This footage from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captures the past week of solar activity. The active region NASA have been tracking—which produced last Sunday's M-class flare and CME-has transitioned to the center of the solar disk. 1/2

🚀 Mission Launch! The SNAPPY CubeSat has successfully launched aboard a Falcon 9 Rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. This university-designed small spacecraft is now in orbit to study neutrinos—particles that move through the universe at near-light speeds. 🌌 #NASA #SNAPPY 1/4

NASA is joining forces with industry leaders like SpaceX, ULA, Lockheed Martin, and Eta Space to test cryogenic fuel technologies in orbit! 🚀 These partnerships are essential for developing the systems needed for long-term space travel. #NASA #SpaceTech #Innovation 1/4

Some fun #Space news! This weekend the iconic Goodwood estate in the UK held its highly anticipated kennel design competition THEME DOGS IN SPACE Kennel designers explore a world of imagination & discovery. With this playful theme, the sky was truly the limit Which one’s your favourite? 🚀🐶🌕

🚀 Liftoff! SpaceX’s 34th resupply mission is officially on its way to the ISS with 6,500 lbs of cargo and science. Watch the autonomous docking live this Sunday, May 17, starting at 5:30 AM ET on NASA+. 🌌 #ISS #SpaceX #Artemis 1/4

NASA missions just tracked the most powerful solar radio burst ever recorded! ☀️ The record-breaking Type II burst was captured by the Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter, helping scientists understand how solar flares impact space weather. #NASA #SolarMaximum #SpaceWeather 1/3

Before reentry, the #Artemis II 🚀 crew module separates from the service module. While the service module provided propulsion and power throughout the lunar mission, it cannot survive the return. The crew module continues alone, using its heat shield to protect the astronauts during descent 🌍

The Chandra X-ray Observatory & the JWS Telescope reveal the active heart of NGC 1365. 🌌 At its core lies a supermassive black hole roughly 2 million times the mass of our sun. Situated 60 million light-years from Earth, this massive object is rapidly consuming surrounding interstellar materia 🔭

🌙 Mars like you’ve never seen it! Because of its path, Psyche is approaching Mars from the night side, seeing it as a thin glowing crescent. It’s a rare perspective that helps scientists test the mission’s imaging tech before the real work begins! 🔴📸 #Mars #NASA #Space 1/4

NASA’s TESS mission has completed its 2-year primary mission, imaging 75% of the sky! 🌌 From 66 confirmed exoplanets to 2,100+ candidates, TESS is changing how we see the universe. Check out the dazzling new mosaic of our night sky. #NASA #TESS #Exoplanets 1/3

Juno just gave us a front-row seat to Thebe! 🛰️ Captured on May 1, 2026, from 3,100 miles away, this shot shows Jupiter's moon in stunning detail. Thebe actually helps create Jupiter’s "gossamer" rings by shedding dust. Talk about a glow-up! ✨ #Juno #Jupiter #SpaceExploration 1/3

NASA’s Perseverance rover has reached the "Western Frontier"! To celebrate, it snapped a selfie at its westernmost point yet, far beyond Jezero Crater. This incredible view shows the rover amidst the windswept rocks of the "Arbot" area. Onward and westward! 🔴📸 #Mars2020 #Perseverance 1/4

The Cosmic Snapshot 🌌 New View from Hubble! Check out the barred spiral galaxy IC 486, captured on April 13, 2026. Located 380 million light-years away on the edge of the Gemini constellation, it glows with a soft, ethereal light against the void of space. 📸✨ 1/2

🚀 NASA volunteers just doubled the known population of brown dwarfs! Using data from the WISE mission, citizen scientists discovered over 4,000 of these "failed stars," helping us map the mysterious objects lurking in our solar neighborhood. ✨ #NASA #SpaceDiscovery #CitizenScience 1/4

Star V838 Monocerotis Without the genius of Nobel laureates George Smith & Willard Boyle, our view of the cosmos might still be stuck on rolls of film. Their invention of the CCD sensor revolutionized astronomy, allowing The Hubble to capture light electronically & produce stunning views like this

NASA crews just hoisted the largest section of the Artemis III core stage into High Bay 2 at Kennedy Space Center. Next up: connecting the engines. This giant is officially one step closer to the Moon! 🚀🌕 #Artemis #NASA #MoonBound #SLS 1/3

Artemis III just got its wings! 🦋 The four solar arrays are now attached to the Airbus/ESA built European Service Module. These wings will power the Orion spacecraft on its journey through deep space. One step closer to the Moon! 🚀 #ArtemisIII #ESA #Orion #SpaceExploration 1/2

