🔵 TODAY marks Gerard Kuiper's anniversary of discovering Nereid, Neptune's second satellite!🥳

#neptune #satellite

🛜Nokia is taking its technology to new heights - literally! Their LTE/4G network is heading to the moon this year with Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission.

orbitaltoday.com/2024/04/30/int…

🚀 China's Chang'e-6 mission is set to make history with a daring lunar far-side sample return! Launching early Friday, this mission aims to collect up to 2,000 grams of lunar material.

What else should we know about it? orbitaltoday.com/2024/04/30/chi…

😍Have you ever seen the UK from space? Now, you have!

Thanks to Curiosity for this breathtaking view!

Remember when we shared the groundbreaking first image of space debris captured during Astroscale's game-changing ADRAS-J mission?

Get all the juicy details on that👇 orbitaltoday.com/2021/10/01/roc…

Zooming into the majestic Horsehead Nebula with NASA Webb Telescope is like unlocking a door to a hidden cosmos! 🌌

In this jaw-dropping JWST image, marvel at the galaxies peeking through the #nebula 's 'mane'🐴

Credits: ESA Science / ESA's Euclid mission / HUBBLE /ESA Webb Telescope

⚡️It's official: The Boeing Company is putting #NASA first in its Starliner missions! What about private flights?

#UPDATE and new comments on #Starliner here⤵️ orbitaltoday.com/2024/03/21/boe…

🪐 Did you know? #OTD in 1998, scientists discovered two tiny moons orbiting Uranus!

Learn more about them and discover other interesting facts about the seventh planet from the Sun👉 orbitaltoday.com/2023/08/05/fun…

🌠 Get ready for a celestial show!

The #EtaAquariids meteor shower peaks on the 5th-6th of May 2024.

Read more on how and when to catch this dazzling display in the UK 👇

orbitaltoday.com/2023/05/05/wat…

Behold the stunning spiral galaxy UGC 12591, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope!

😍 Light from this cosmic beauty travelled an astonishing 400 million years before reaching the telescope's lens

🚀 Today commemorates a pivotal discovery: in 1997, @ESA's ISO mission revealed #water in various celestial bodies beyond Earth!

Where are the water sources across the solar system? Follow the link to know 👇

orbitaltoday.com/2024/03/21/bey…

Breaking barriers in space communication!
ispace announced the relay satellites, poised to transform lunar data transmission as we know it.

#LunarExploration #SpaceTech
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Did you see the pics of the #PinkMoon and the #LyridMeteorShower last week?

Check out the #astrophotos captured by talented astrophotographers: Jamie Reynolds, AstroCarone🇨🇦, MOON LOVER, Mr. Jupiter, James Lucas and others.

Check 👇
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Shooting star/meteor captured on Ring doorbell camera by UK family✨

It was travelling across the English Channel at 70km/h.

Have you managed to catch the #meteor on video? Share in comments 📸👇

🪐NASA's Juno Mission captured stunning close-up images of Io, one of Jupiter's moons, revealing a glass-smooth lake of cooling lava called Loki Patera.

🌕 Imagine a world without the Moon, what would happen?

Beyond romantic nights and lunar wonders lies a cosmic truth: The moon shapes our world in ways we're just beginning to understand. orbitaltoday.com/2023/06/16/lun…

On this day, back in 2001, we witnessed the world's first space tourist launched to the ISS by Dennis Tito. It costed a staggering $20 million.

💰Is space still reserved for the ultra-wealthy? How much does it cost? What companies can offer that to you? orbitaltoday.com/2024/04/26/get…

With all the fuss about the comeback of #Voyager1 , what about the Voyager 2? Where is it now?

Let's see👇 orbitaltoday.com/2023/10/03/rea…

🌍🔍 New research unveils a surprising revelation: Earth's magnetic shield predated its core, safeguarding life from cosmic radiation during its earliest days some 3.5 to 3.7 billion years ago.

You won’t be able to look away! The world’s best space TV shows guide for this weekend!📽️ orbitaltoday.com/2023/08/06/you…