Our annual Awards submissions deadline is extended through next Wednesday, April 15 - get those nominations in! 💫 Every year, we recognize individual achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, & public outreach. Past recipients include luminaries such as Edwin Hubble, Vera Rubin...

It seems fitting, as the Artemis II mission continues its journey, that April is Global Astronomy Month! 🔭 We're watching STEAM education in action, something we are committed to 365 days a year. We offer workshops, courses, & hands-on educational activities for every age and learning level...

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24 minutes til Artemis surpasses Apollo's record!!

Friends: if you were an astronaut about to orbit the Moon on #ArtemisII, what would you want your wake up song to be? I've gotta go with Tank! youtu.be/UFFa0QoHWvE?...

#ArtemisII has entered the lunar sphere of influence!! Less than 40k miles left. LET'S GOOOOO 🚀🌕🚀

Real talk: what are we all wearing for Moon-Day tomorrow?? I've got my pins and patch ready. #ArtemisII

Two years ago, I had the opportunity to meet Reid Wiseman before we participated in the NASA total solar eclipse broadcast. I hope he and the #ArtemisII crew get to experience another solar eclipse from the far side of the Moon this Monday!

The focus of NASA's #Artemis 2 mission is shifting from views of Earth to the main event - sending humans around the moon's far side for the first time in more than 50 years. And don't miss the Easter message from NASA astronaut Victor Glover: cosmiclog.com/2026/04/04/o... #Space

If you want to (potentially) spot #Artemis with a telescope, pull up Integrity's ephemeris with JPL's Horizons! You can calculate it by selecting Artemis II as the target body and entering your closest city and state ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons/app... Happy spotting!

Here's an image I just took of the Artemis II mission showing the Orion spacecraft and the upper booster module (not sure which is which) taken when they were around 69,000 km from Earth aloing with an image of Earth from the spacecraft taken at the same time. Taken with my Unistellar telescope. 🔭 🚀

Want to follow the crew of Integrity during Artemis II? Visit NASA.gov/missions/artemis-ii/arow/ and follow the real-time flight! You can also visit NASA Eyes on the Solar System for a simulation of this, and all past nasa missions 🚀🌕

I'm overwhelmed with joy. Go #NASA. Go #Artemis II 🚀🌕

We are the oldest astronomical society in the United States, but we're not quite as old as the first photo ever taken of the moon. 🌔 This public-domain image is a daguerreotype by John W. Draper taken in 1840 from his rooftop observatory at New York University, and predates our founding by 49 years.

Artemis II is on track for an April 1 launch, so mark your calendar & join us at 2:30pm PT/5:30pm ET for a LIVE viewing party on our YouTube channel (at astrosocietypac). RSVP to our event on Facebook or add a reminder to your calendar app. 📅 👩🏻‍🚀🧑🏻‍🚀 Amy Imhoff, ASP's Director of Digital Brand...

Welcome, spring! 🌸 On Friday March 20, our team celebrated the Spring Equinox by observing sunset over the San Francisco Bay with a solar telescope, the Mayan Day Count Observer, Exploratorium, and local Mayan Yucatec Jarana Dance Group. Vivian White, our Director of Free Choice Learning...

Only 8 days left to submit excellent folks for our annual ASP Awards! Every year, we open our submission portal so YOU, our peers, can celebrate the people in your orbit who do amazing work in the areas of astronomy research, astro tech, education, and public outreach. This is your reminder that...

From NASA NASA’s Parker Solar Probe just did it again. ☀️ On March 11th, it completed its 27th close approach to the Sun, flying just 3.8 million miles from the solar surface at a blistering and record-matching 430,000 mph. New data drops March 18: go.nasa.gov/474BFBH

TFW the clocks move forward, and everyone is so happy, but you're losing an hour of stargazing. #DaylightSavings happens tomorrow at 2 AM, so make sure you reset your analog watches and the oven clock. We'll be back to standard time in November.

