It is considered the oldest known illustration of the night sky. But what, exactly, does it depict, and why was it made? The Nebra sky disk was found with a […]

Hello Nesley, in a recent NASA astronaut selection the maximum height allowed was 193cm – the limit is because of what fits in a spacecraft. With other spacecraft in development, […]

#OTD 18 March 1965, Alexei Leonov is 1st person to exit their spacecraft in orbit, paving way for generations of spacewalkers. More history of #EVAs here (note, since published in […]

No one, presently, sees the Moon rotate like this. That’s because the Earth’s moon is tidally locked to the Earth, showing us only one side. Given modern digital technology, however, […]

Our week in #space images, featuring #Tokyo 🇯🇵, a volcanic wormhole from @ESA_CAVES, and spirals and supernovae from @HUBBLE_space More in our gallery: https://t.co/PFbWqt45jf pic.twitter.com/1EojfZNa3z — ESA (@esa) March 17, […]

#Sentinel3B is on the move people! Next stop: Plesetsk! Follow its journey: https://t.co/mqewHN92Wu 🌎🚀🛰️ pic.twitter.com/oFlACDFY4L — ESA EarthObservation (@ESA_EO) March 17, 2018

And relax… start the weekend with some #EarthArt captured by Earth observation satellites. Is it Earth? Is it art? You tell us… https://t.co/8k8ZkB6mDf — ESA (@esa) March 17, 2018