Space and Astronomy Megathread (MERGED) - Part 1

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Tank for 1st Artemis touchdown on the moon | Space photo of the day for April 29, 2025

The large liquid hydrogen tank for NASA's Artemis 3 Space Launch System rocket has moved into final assembly.

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Crazy, huh? No way are we the only planet with life.

 

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NASA just got the Orion spacecraft that will fly astronauts around the moon on Artemis 2 in 2026

That's one shiny spaceship.

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When you think about it maybe Earth is the weirdest planet of them all. So far it is the only planet we know that harbors life.

 

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Titan: Moon over Saturn
Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Space Science Institute

 

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Gaia Reconstructs a Side View of our Galaxy
Illustration Credit: ESA, Gaia, DPAC, Stefan Payne-Wardenaar

 

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