Space is cool but I am not

shitposting from space with no apparent consistency. Gimmick blog type kinda?

[nasa]

Is Your Name Going to Space?

There's still time to add your name to our Artemis II mission, which will lift off in 2026 for a 10-day journey around the Moon and back. Artemis II will carry four astronauts — three from NASA and one from the Canadian Space Agency — who will test our Artemis rocket and spacecraft before future missions land on the Moon's surface.

Over 900,000 people have signed up so far to send their name on Artemis II. Make sure you're one of them!

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space!

[teathattast]

[going-astronuts]

Stuff from my homebrew (a wee bit star trek inspired) space dnd because I haven’t posted here for a while so why not

[pleadingly]

Reblog if it's okay to invade your ask box.

[moonhowldance-deactivated201902]

Always

[alagaisia]

Hey. Why isn’t the moon landing a national holiday in the US. Isn’t that fucked up? Does anyone else think that’s absurd?

[alagaisia]

It was a huge milestone of scientific and technological advancement. (Plus, at the time, politically significant). Humanity went to space! We set foot on a celestial body that was not earth for the first time in human history! That’s a big deal! I’ve never thought about it before but now that I have, it’s ridiculous to me that that’s not part of our everyday lives and the public consciousness anymore. Why don’t we have a public holiday and a family barbecue about it. Why have I never seen the original broadcast of the moon landing? It should be all over the news every year!

[alagaisia]

It’s July 20th. That’s the day of the moon landing. Next year is going to be the 54th anniversary. I’m ordering astronaut shaped cookie cutters on Etsy and I’m going to have a goddamn potluck. You’re all invited.

[watermelon-converse]

Hey. Hey. Tumblr. Ides of March ppl. We can do this

[emi--rose]

Hell yeah moon holiday

[hello-delicious-tea]

Ooh coming up we should celebrate

[ariaste]

PITCH: We call it Moon Day, and then every 7 years when it falls on a Monday, that's an even BIGGER deal and we call that Moon Day Monday and go absolutely apeshit about it (the next Moon Day Monday is in 2026 so we have a couple trial runs first)

[sarostheghostcat]

MOON DAY MOON DAY MOON DAY

[wafflebloggies]

moon day is 20th July!!!

[silly-jellyghoty]

Scheduling this a day earlier to remind you all and myself about the Moon Day tomorow!

[tenkuu-otoshi]

Solar eclipse seen from space

[damespock]

i’m so glad earth only has one moon, if there were more i’d have to pick a favorite and that sounds too emotionally taxing to even fathom

[snowdropskylark]

​hey so funny thing about this

[sidsky]

Can only accurately reblog this addition until November 25, 2024.

[damespock]

this website LOVES a damn time limit

[pointless-achievements]

Achievement Available!

Sibling Rivalry

Reblog this before our moon becomes and only child again!

[beautifulmars]

Thanks to our friends at USGS Astrogeology for creating these, and Happy Martian New Year!

[trajans-deactivated20150201]

A MAN NAMED OSKAAR FROM REYKJAVIK ICELAND GIVES US A PIECE OF HIS MIND FOR DAYLIGHT SAVINGS AND I THINK WE SHOULD ALL APPRECIATE IT

[nicasiosilang]

This is better than every single found footage film I have ever seen.

[stellanix]

hey! did you know that the mars reconnaissance orbiter, a nasa spacecraft in orbit around mars since 2006, has imaged nearly the entire planet's surface at a resolution of 6 meters per pixel?

did you also know that scientists have put all that data into the form of a 3D globe that can be explored for free in your browser?

it's the coolest fucking thing and i've spent hours and hours just getting lost in it

[adastra-sf]

This even works in your phone browser!

[usnatarchives]

Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to travel in space. Born on October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama, and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Jemison’s journey into the stars is a testament to the power of dreams and determination. 🚀

Mae Jemison: First Black Woman in Space

March is Women’s History Month. Visit the National Archives website for resources related to women’s history. Today’s post comes from Dena L

[vbartilucci]

Seen here on Star Trek, right, with the woman that inspired her to get into the space program, Nichelle Nichols, left.

