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🚨 NASA is sending helicopters back to Mars
• 3 of them will be strapped to a nuclear-powered spacecraft
• First nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft in over 60 years
• 3 of them will be strapped to a nuclear-powered spacecraft
• First nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft in over 60 years
NASA has released never-before-seen 16mm high-speed film footage of the Artemis II launch 🎥
Video: https://twitter.com/latestinspace/status/2100027861553816030
Video: https://twitter.com/latestinspace/status/2100027861553816030
September 16, 2026 at 1:05 AM
NASA has released never-before-seen 16mm high-speed film footage of the Artemis II launch 🎥
Video: https://twitter.com/latestinspace/status/2100027861553816030
Video: https://twitter.com/latestinspace/status/2100027861553816030
BREAKING 🚨: JWST has dropped a new image
September 15, 2026 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING 🚨: JWST has dropped a new image
BREAKING 🚨: SpaceX will attempt to send Starship to orbit for the first time ever on Tuesday, Sept. 22
Launch window opens at 8:15 a.m. EDT 🚀
Launch window opens at 8:15 a.m. EDT 🚀
September 15, 2026 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING 🚨: SpaceX will attempt to send Starship to orbit for the first time ever on Tuesday, Sept. 22
Launch window opens at 8:15 a.m. EDT 🚀
Launch window opens at 8:15 a.m. EDT 🚀
BREAKING 🚨: SpaceX to send Starship to orbit for the first time ever on Tuesday, Sept. 22
Launch window opens at 8:15 a.m. EDT 🚀
Launch window opens at 8:15 a.m. EDT 🚀
September 15, 2026 at 7:06 PM
BREAKING 🚨: SpaceX to send Starship to orbit for the first time ever on Tuesday, Sept. 22
Launch window opens at 8:15 a.m. EDT 🚀
Launch window opens at 8:15 a.m. EDT 🚀
NEWS 🚨: The U.S. wants a nuclear reactor in Earth orbit by 2028
September 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
NEWS 🚨: The U.S. wants a nuclear reactor in Earth orbit by 2028
NEWS 🚨: NASA's new Roman Space Telescope now has enough fuel to last 22 years after a near-perfect course correction
More than double what it was built for!
More than double what it was built for!
September 15, 2026 at 1:50 AM
NEWS 🚨: NASA's new Roman Space Telescope now has enough fuel to last 22 years after a near-perfect course correction
More than double what it was built for!
More than double what it was built for!
🚨 NASA is sending helicopters back to Mars
• 3 of them will be strapped to a nuclear-powered spacecraft
• First nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft in over 60 years
• 3 of them will be strapped to a nuclear-powered spacecraft
• First nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft in over 60 years
September 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
🚨 NASA is sending helicopters back to Mars
• 3 of them will be strapped to a nuclear-powered spacecraft
• First nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft in over 60 years
• 3 of them will be strapped to a nuclear-powered spacecraft
• First nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft in over 60 years
BREAKING 🚨: For the first time, the U.S. military confirms it has deployed space weapons to orbit
September 14, 2026 at 9:20 PM
BREAKING 🚨: For the first time, the U.S. military confirms it has deployed space weapons to orbit
🚨 Tonight the Moon, Venus, the star Spica, and Mercury all line up in the western sky right after sunset
September 14, 2026 at 4:05 PM
🚨 Tonight the Moon, Venus, the star Spica, and Mercury all line up in the western sky right after sunset
NEWS 🚨: NASA has now confirmed 6,366 planets outside our solar system 🪐
September 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
NEWS 🚨: NASA has now confirmed 6,366 planets outside our solar system 🪐
BREAKING 🚨: Venus will disappear behind the Moon tomorrow in a rare daytime occultation
Watch from Europe, Africa, Asia, and western Russia.
Not visible from the Americas
Watch from Europe, Africa, Asia, and western Russia.
Not visible from the Americas
September 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
BREAKING 🚨: Venus will disappear behind the Moon tomorrow in a rare daytime occultation
Watch from Europe, Africa, Asia, and western Russia.
Not visible from the Americas
Watch from Europe, Africa, Asia, and western Russia.