🚀 History in the making! NASA and IBM have successfully deployed "Prithvi," the first geospatial AI foundation model in orbit. Trained on 13 years of satellite data, it’s now performing advanced Earth analysis directly from space. 🌍✨ #NASA #AI #SpaceTech #Prithvi 1/4

NASA’s Webb Telescope & the Chandra Observatory just teamed up to give us this stunning look at the Cat's Paw Nebula. By blending different wavelengths of light, they’ve managed to peel back the curtain on the dusty clouds, revealing the glowing young stars hiding at the center. ✨🌌

Artemis II Astronaut Jeremy Hansen 🧑‍🚀 shared this amazing video of the crew perspective during re-entry and splashdown “POV You're inside Integrity with the Artemis II crew for reentry all the way to splashdown.” - Jeremy Hansen #Artemis 🚀

A beautiful thunder cloud 🌩️spectacle captured by Astronaut Jessica Meir from aboard the ISS 🛰️ “I was astounded by the size and intensity of this monster thundercloud. The things we witness from our vantage point on the International Space Station never cease to amaze me”

#Artemis II Astronaut Reid Wiseman today shared this video of his POV of the hatch opening after Orion’s splashdown “The view from inside Integrity as recovery forces pop open the hatch…watching the helicopter pass over their shoulders and hearing all the joy, it was as good as it gets.” 🚀

NASA’s SPHEREx mission is mapping the entire sky in infrared! 🌌 Its goal? To hunt for interstellar ice—the building blocks of life—hidden in the Milky Way. By finding where water and carbon are stored, we’re learning how life-sustaining chemicals reach new planets. 🛰️ #NASA #Space 1/4

Meet the Squid Galaxy! Messier 77, located 45 million light-years away, glows in this new Webb Telescope image. Those "tentacles" are actually vast filaments of hydrogen gas stretching into intergalactic space. A stunning view of a barred spiral in the constellation Cetus! ✨ #Space #Astronomy 1/4

NASA’s NEO Surveyor is taking shape! 🚀 This next-gen infrared telescope is built to hunt down "invisible" asteroids that lurk in the Sun’s glare. Launching as early as 2027, it’s our latest line of defense for protecting Earth. 🌍✨ #NASAScience #PlanetaryDefense #Asteroids 1/4

NASA’s new Lunar Environment Structural Test Rig (LESTR) is changing the game! 🧊 Unlike traditional tests using liquid cryogens, this "dry" rig mimics the Moon’s -388°F nights without the cost or complexity of liquid nitrogen. Safer, cheaper, and ready for the lunar South Pole! 🚀 1/4

✨ Bigger stars, faster start! The Webb & Hubble telescopes reveal that massive star clusters break free from their birth clouds in just 5 million years—faster than smaller ones. This "stellar feedback" is key to understanding how galaxies evolve. 🚀 #Space #Astronomy #WebbTelescope 1/4

A fresh look at a cosmic icon! 🛰️ NASA's Hubble just shared a stunning new view of the Crab Nebula. Using 25 years of data, astronomers are tracking how this famous supernova remnant evolves and expands in real-time. The universe is always on the move! ✨ #NASA #Space #Hubble 1/4

NASA's TESS is finding "hidden" worlds! 🛰️ By measuring the precise timing of eclipses in binary star systems, astronomers have identified 27 new candidate exoplanets. This clever method detects planets that don't even pass in front of their stars! 🌌 #NASA #TESS #Exoplanets 1/4

After recently celebrating some of the Hubble Telescope’s 🛰️ extraordinary images, on 1st May the skies of our very own planet produced a ultra rare phenomenon of iridescent clouds, which appears when sunlight interacts with lingering raindrops in the air after it rains. 🌧️🌈🌍

#Artemis II 🚀 We’ve rounded up some of our absolute favourites below from the new batch of images released today from the recent Artemis II mission 🌕🌏

Two national EO missions were launched yesterday onboard a Falcon-9 rocket: Italy's Iride Spazio & Greece's Hellenic Fire System 1/5

From the ISS to Earth Astronaut Chris Williams 🧑‍🚀shares a beautiful image he captured of the galactic plane from one of the windows of the Crew Dragon Freedom that is docked to the zenith docking port this week 🛰️🌏✨

NASA’s X-59 is pushing the limits! 🚀 The experimental aircraft is in its "envelope expansion" phase, performing maneuvers like the "rollercoaster" to test aerodynamic stability. This data is key to bringing quiet supersonic travel to life! ✈️ #NASA #X59 #Quesst #Supersonic 1/4

