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Space.com @space.com · 9h

Our #space #photooftheday takes us back to the #atacama #desert where we see #radio #dishes belonging to the ALMA Observatory.

Read more on our #website

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Space.com @space.com · 10h

An #asteroid discovered only 2 days ago is flying closer to the #earth than our #moon today.

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#nearearthasteroid #skywatching #sky #asteroids #asteroidimpact

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Space.com @space.com · 15h

#Onthisday in #space: In 1997, the Cassini-Huygens #spacecraft launched for #saturn

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#nasa #spacehistory #onthisdayinspace #onthisday #history #science #spacescience #astronomy #astronomyfacts #astronomylovers #historyfacts #sciencefacts #historylovers #planet

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Space.com @space.com · 1d

To travel to #deepspace, astronauts often traverse #deepunderground first. Our #imageoftheday shows #astronaut Marco Sieber in a #cave as part of his training.

https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/from-caves-to-the-cosmos-space-photo-of-the-day-for-oct-14-2025

#picoftheday #photo #science

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Space.com @space.com · 1d

#onthisday in #space: In 1947, #pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time!

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#nasa #spacehistory #history #science #spacescience #astronomy #astronomyfacts #astronomylovers #historyfacts #sciencefacts #historylovers

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Tariq J. Malik @tariqjmalik.bsky.social · 2d

LIVE Tonight! SpaceX will launch its Starship Flight 11 test fligth at about 7:22 pm ET or so. Livestream starting shortly. You can watch it live @space.com
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Watch SpaceX launch its Starship Flight 11 megarocket test flight today

Liftoff is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ET on Monday (Oct. 13).

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Space.com @space.com · 5d

Our #imageoftoday is all about gravitational lensing, as captured by this image from the #jameswebbspacetelescope

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#image #picoftheday #astronomy #nasa #spacephotos #spacephoto #science #spacescience #jameswebb #spacetelescope #telescope #darkmatter #darkenergy

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Space.com @space.com · 6d

Our #spacephoto of #today looks at NASA's lunar #electric #rover as it goes for a test drive in #arizona.

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#image #picoftheday #photo #astronomy #nasa #spacephotos #photooftheday #science #spacescience #picture #photography #rovers #moon #manonthemoon

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Space.com @space.com · 7d

On #october 1, near #earth #asteroid 2025 TF whizzed by #antarctica at a similar altitude as the International Space Station.

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Space.com @space.com · 8d

We travel to the Large Magellanic #cloud for our #space #photooftheday as this image was taken by the #hubble #telescope.

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#image #picoftheday #photo #astronomy #nasa #spacephotos #spacephoto #science #spacescience #picture #photography

Cosmic clouds caught by Hubble Telescope | Space photo of the day for Oct. 7, 2025

The cluster can offer fresh insights into how stars of all sizes form and evolve.

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Space.com @space.com · 9d

Read all about #science #icon Bill Nye teaming up with the @planetarysociety.bsky.social in a recent #protest against the #nasa budget cuts.

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PC: @planetarysociety.bsky.social

#billnye #billnyethescienceguy #savenasascience #savenasa #space #spacescience

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Space.com @space.com · 9d

Our #space #photooftheday shows how delicate the process is to repair a #telescope, as even the tiniest dust particle can affect its readings.

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#image #picoftheday #photo #astronomy #nasa #spacephotos #spacephoto #science #spacescience #picture #photography #mirror

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Space.com @space.com · 9d

"We don't talk about Juno" or at least, NASA isn't right now.
The #juno #spacecraft studying #jupiter was supposed to end its #mission the same day the #governmentshutdown occurred. So what happened to Juno?

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#nasa #radiosilence #mysteries #spacemysteries

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Space.com @space.com · 9d

#onthisday in #space: In 1992 the #US and #Russia sign the #human #spaceflight Agreement.

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#nasa #spacehistory #onthisdayinspace #onthisday #history #science #spacescience #astronomy #astronomyfacts #astronomylovers #historyfacts #sciencefacts #historylovers

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Space.com @space.com · 12d

Our #space #photooftheday shows #NASA #pilot Kirt Stallings waiting to take off as part of the GEMx #mission which will scan the Earth.

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#image #picoftheday #photo #astronomy #nasa #spacephotos #spacephoto #science #spacescience #picture #photography #aircraft #earth

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Space.com @space.com · 12d

Taylor: “Did you #girlboss too close to the sun?”
NASA: Challenge accepted

#lifeofashowgirl #taylorswift #swiftie #newalbum #nasa #challengeaccepted #space #spacecraft

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Space.com @space.com · 12d

#otd in #space: The first successful #test #launch of the German A4 #rocket or the V2 rocket happened.

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#spacehistory #onthisday #history #science #spacescience #astronomy #astronomyfacts #astronomylovers #historyfacts #sciencefacts #historylovers

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Space.com @space.com · 13d

A look at binary #star system Eta Carinae from the #soar #telescope in #chile shows its various #color spectrum.

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#image #picoftheday #photo #astronomy #spacephotos #spacephoto #science #spacescience #picture #photography

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Space.com @space.com · 13d

#onthisday in #space: In 2015, the United Launch Alliance celebrated their 100th #rocket #launch!

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#nasa #spacehistory #onthisdayinspace #onthisday #history #science #spacescience #astronomy #astronomyfacts #astronomylovers #historyfacts #sciencefacts #historylovers

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Space.com @space.com · 14d

As the #government #shutdown begins, #nasa furloughs 15,000 #employees.

Our staff #writer @joshdinner.bsky.social dives into the details on our #website

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#spaceagency #administration #governmentshutdown

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Space.com @space.com · 14d

#onthisday in #space: In 1958 #nasa was created! Happy #birthday NASA!

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#space #spacehistory #onthisdayinspace #onthisday #history #science #spacescience #astronomy #astronomyfacts #astronomylovers #historyfacts #sciencefacts #historylovers

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Space.com @space.com · 15d

Our #space #photooftheday comes from #chile as we look at the #telescopes atop Cerro Tololo in the Atacama Desert.

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#image #picoftheday #photo #astronomy #nasa #spacephotos #spacephoto #science #spacescience #picture #photography #astronomy #telescopes #desert

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Space.com @space.com · 15d

#onthisday in #space: In 2016 the #rosetta #spacecraft crashed into a #comet!

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#nasa #spacehistory #onthisdayinspace #onthisday #history #science #spacescience #astronomy #astronomyfacts #astronomylovers #historyfacts #sciencefacts #historylovers

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Space.com @space.com · 16d

With a possible #government #shutdown on the #horizon, our staff #writer @joshdinner.bsky.social dives into how this may affect #nasa.

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#nasabudget #governmentshutdown

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Space.com @space.com · 16d

Is it a spiral or an elliptical #galaxy? NGC2775 seems to be maybe a bit of both in our #space #photooftheday captured by the #hubble space #telescope.

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#image #picoftheday #photo #astronomy #nasa #spacephoto #science #spacescience #picture #photography #galaxies

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