This year we are living an incredible display of #Taurids2025 because the Earth has crossed the 7:2 resonant swarm. Almost ten nights now exhibiting amazing fireballs. Here is one of the brightest events recorded over #Spain, but just check the list below🤩👇
#2PEncke #PeriodicCometsDecay
#PlanetSci
#2PEncke #PeriodicCometsDecay
#PlanetSci
GIGANTE #TÁURIDA SUR #SPMN101125B SOBRE #VALÈNCIA HOY a las 0h30m41s TUC (1h30 CET). Con una tremenda fulguración la registró Cèsar Guasch @MeteoSantMateu desde Sant Mateu, #Castelló/#Castellón. Nos deja maravillados con su estela. Al listado🤩🌠 @ice-csic.bsky.social
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🔖 www.ice.csic.es/news/citizen...
November 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This year we are living an incredible display of #Taurids2025 because the Earth has crossed the 7:2 resonant swarm. Almost ten nights now exhibiting amazing fireballs. Here is one of the brightest events recorded over #Spain, but just check the list below🤩👇
#2PEncke #PeriodicCometsDecay
#PlanetSci
#2PEncke #PeriodicCometsDecay
#PlanetSci
"Our next launch attempt is no earlier than Wednesday, November 12, due to forecasted weather and sea state conditions. We worked with the FAA and range to select a launch window from 2:50 PM – 4:17 PM EST / 19:50 – 21:17 UTC. The live webcast starts at T-20 minutes."
#planetsci
#planetsci
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"Our next launch attempt is no earlier than Wednesday, November 12, due to forecasted weather and sea state conditions. We worked with the FAA and range to select a launch window from 2:50 PM – 4:17 PM EST / 19:50 – 21:17 UTC. The live webcast starts at T-20 minutes."
#planetsci
#planetsci
Blue Origin New Glenn 2 scrubbed due to weather.
Keep your eyes peeled!
It will carry ESCAPADE to Mars!!
The 5th NASA SIMPLEX low-cost science mission.
Let's go #ESCAPADE!!
🔭🧪 #planetsci
www.blueorigin.com/missions/ng-2
Keep your eyes peeled!
It will carry ESCAPADE to Mars!!
The 5th NASA SIMPLEX low-cost science mission.
Let's go #ESCAPADE!!
🔭🧪 #planetsci
www.blueorigin.com/missions/ng-2
NG-2 | Missions | Blue Origin
www.blueorigin.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Blue Origin New Glenn 2 scrubbed due to weather.
Keep your eyes peeled!
It will carry ESCAPADE to Mars!!
The 5th NASA SIMPLEX low-cost science mission.
Let's go #ESCAPADE!!
🔭🧪 #planetsci
www.blueorigin.com/missions/ng-2
Keep your eyes peeled!
It will carry ESCAPADE to Mars!!
The 5th NASA SIMPLEX low-cost science mission.
Let's go #ESCAPADE!!
🔭🧪 #planetsci
www.blueorigin.com/missions/ng-2
Nations who have signed or ratified the Moon Agreement
🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci
🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci
UNTC
This is the United Nations Treaty Collection homepage. Here you will find related information and links.
treaties.un.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Nations who have signed or ratified the Moon Agreement
🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci
🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci
20 years ago today, our first mission to Venus was launched 🎉
#VenusExpress gave us a unique global picture of our nearest planetary neighbour and paved the way to #ESAEnvision.
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#planetsci
#VenusExpress gave us a unique global picture of our nearest planetary neighbour and paved the way to #ESAEnvision.
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#planetsci
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
20 years ago today, our first mission to Venus was launched 🎉
#VenusExpress gave us a unique global picture of our nearest planetary neighbour and paved the way to #ESAEnvision.
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#planetsci
#VenusExpress gave us a unique global picture of our nearest planetary neighbour and paved the way to #ESAEnvision.
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#planetsci
Back in 2018, three adventurers, Bepi, Mio and MTM, started their extraordinary journey to Mercury, a planet of extremes and mysteries.
Rewatch episode one of 'The epic adventures of BepiColombo' here 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed... and get ready for the next episode soon 👀
🔭 #planetsci #BepiColombo
Rewatch episode one of 'The epic adventures of BepiColombo' here 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed... and get ready for the next episode soon 👀
🔭 #planetsci #BepiColombo
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Back in 2018, three adventurers, Bepi, Mio and MTM, started their extraordinary journey to Mercury, a planet of extremes and mysteries.
