Beautiful starship tiles (possible launch today)

August 23, 2025 pic.twitter.com/ZPvoJhaqxl

— Starbase Surfer (@cnunezimages) August 25, 2025

August 23, 2025 pic.twitter.com/fI4ksK0MNt

— Starbase Surfer (@cnunezimages) August 25, 2025

Probably the best view of the SpaceX production site in South Texas we've ever seen. For perspective I've attached a photo of the same area I took just five years ago. The change is remarkable. pic.twitter.com/IoAiPoKYlo

— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) August 21, 2025

Counting down to Starship's tenth flight test. Weather is currently 55% favorable for launch at the start of the window → https://t.co/UIwbeGoVS9 pic.twitter.com/s4GiykTfdg

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 25, 2025

China's CHERI lunar rover

Called Cheri rover: https://t.co/nqPZGf4Tyl

— Mushmulka Space (@mushmulk) July 27, 2025

METU- CHERI Lunar Rover Mission for Chang'e-8... Mission & design detail's @METU_ODTU @MetuRomer pic.twitter.com/VuIwfJE0Kv

— miguyan2000🚀🇹🇷 🇹🇷 (@miguyan2000) May 17, 2025

"Chang’e‑8 Smart Lunar Exploration Robots"

Another SpaceX Starship explosion

BREAKING: SpaceX Starship explodes during static fire test pic.twitter.com/ChTSKp3KIO

— BNO News (@BNONews) June 19, 2025

Ship 36 experiences a RUD at Massey's during testing prior to Starship Flight 10. Seen in slow motion.
Continue to watch live: https://t.co/wL0tTdxtla
📸: @NASASpaceflight pic.twitter.com/sSy72p79fM

— D Wise (@dwisecinema) June 19, 2025

Silver linings:
- Safety clear was in place (always)
- It happened during the middle of the night so far fewer people were around Starbase.
- Was on the ground, not in the air. Should be easier to diagnose the root cause.
- Vehicle was not fully fueled, so could have been worse.…

— Daniel Frohlich (@ziggyfro) June 19, 2025

This became quite relevant tonight after ship 36 failed at Massey's.

It seems there was a major failure point in the design that's gone undetected, and only surfaced during today's test. The RUD was disappointing, but an important part of learning to do the impossible. https://t.co/rPSGwGzZC9

— Andrew McCarthy (@AJamesMcCarthy) June 19, 2025

China's new stealthy tactical jet looks a lot like a dragon

This Could Be Our Best View Yet Of China’s J-36 Very Heavy Stealth Tactical Jet

The latest image taken of the jet while on the ground appears to show new details, including two smaller weapons bays straddling a large main bay.

Full report: https://t.co/hnE2AKwn1J

— Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) June 6, 2025

Speaking of Chinese tech:

Tianwen-2 is an exploration mission, but it has been treated with a great deal of secrecy. The launch was not broadcast live, and we have not seen the actual spacecraft (unlike Tianwen-1). We have only a few renders of Tianwen-2, which is now in heliocentric orbit. https://t.co/PGZMMF3xov pic.twitter.com/AscNN3t1CF

— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) May 29, 2025

https://t.co/qgmHV1dSmk pic.twitter.com/7dmS6d3VOL

— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) May 26, 2025

Tianwen-2 update: spacecraft is performing well and is 3 million km from Earth. Image of one of its fully deployed circular solar panels included. https://t.co/tnfQBsMqqg pic.twitter.com/FuwYnjWysb

— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) June 6, 2025

Some good rocket launch images

Really cool shot of the second stage of NROL-69 that launched this morning https://t.co/DhoUjXtqMc

— Andrew McCarthy (@AJamesMcCarthy) March 24, 2025

NROL-69 dumping fuel just now over London! #spacex #falcon9 pic.twitter.com/eJ4K1Ucp8O

— Dan (@devDanaher) March 24, 2025

pic.twitter.com/CSlCJU6Ke5

— John Kraus (@johnkrausphotos) March 25, 2025

A rocket launch pad in Norway under the aurora

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"Isar's big moment has arrived. The company's orbital-class first rocket, named Spectrum, is set to lift off from a shoreline launch pad in Norway as soon as Monday. The three-hour launch window opens at 12:30 pm local time in Norway, or 7:30 am EDT in the United States."

Some good images of the recent lunar eclipse

Tuscan, Arizona #BloodMoon pic.twitter.com/57wDSs3IUk

— Nature view (@viewnature987) March 14, 2025

I'm always torn between wanting my work to be enjoyed widely while also not making it too easy for thieves to steal my work. I feel like a free 4k download is a nice compromise!