[thesituation]

NATIVE CARBON DIOXIDE FOUND ON JUPITER’S MOON EUROPA

[herlockshlomes]

James Webb Space Telescope detects 1st evidence of carbon on Jupiter's icy moon Europa

The discovery made using NASA's powerful space telescope brings scientists a step closer to determining if the salty water oceans of Europa

[casual-mitosis-collective-deact]

HOLY SHIT, IT'S HAPPENING! EVERYBODY STAY CALM!

[gun-witch-deactivated20250818]

For those confused, this combined with liquid water being there makes this the strongest evidence of alien life to date.

These are conditions shockingly similar to earth.

[rosenkranz-isnt-dead]

[lifewithchronicpain]

For anyone wondering, the reason Europa (as well as Saturn's Enceladus) is warm enough to have oceans is because of the tidal friction from the large gas giant right next to it. (Also why Io is constantly erupting, it's so close to Jupiter it can't stop) Any life on these moons could resemble the life we have in geothermal vents and sunless depths of our own ocean.

[clockworkthenightbard]

YOOOOOOOOO

[lilboreddev-blog]

reblog if your name isn't Amanda.

[thatblackwatchdouche-blog-blog]

2,121,566 people are not Amanda and counting!

We’ll find you Amanda.

[world-heritage-posts]

world heritage post

[nasa]

Europa Clipper is a space mission crafted with one overarching goal: determine if Jupiter’s ocean moon, Europa, has conditions suitable for life. Watch launch live on Oct. 14 as the largest uncrewed spacecraft we've ever built begins its journey into the solar system.

[scientificphilosopher]

It wrinkles my brain that Jupiter’s moon Europa has oceans that are sixty miles deep, while Earth’s oceans only reach seven miles deep at most. I’m willing to bet good money that there’s life in Europa’s oceans. Like five bucks. You hear me, NASA? I bet you five bucks that there’s life on Europa… Now that there’s money and reputation on the line, I bet they send a mission there real quick.

[curiousobsession101]

I have no idea when this was originally posted, but NASA is working on their Europa mission RIGHT NOW to look for alien life! But get this, they theorize that because of the depth, gravity, and composition of the oceans, any organisms that lived there would be waaay bigger than aquatic life on Earth. So far everything’s going well with regards to their Europa mission so they should have a spacecraft on its way to look for giant sea monsters in space in only a few years. (The planned date is in the early 2020s.)

[scientificphilosopher]

Looks like my negotiations worked. You’re welcome, humanity.

[libraryspectre]

I’ve never been gripped with such cold terror and pure delight in my LIFE

[captain-snark]

explaining to an 18th century sailor that we’re looking for sea monsters in space. 

[gehayi]

The launch date for the Europa Clipper is October 2024.

[syolen]

Please let there be sea monsters in space Please let there be sea monsters in space Please let there be sea monsters in space Please let there be sea monsters in space Please let there be sea monsters in space Please let there be sea monsters in space 

[cyanwormonastring]

QUEUING THIS FOR OCTOBER 2024 BECAUSE SEA MONSTERS IN SPACE

[destiel-news-channel]

The launch date is on October 10!

[ink-poison-blood]

@queer-verse

[kettie]

Europa Clipper will arrive in 2030! time to queue to see where this is at then!

[theweirdwideweb]

[astronicht]

Unless you were a tech at NASA back in the day, when one time some hydrogen a) escaped in a particular building, and b) caught on fire. This was extremely difficult because hydrogen does NOT burn on the visible spectrum humans evolved to see (and flee). Rather, it technically does, but it’s so pale that in practice, no one could see it. Additionally, pure hydrogen burns without smoke and with so little ambient heat that you can’t really sense it till you walk into it. So, per the lore, for a few days all the techs in that building just walked around brandishing brooms in front of them like lances. If your broom lit on fire, congrats! You have located more burning hydrogen! Do not proceed!

[mias-back-from-the-dead]

oh my god it's real and it was LITERALLY called "the broom method" holy shit

[memories]

The day I started posting about #astronaut was the best day of my life.