Rewatch episode one of 'The epic adventures of BepiColombo' here 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed... and get ready for the next episode soon 👀
🔭 #planetsci #BepiColombo
Rewatch episode one of 'The epic adventures of BepiColombo' here 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed... and get ready for the next episode soon 👀
🔭 #planetsci #BepiColombo
On Oct 20th I imaged comet C/2025 R2, nice fuzzy streak with only 2 mins of integration. I heard yesterday that there was a fragmentation event and wanted to try to check it for myself. It was definitely much fainter, integrated for 5 mins total. The COBS light curve helps a lot. #Planetsci
November 6, 2025 at 2:53 AM
On Oct 20th I imaged comet C/2025 R2, nice fuzzy streak with only 2 mins of integration. I heard yesterday that there was a fragmentation event and wanted to try to check it for myself. It was definitely much fainter, integrated for 5 mins total. The COBS light curve helps a lot. #Planetsci
During the last few nights we got from @ice-csic.bsky.social & #RedSpmn proam initiative a clear scientific evidence for an increase in #Taurid activity associated with the 7:2 mean motion resonant swarm preserved by #Jupiter. Great team job! 🤩👌
#Comet2PEncke
#Taurids2025 #Fireballs
#PlanetSci
#Comet2PEncke
#Taurids2025 #Fireballs
#PlanetSci
IMPRESIONANTE #TÁURIDA #SPMN041125S ANOCHE FRENTE A LA COSTA DE #VALÈNCIA a las 23h41m53 TUC (0h41 CEST de hoy). La captó a través de las nubes nuestro compañero Jordi Donet @jordidonet.bsky.social desde Barx-La Drova, La Safor. Listado @ice-csic.bsky.social: 🤩👌
🌠▶️ www.ice.csic.es/news/citizen...
🌠▶️ www.ice.csic.es/news/citizen...
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
During the last few nights we got from @ice-csic.bsky.social & #RedSpmn proam initiative a clear scientific evidence for an increase in #Taurid activity associated with the 7:2 mean motion resonant swarm preserved by #Jupiter. Great team job! 🤩👌
#Comet2PEncke
#Taurids2025 #Fireballs
#PlanetSci
#Comet2PEncke
#Taurids2025 #Fireballs
#PlanetSci
Isn't it extraordinary that the Yutu-2 rover is the only moving thing on the Moon's surface? Still going after seven years, on the far side. Would it make a psychological difference if we knew it was trundling along on the side facing us? #PlanetSci
Yutu-2 - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Isn't it extraordinary that the Yutu-2 rover is the only moving thing on the Moon's surface? Still going after seven years, on the far side. Would it make a psychological difference if we knew it was trundling along on the side facing us? #PlanetSci
In mid-Dec. 2020, a Great Conjunction occured: Saturn & Jupiter appeared only 0.1 degrees apart.
Here, Saturn & Jupiter (right) are pictured above the Three Peaks of Lavaredo in the Italian Alps, about two weeks before the Conjunction.
➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap20102...
🔭 🧪 #Science #planetsci
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Here, Saturn & Jupiter (right) are pictured above the Three Peaks of Lavaredo in the Italian Alps, about two weeks before the Conjunction.
➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap20102...
🔭 🧪 #Science #planetsci
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November 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
In mid-Dec. 2020, a Great Conjunction occured: Saturn & Jupiter appeared only 0.1 degrees apart.
Here, Saturn & Jupiter (right) are pictured above the Three Peaks of Lavaredo in the Italian Alps, about two weeks before the Conjunction.
➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap20102...
🔭 🧪 #Science #planetsci
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Here, Saturn & Jupiter (right) are pictured above the Three Peaks of Lavaredo in the Italian Alps, about two weeks before the Conjunction.
➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap20102...
🔭 🧪 #Science #planetsci
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What is space archaeology? 🏺 🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci
Space Archaeology
link.springer.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
What is space archaeology? 🏺 🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci
This was a really cool way to highlight the images of the moon taken by the Apollo astronauts.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
And I learned a few unexpected facts:
"During their camera training, it became evident that Armstrong had a better eye than Buzz Aldrin."
#planetsci
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
And I learned a few unexpected facts:
"During their camera training, it became evident that Armstrong had a better eye than Buzz Aldrin."
#planetsci
How NASA’s Lunar Photography Brought the Heavens Down to Earth
No explorers ever traveled farther from home than the Apollo astronauts. As artists, they’re still underrated.