I hope you love it enough to come back and buy a print before they're gone :)https://t.co/GVITLSUUR0

— Andrew McCarthy (@AJamesMcCarthy) March 15, 2025

The Total Lunar Eclipse minutes ago pic.twitter.com/eKUjwo1U3A

— Rami Ammoun (@rami_astro) March 14, 2025

Here's a bunch of pretty clips of SpaceX's Starship reduced to burning debris

Enroute to Miami from DC when the pilot announced that there had been some sort of rocket explosion, all airspace near Miami was closed down, and we would be in a holding pattern for the for the foreseeable future…

— Idrees Ali (@idreesali114) March 7, 2025

NEW: The FAA is halting flights into Orlando, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Palm Beach until 8pm ET due to "space launch debris" from SpaceX's Starship. pic.twitter.com/jUJmIjX6tx

— Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) March 7, 2025

Diversions widespread near Turks and Caicos. pic.twitter.com/8oCurL6rja

— Jon Ostrower (@jonostrower) March 7, 2025

V2 ships are so cursed… Ship 34 just lost attitude control pic.twitter.com/c2PeiH6XFf

— Transtage 📸 (@transtage05) March 6, 2025

Frow will I see it to holy molly time to get busy. 📷WAI, media @FelixSchlang pic.twitter.com/lQjsc29YFN

— SpaceCoastPictures (@John_Winkopp) March 7, 2025

Here's a raw frame... from my little refractor. Just wait till you see the view through the 11" telescope. Tearing down and will process and upload when I get home. pic.twitter.com/ZJI8xNmrSR

— Astronomy Live (@astroferg) March 6, 2025

Video of Starship breakup from Cocoa Beach 📹WAI, media @FelixSchlang pic.twitter.com/3RCL4zO6h2

— SpaceCoastPictures (@John_Winkopp) March 7, 2025

We just saw the SpaceX Starship 8 blow up. 💥💥💥 Seen from Turks and Caicos. pic.twitter.com/1AyGANrBfE

— Mark O’Henly (@SeeClickFlash) March 6, 2025

Just saw Starship 8 blow up in the Bahamas @SpaceX @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/rTMJu23oVx

— Jonathon Norcross (@NorcrossUSA) March 6, 2025

What in the world? In the Bahamas and saw light above me… then this! Anyone know what this is? Lights in the sky. Shooting stars? Asteroids? Rocket explosion? Satellite reentering orbit? Any ideas!? Someone reply pic.twitter.com/BuUs7SkK6r

— Vic (@VictorOnX) March 6, 2025

#SpaceX #Starship we are taking cover here in the Ragged Islands, Bahamas. Cross your fingers for us! pic.twitter.com/ncwGcFhC1B

— GeneDoctor (@GeneDoctorB) March 6, 2025

RIP Starship 8! Great view from the Bahamas. @SpaceX #spacex #starship8 pic.twitter.com/8p2Dcx5gbz

— Stefanie Waldek (@StefanieWaldek) March 6, 2025

Flight: failure, noo surprise
Flight 2: progress
Flight 3: more progress
Flight 4: even more progress
Flight 5: triumph!
Flight 6: ok
Flight 7: big failure
Flight 8: even bigger failure
it's evolving... backwards...

— 𝐇𝐓𝐀𝐑𝚰𝐇𝐂🌈☀️ (@Raptor_54321) March 7, 2025

Wikipedia


Related:

DOGE thought that "black site" was code for a DEI project. https://t.co/QYaue4MmfY

— Robert A. George (@RobGeorge) March 6, 2025

Tesla somehow sold 8,600 new vehicles in a single weekend, just before Canada's federal EV rebate expired. Definitely no funny business going on here! Canadians just love Elon Musk, and all that he stands for! www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/0...

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— O.K. Computermeyer (@niedermeyer.online) March 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM

Despite patriotic Canadians' desire to boycott American goods, many rely on Starlink's internet service, which has become a lifeline for remote communities. “What is the alternative? There’s not much alternative,” said Quebec’s minister Gilles Belanger. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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— Mathieu Dion (@mathieudion.bsky.social) March 6, 2025 at 6:07 AM

Some gorgeous spaceship tiles

31 Tiles - November 11, 2024 pic.twitter.com/N4eCvF3luU

— Starbase Surfer (@cnunezimages) November 16, 2024

Promotional video for China's lunar EVA suit

This is just a promo video, but there's a considerable chance that Wang Yaping becomes the first woman on the Moon. https://t.co/KIRPamv8Cq pic.twitter.com/IRE9Pr0XhQ

— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) September 28, 2024

Related:

Every single Apollo image is hard as hell pic.twitter.com/SgTbETkq3O

— Delta9250 (@deltaIV9250) September 25, 2024

Wild photo of the Starship booster recovered from the sea

"Starship heavy booster wreckage ocean recovery…..looks like a scene from a sci-fi movie only it’s not" from @SpaceXscoop pic.twitter.com/bMdqbuHOfz

— Chris Anderson (@chr1sa) September 23, 2024

FWIW, a Youtube video by enthusiasts describing the operation

Patch emblem inspired by NASA's experiments with combustion in microgravity

These experiments were conducted aboard the ISS beginning in 2017. In the end, six independent studies led to over 1,500 space flames being ignited, three times more than originally planned. pic.twitter.com/EfkboAmVuU

— Patricia Klein (@patricia_klein_) June 6, 2024

You can find this emblem and more here: https://t.co/4FaUst63xU

— Patricia Klein (@patricia_klein_) June 6, 2024

Might be footage from China's moon lander in about 30 minutes

About 2h 30min CCTV will have a special livestream of Chang’e 6. More info will be released in that. Live : https://t.co/8oyJC46xeP pic.twitter.com/yVdtxhPodj