I need to go to Iceland this August for my total solar eclipse do-over. I'm willing to take a chance with the weather 🇮🇸

I tell people that if the government is covering up the existence of aliens, NASA is absolutely not involved, because astrobiologists can't keep a secret to save their lives

I'm about to crash out #TotalLunarEclipse #OvercastSkies

LOCK IN: on March 2-3, parts of North and South America, the North Pacific Ocean region, along with parts of Russia, Australia, Japan, etc. will experience a #TotalLunarEclipse! Here are your total eclipse times for time zones Eastern to Chamorro Standard Time (aka Guam):

The first crewed Moon landing since 1972 is now planned for Artemis IV in early 2028, possibly followed by Artemis V before the end of 2028: www.youtube.com/live/eCbQtyU...

We are counter-programming the State of the Union with a fundraising telethon featuring everyone’s favorite Bluesky posters doing short presentations and sketches on stuff they are passionate about. Will stream on YouTube starting at 8:30pm EST postersmadness.wordpress.com

This weekend, don't forget to check out a rare 6-planet alignment shortly after sunset on Saturday, February 28. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus will be visible from our vantage point here on Earth - although you will likely need a telescope for Uranus and Neptune. 🔭🌏 (1/2)

Happy s39th birthday to SN 1987A- the closest to us since the invention of the telescope! 🥳 Always a good excuse to share my cross stitch evolution over time in radio of SN1987A. Everything is to the correct scale etc bc cross stitch is the original pixel art. 🔭🧪 #sciart

bruh, the sidewalks JUST cleared 😫 #NYCBlizzard2026

Need a grant to support your astronomy or geophysics research? Time is running out to get your application in for the February round of funding awarded by the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social. 🔭🪐🌍️🌋 The deadline is this Friday (20 February)⌛️⏰️ Apply here 👉️ ras.ac.uk/awards-and-g... .

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

I'm still so emotional 🥹 🇵🇷

this is my first time seeing aurora in my game 😭 #ACNH

If you've ever wondered what Hubble and Webb were observing at any time, there's an easy way to find out! 👀 Space Telescope Live can show you what the telescopes are looking at now and what the next planned observation will be, all in one space (pun intended 😁): https://spacetelescopelive.org/

Another sunny day, another session with the Heliostar ☀️🔭 iPhone 15 with the @skywatcherusa.bsky.social Heliostar 76mm Hα telescope. 10 second live video, then processed in Adobe Premiere. #sungazing #astronomy #astrocelltography

HUGE thank you to @skywatcherusa.bsky.social for this incredible telescope! The Heliostar 76mm Hydrogen Alpha Solar Telescope is gonna be the new go-to for all my solar observations this year, both in person and via livestream ☀️🔭 #astrocelltography #astronomy #AmateurAstronomy #HydrogenAlpha

Garcia: I want to remind the American public of Stephen Miller. There's probably no single person in this government that has done more damage and more harm to people across this country than this man right here. It's our job to hold him responsible

New telescope news tomorrow, but #Unistellar telescope shenanigans tonight 😏🌖 #DawnOfTheFirstDay #72HoursRemain

lol I have a feeling I'll be using this ALL month. #BlackHistoryMonth

Mainers: BALM is offering a FREE street medic bridge training for people with medical experience (EMT/WFR and above) this Friday, Feb. 6, in Orono. Meals will be provided. If you're interested, please comment or DM me and I'll get you the link. It's 6 hours, meals provided. Please signal boost!

Calling all educators! Sign up now for a four-part workshop series showcasing the free astronomy visualization software Stellarium. 🔭 Participants will learn Stellarium’s applicability for creating learner-centered lessons, facilitated by experienced ASP educators Tony Smith and Shanil Virani.💫

I watched this excellent documentary, ‘Separated’ and the level of cruelty by Tom Homan was jaw dropping. I remember him being asked what he thought about children being ripped apart from their families and his answer was that he didn’t give a sh*t.

may i offer you some space in this trying time?

If you need a little time off from the latest atrocities, Kilauea is off the chain right now www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKu...

REPUBLICAN 2026 PLATFORM: - Republicans hold the unfettered right to abduct, rape, and murder any American citizen and get away with it. 2026 CENTRIST DEMOCRAT PLATFORM: - ICE agents just need a little more training. Hugs! 🤗 WHAT AMERICANS WANT: - Stop murdering us - Abolish ICE - Nuremberg trials

“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945

This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit. It's all white supremacy and greed.