It’s a full house at @NASAKennedy! While the Artemis II capsule is back for study, booster segments for Artemis III are already being processed. Together with the SLS core stage, they’ll generate a staggering 8.8 million pounds of thrust. The road to the Moon runs through Florida! 🚀🔥 #Artemis 1/2

NASA and its partners have updated the 2026 International Space Station flight plan! 🚀 Kicking things off is NASA’s SpaceX CRS-34 mission, targeting a May 12 launch with over 6,400 lbs of cargo and science for the orbiting lab. #ISS #NASA #SpaceX 1/4

🌌 Galactic wonder! Hubble captures the breathtaking spiral galaxy UGC 11860. Located 184 million light-years away in Pegasus, it looks serene, but it recently hosted a massive supernova explosion. Science in motion! 🚀✨ #NASA #Hubble #Space #Astronomy 1/3

Hubble is 36 & putting the rest of us to shame with how well it’s aging 🌌 We’re wrapping up the birthday week by revisiting the final 3 GOATs from Hubble’s legendary portfolio. Definitive masterpieces that changed how we see the universe • NGC 2174 (The Monkey Head Nebula) – A cosmic powerhouse

Six years of driving on Mars and Curiosity’s wheels have the battle scars to prove it! 🛡️ Despite holes and tears from the sharp rocks of Gale Crater, this rover keeps on rolling. NASA engineers monitor every crack to ensure the mission continues. #Mars #Curiosity #NASA #SpaceExploration 1/3

Dragonfly is officially taking shape! 🛸 NASA’s rotorcraft lander just received its primary structure panels. These ultra-lightweight honeycomb panels are designed to handle the unique challenges of flying through Titan’s dense atmosphere. Next stop: Saturn’s largest moon! #Dragonfly #NASA 1/4

ISS 🧑‍🚀 Chris Williams shares unique images of 🌏 “I have been playing around with some long exposure shots that show some beautiful effects with our orbital motion. City lights are turned into streaks across the earth, & lightning storms form a speckled pattern during these several-minute exposures.”

NASA’s Chandra and Webb telescopes have connected the dots! 🔴 Scientists found an “X-ray dot” that explains the mystery of “Little Red Dots” in the early universe. It confirms these objects are likely supermassive black holes hidden by dense gas. 🌌 #NASA #SpaceDiscovery 1/4

As mentioned earlier the heart of the #Artemis III Moon rocket has arrived! 🚀 The SLS core stage completed its 900-mile journey on the Pegasus barge. This massive powerhouse will help launch the first astronauts to land on the lunar surface in over 50 years. #Artemis #MoonBound 1/3

The #Artemis III core stage has officially arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre! 🚀 This vital piece of hardware will be used for the next Artemis mission that will test the docking maneuvers needed for future crewed Moon landings. 🌕

The uncrewed Progress 95 spacecraft has successfully docked to the International Space Station! 🚀 Carrying 3 tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 74 crew, it will remain at the orbiting lab for about six months. 🛰️ #ISS #NASA #SpaceExploration

The Hubble Space Telescope is 36 and thriving! 🥳🌌 To keep the birthday week celebrations rolling, we’re looking back at 3 of the absolute GOATs from Hubble's cosmic portfolio. These aren't just photos; they’re masterpieces. The Birthday Week Lineup: • The Sombrero Galaxy – A true classic. 1/3

The Lunar Clock Did you know time actually ticks faster on the Moon? 🌙 Because gravity is weaker, atomic clocks run slightly ahead of those on Earth. NASA is now working to define a "Lunar Standard Time" to keep future explorers and systems in sync. ⏱️ #Artemis #NASA #SpaceTime 1/4

🚀 Liftoff! Progress 95 is officially space-bound. Launched from Baikonur at 6:21pm ET, this uncrewed resupply ship is hauling fresh cargo to the International Space Station. Docking is locked in for Monday, April 27. Next stop: Low Earth Orbit! 🛰️🌏 #SpaceNews #ISS #Progress95

Morning routine: ISS edition. ☕️🛰️ Sophie Adenot shared a glimpse into her life on the Space Station yesterday, and let’s just say her "commute" ends with a view that beats yours. Absolute Earth-side perfection. 🌎💙 #ISS #ESA #NASA

Happy 36th Anniversary, Hubble! 🎂 Since its launch on April 24, 1990, the Hubble telescope has been our premier window to the stars. From over 1.6M+ observations to rewriting science textbooks, its legacy is truly out of this world. Here’s to 36 years of wonder! ✨ #Hubble36 #NASA #Space 1/4