— Ace of Razgriz (@raz_liu) June 1, 2024

China will briefly have four spacecraft active on the Moon (3 on the far side!). Five, if that little rover apparently on CE-6 joins the party. pic.twitter.com/luIPSOrTcj

— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) June 1, 2024

NASA logo and shuttle concept

Otaru Expo 1984
NASA space shuttle concept, the Polymorph space shuttle design by Luigi #Colani https://t.co/ev8u1iLWCH https://t.co/37LlXXtmoO pic.twitter.com/qY3SN6GMtD

— Luigi Colani Design Museum (@Cultobjects) May 20, 2024

From the same Twitter account:

Match, Design & Sport – A Story Looking to the Future @museeluxembourg
March 13 - Aug 11 2024 for @paris2024
Exhibition traces role of design in the progress of sport and features the 1986 Egli-Colani MRD 1 motorbike designed by Luigi #Colani@Sortiraparishttps://t.co/kyc6SGQArG pic.twitter.com/PFBSi2Qq9u

— Luigi Colani Design Museum (@Cultobjects) March 29, 2024

Match: Design & Sport, an Exciting Exhibition in Paris @FranceToday
A new exhibition @museeluxembourg in Paris invites us to look at the way in which design has impacted the history of sport
March 13 to July 28 2024
1986 Egli-Colani MRD1 speed #motorcyclehttps://t.co/xrbpIuS46f pic.twitter.com/5kLCx7lWPD

— Luigi Colani Design Museum (@Cultobjects) April 4, 2024

Diorama providing a 3D visualization of Uranus’ magnetic field and rotation

Solar wind was coming from the left at Voyager and will be coming from the back for UOP, so a whole different configuration. Gilda Ballester narrating. pic.twitter.com/0XHRLPsGnk

— Mark Marley (@astromarkmarley) May 7, 2024

Voyager 2 flew by the planet and measured its magnetic fields and auroras (the color on the ball).

— Mark Marley (@astromarkmarley) May 8, 2024

Eclipse wallpaper

Get the high resolution mobile or desktop wallpaper (or one of my limited edition prints) here: https://t.co/AXtHQ9gwt9 pic.twitter.com/KW3DG9JC1Z

— Andrew McCarthy (@AJamesMcCarthy) April 15, 2024

Link to buy prints or download the wallpapers for free.

SpaceX's new comically long emergency escape slide in action

Astronaut and personnel safety is SpaceX’s highest priority, which is why I had to personally test the new slide 😉 https://t.co/6B3BecfNjm

— Gwynne Shotwell (@Gwynne_Shotwell) March 20, 2024

Good images of tonight's SpaceX launch

My mind is blown. Just saw it heading up over Southern California on its way to orbit. Wow. 🤯 https://t.co/luGohqyobZ pic.twitter.com/jjNYcGx3QA

— Jon Ostrower (@jonostrower) March 19, 2024

First time I could see the fuel tanks. pic.twitter.com/hRyF00aOF6

— Michael Horowicz (@Michaelhorowicz) March 19, 2024

#aliens pic.twitter.com/abX2mITjwI

— SFV Scanner (@SfvScanner) March 19, 2024

Highland Park, 7:31pm pic.twitter.com/kaxLgmrPX5

— Rodney Ascher (@Rodney_Ascher) March 19, 2024

And speaking of space photography:

By using two cameras and two telescopes, I created this highly detailed composite photo of the moon adrift in the clouds.

Combining multiple photos allows the image to convey a similar level of dynamic range as our eyes, something cameras don’t do very well. pic.twitter.com/esSBYNMEnY

— Andrew McCarthy (@AJamesMcCarthy) March 18, 2024

Here's the art-covered piece of tantalum metal that Nasa is sending to Europa

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Humanity's message from one water world to another – carried to Europa on a piece of tantalum metal.

Launching this October, @NASA's @EuropaClipper spacecraft will soon carry an inspirational message into the cosmos on its vault plate: https://t.co/FtkgXqnDEN

See the design ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/pNVAFZPyvV

— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) March 8, 2024

Long list of things that went wrong with Intuitive Machines' moon lander this week

NY Times (the article also describes a lot of frantic software updates that salvaged a survivable landing):

When Odysseus arrived at the moon on Wednesday, it was supposed to enter a circular orbit about 62 miles above the surface. But because of inaccuracies in its trajectory, the spacecraft ended up in an elliptical orbit

...

when controllers checked the data the next morning — just hours before the planned landing on Thursday — they discovered that one laser had not fired. It was then discovered that the safety switches on the two range finder lasers were still enabled when Odysseus went to space.

There was no way to flip the switches

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Because the spacecraft fell over, its antennas are not pointed directly at Earth, limiting the amount of information that can go back and forth

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a small camera system built by students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., that was supposed to eject when Odysseus was about 100 feet above the ground and capture pictures of the landing.

There was not enough time to include the deployment of the camera in the patched landing software, so it remains attached to Odysseus