SPACE SPECKS

Post-apocalyptic sci-fi audio drama coming soon✨ Likes/follows from @smallsies

[spacespeckspod]

do you like:

haunted houses but the house is a nameless planet

queerplatonic polycules

soldiers with something to prove

dogs ???

tragedy and subsequent denial

aromantic cowboys

the world's worst roadtrip

then you should listen to SPACE SPECKS, wherever you get your podcasts :) season 1 in production now!

[nemfrog]

Astronomy sampler. The Gate Beautiful. 1903.

Internet Archive

[salbertwolf]

Artemis II - April 1st 2026

[nasa]

Welcome to the Far Side of the Moon

A crescent Earth sets behind the Moon.

On April 6, 2026, the Artemis II astronauts flew around the Moon, observing the far side – which we never see on Earth thanks to tidal locking – with their own eyes and with cameras.

See more of the Moon:

A crescent Earth setting behind the Moon’s horizon.

Earth setting behind the Moon as seen by the Artemis II crew. Over half the left side of the image is filled by the gray lunar surface, pocked with craters.

A close view of the Moon. Jagged circles of craters dot the gray surface, fading to dark on the left side of the image.

A close view of the edge of the Moon. Jagged circles of craters dot the dark gray lunar surface, which arcs across the image.

A close-up view of the Moon, filling most of the frame. Along the left side of the image, the terminator divides the illuminated and darkened sides of the Moon.

A close-up view of the Moon, filling most of the frame. Along the left side of the image, the terminator divides the illuminated and darkened sides of the Moon.

Earth just as it set behind the Moon, as seen by the Artemis II crew. The dark gray surface of the Moon, pocked with craters, arcs from the bottom left corner of the image to the top right.

Check out more photos from the lunar flyby, including astronaut selfies and the solar eclipse only they experienced.

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

[without-ado]

"Return to the Moon" Artemis Ⅱ 2026

l Andrew McCarthy 1,2 l Alex G Perez 3,4 l Alexander Gerst 5

[kosmogrl]

it will get better. but it will also get worse, and then it will get better again. and that’s how it will be forever and it’s okay

[narcpolar]

Any character can be aromantic if you try hard enough. Be the change you want to see in the world.

[retroscifiart]

Akira promotional art by Noriyoshi Ohrai for B-CLub Special AKIRA Mechanics magazine (1988)

[spacespeckspod]

Happy Aromantic Visibility Day from the SPACE SPECKS team!!

If you're unfamiliar with our show, hi! We're SPACE SPECKS, a scripted post-apocalyptic sci-fi podcast about the second end of the world. Representation in the aspec community is an incredibly important part of this show, as all of our characters fall on the aromantic and/or asexual spectrum (though some are less aware of this than others!)

We really wanted to challenge the amatonormativity of most sci-fi stories, so the show also features a queerplatonic polycule :) Our pilot episode is available now wherever you get your podcasts, if you want to give it a listen. I hope you can find a bit of yourself in it 💚

[objectophiliac]

sorry, we just got word that for this valentine’s day you HAVE to be aromantic. yeah, sorry, i dont make the rules :/

[tobias-spark]

i just (FINALLY) listened to space specks..... its so yummy....... i'm chewing on it. it's in the front pocket of my overalls and i'm dragging it around everywhere i go. it's in my pillowcase tied to the end of a long stick and i've slung it over my shoulder.

and oh my GOd the aromanticism stuff :( augh:( ough oof ugh augh oufg ugh gogh fuck

@smallsies <- (secret) tag (that you dont see)

[tomorrowillbeyou]

everybody knows you can't be "attracted" to people they made that shit up as a prank

[nasa]

Do you love the color of the—uh, well, does this even count as the sky anymore?

Astronaut Don Pettit took this photo from space in January 2025, as the Sun began to rise over a cloudy Pacific Ocean. This long-exposure image shows off the wide band of the Milky Way, our home galaxy, above the aurora and airglow that shine closer to Earth's horizon.

Astronaut Don Pettit has been to space four times: most recently, he spent 220 days on the International Space Station, returning to Earth in April 2025. Pettit grew space plants, printed 3D metal parts, and studied human health during his time in orbit. When he wasn't working on more formal studies, though, he found plenty of time for what he calls the "science of opportunity:" exploring and experimenting with his surroundings through a combination of science and art.

Pettit shares his experience with the art side of his time in space on our astrophotography episode of “Houston, We Have a Podcast” alongside astronaut Matt Dominick. Give it a listen here or on your favorite podcast app.

[world-enough-and-timerogue]

my fav relationship ship dynamic is where it doesn't matter if you call it platonic or romantic or queerplatonic because they always act the same in every type of relationship. and the way they act? fucking weird.

[hollow-knight26]

[intheendpod]

In The End is an audio drama following a lone survivor of a zombie apocalypse as they adapt to the new world they find themself in.

In The End follows Ellis, a lone survivor of a zombie apocalypse, as they adapt to the new world they find themself in. Along the way they meet fellow survivors that challenge their idea of what the world has become. In The End is a queer post-apocalyptic audio drama exploring hope, friendship, and belonging at the end of the world.

In The End will be available wherever you get your podcasts this December.

[penny-anna]

The problem w writing fiction is that you'll be like tee-hee I'm going to write a story about a fucked up little scenario that's got nothing to do with anything in real life, just some pure messed up nonsense, and then you finish it and take a step back and go aw rats I made a metaphor again

[sapphofinch]