Not visible from the Americas
BREAKING 🚨: NASA has conducted its first ever flyover during an NFL game
September 13, 2026 at 8:36 PM
BREAKING 🚨: NASA has conducted its first ever flyover during an NFL game
One year ago, NASA said the Perseverance rover found the "strongest evidence yet" of life on Mars 🦠
Downside: it can't be confirmed until the sample is back on Earth, and no mission exists to bring it back
Downside: it can't be confirmed until the sample is back on Earth, and no mission exists to bring it back
September 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
One year ago, NASA said the Perseverance rover found the "strongest evidence yet" of life on Mars 🦠
Downside: it can't be confirmed until the sample is back on Earth, and no mission exists to bring it back
Downside: it can't be confirmed until the sample is back on Earth, and no mission exists to bring it back
POV: You're on the surface of asteroid Ryugu, millions of miles from Earth
September 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
POV: You're on the surface of asteroid Ryugu, millions of miles from Earth
NEWS 🚨: NASA will begin to conduct flyovers and send astronauts to NFL games this season
Starting tomorrow in Pittsburgh, PA
Starting tomorrow in Pittsburgh, PA
September 12, 2026 at 2:34 PM
NEWS 🚨: NASA will begin to conduct flyovers and send astronauts to NFL games this season
Starting tomorrow in Pittsburgh, PA
Starting tomorrow in Pittsburgh, PA
This piece of metal on Mars, engraved with the American flag, is made from aluminum recovered from the World Trade Center 🇺🇸
It's aboard both NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers, and will likely stay preserved on Mars for millions of years
It's aboard both NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers, and will likely stay preserved on Mars for millions of years
September 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM
This piece of metal on Mars, engraved with the American flag, is made from aluminum recovered from the World Trade Center 🇺🇸
It's aboard both NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers, and will likely stay preserved on Mars for millions of years
It's aboard both NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers, and will likely stay preserved on Mars for millions of years
25 years ago today, astronaut Frank Culbertson watched the 9/11 attacks unfold from the International Space Station 💔
He was the only American not on Earth
He was the only American not on Earth
September 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM
25 years ago today, astronaut Frank Culbertson watched the 9/11 attacks unfold from the International Space Station 💔
He was the only American not on Earth
He was the only American not on Earth
Japan will launch the first-ever mission to bring back a piece of a Martian moon on Oct. 19
September 11, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Japan will launch the first-ever mission to bring back a piece of a Martian moon on Oct. 19
NASA satellites captured Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupting from space
It's estimated to have sent ash 50,000 feet into the sky 😨
It's estimated to have sent ash 50,000 feet into the sky 😨
September 11, 2026 at 8:35 AM
NASA satellites captured Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupting from space
It's estimated to have sent ash 50,000 feet into the sky 😨
It's estimated to have sent ash 50,000 feet into the sky 😨
Saturn's moon Iapetus captured on this day in 2007 during Cassini spacecraft’s flyby
September 11, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Saturn's moon Iapetus captured on this day in 2007 during Cassini spacecraft’s flyby
NEWS 🚨: The world's largest digital camera just captured 500,000 galaxies in a single photo 📸
September 11, 2026 at 3:04 AM
NEWS 🚨: The world's largest digital camera just captured 500,000 galaxies in a single photo 📸
Most recent images of Mars, taken today 📸
September 11, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Most recent images of Mars, taken today 📸
BREAKING 🚨: NASA's Chandra telescope just discovered a new class of cosmic objects
Astronomers found 84 of them in 6 galaxies and have no idea what they are
Astronomers found 84 of them in 6 galaxies and have no idea what they are
September 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
BREAKING 🚨: NASA's Chandra telescope just discovered a new class of cosmic objects
Astronomers found 84 of them in 6 galaxies and have no idea what they are
Astronomers found 84 of them in 6 galaxies and have no idea what they are
NEWS 🚨: The commander and pilot of Artemis II are stepping down as active astronauts, 5 months after flying around the Moon
September 10, 2026 at 5:19 PM
NEWS 🚨: The commander and pilot of Artemis II are stepping down as active astronauts, 5 months after flying around the Moon
NEWS 🚨: NASA is now asking companies to help it build a permanent base on the Moon
It's requesting tech that can generate power through the two-week lunar night, pull breathable oxygen out of Moon dust, and turn lunar soil into building material
Things are heating up!!
It's requesting tech that can generate power through the two-week lunar night, pull breathable oxygen out of Moon dust, and turn lunar soil into building material
Things are heating up!!
September 9, 2026 at 12:20 PM
NEWS 🚨: NASA is now asking companies to help it build a permanent base on the Moon
It's requesting tech that can generate power through the two-week lunar night, pull breathable oxygen out of Moon dust, and turn lunar soil into building material
Things are heating up!!
It's requesting tech that can generate power through the two-week lunar night, pull breathable oxygen out of Moon dust, and turn lunar soil into building material
Things are heating up!!