Trump has proposed a 47% cut to NASA science funding, alongside the 23% cut to the agency's overall budget

This would be the largest single-year budget cut in NASA's history

Image of Pluto, credit to NASA & respective photographer.

From 10 year old Kaela to NASA.

BREAKING 🚨: NASA admin Jared Isaacman responds to a letter from a 10-year-old asking to make Pluto a planet again

"We are looking into this."

Lunar Closeup from NASA Artemis II Gallery https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-mobile-wallpapers/

🚨: NASA just released this closest image of Moon ever taken by Artemis II .

The clarity in insane in this view.

NASA APOD: IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula Do you see the horse's head? What you are seeing is not the famous Horsehead nebula toward Orion, but rather a fainter nebula that only takes on a familiar form with deeper imaging. The main part o...

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IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula

IC 4592, the Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula, isn't the famous Orion Horsehead. This fainter nebula shines blue as it reflects light from bright nearby stars, notably Nu Scorpii in Scorpius.

Credit: Rabeea Alkuwari