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This was a really cool way to highlight the images of the moon taken by the Apollo astronauts.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
And I learned a few unexpected facts:
"During their camera training, it became evident that Armstrong had a better eye than Buzz Aldrin."
#planetsci
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
And I learned a few unexpected facts:
"During their camera training, it became evident that Armstrong had a better eye than Buzz Aldrin."
#planetsci
I was looking forward to taking images of comet C/2026 A6 (Lemmon) last night, but the clouds moved in and made it impossible. #Astronomy #Planetsci
October 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I was looking forward to taking images of comet C/2026 A6 (Lemmon) last night, but the clouds moved in and made it impossible. #Astronomy #Planetsci
October 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Sometimes you just have to chuckle and admire the "artistry" of misrepresentation and misleading practiced in some news organizations! Who says the press is dead? 😏 @Planetsci @astronomy
nypost.com/2025/10/23/s...
nypost.com/2025/10/23/s...
NASA group launches defense probe to protect Earth from Manhattan-size comet
A NASA-backed planetary defense group has reportedly begun efforts to pinpoint comet 3I/ATLAS after it was observed emitting an alloy not seen in nature and exhibiting other strange behaviors.
nypost.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Sometimes you just have to chuckle and admire the "artistry" of misrepresentation and misleading practiced in some news organizations! Who says the press is dead? 😏 @Planetsci @astronomy
nypost.com/2025/10/23/s...
nypost.com/2025/10/23/s...
Eight lessons from island archaeology to optimise success in refining (1) targets for space colonisation and (2) the composition and behaviour of the colonist group.
🧪 🏺 #PlanetSci #SpaceArchaeology
🧪 🏺 #PlanetSci #SpaceArchaeology
How to Successfully Colonize Space: Lessons from Island Archaeology,
Humans will soon attempt to colonize astronomical bodies within, and perhaps eventually beyond, our solar system. This is intrinsically dangerous, and…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Eight lessons from island archaeology to optimise success in refining (1) targets for space colonisation and (2) the composition and behaviour of the colonist group.
🧪 🏺 #PlanetSci #SpaceArchaeology
🧪 🏺 #PlanetSci #SpaceArchaeology
I worry about the environmental impacts of lunar activity on the Moon itself, but there are also impacts on the Earth.
The best time to deal with this is right now, before any damage is locked int
(Too bad this article is behind a paywall.)
#planetsci
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The best time to deal with this is right now, before any damage is locked int
(Too bad this article is behind a paywall.)
#planetsci
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The environmental burden of building on the Moon - Nature Astronomy
Lunar construction is advancing rapidly, yet its environmental implications on Earth remain largely overlooked. Emissions, material scarcity, and supply chain impacts associated with lunar development...
www.nature.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I worry about the environmental impacts of lunar activity on the Moon itself, but there are also impacts on the Earth.
The best time to deal with this is right now, before any damage is locked int
(Too bad this article is behind a paywall.)
#planetsci
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The best time to deal with this is right now, before any damage is locked int
(Too bad this article is behind a paywall.)
#planetsci
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In @science.org Expert Voices, @e-astronomer.bsky.social discusses the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which is currently passing through the Solar System. Where did it come from, and why is it exciting?
Spoiler: it’s not aliens.
☄️ #planetsci
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Spoiler: it’s not aliens.
☄️ #planetsci
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Interstellar visitors: Smoking and nonsmoking
As a third interstellar visitor, the comet 3I/ATLAS, has entered the Solar System, there is a huge community effort underway to study it.
www.science.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
In @science.org Expert Voices, @e-astronomer.bsky.social discusses the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which is currently passing through the Solar System. Where did it come from, and why is it exciting?
Spoiler: it’s not aliens.
☄️ #planetsci
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Spoiler: it’s not aliens.
☄️ #planetsci
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#Comet #Lemmon imaged last night from #MontsenyObservatory using the LX200 + ST8. Don't lose your chance today of observing it, easy to find about 10° over the star Arcturus. How to find it during the next nights already explained in @conversation_es
theconversation.com/como-ver-el-...
#PlanetSci🤩
theconversation.com/como-ver-el-...
#PlanetSci🤩
October 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
#Comet #Lemmon imaged last night from #MontsenyObservatory using the LX200 + ST8. Don't lose your chance today of observing it, easy to find about 10° over the star Arcturus. How to find it during the next nights already explained in @conversation_es
theconversation.com/como-ver-el-...
#PlanetSci🤩
theconversation.com/como-ver-el-...
#PlanetSci🤩
The Chinese found meteoritic dust on the far side of the moon and its composition argues that more water-rich asteroids may have hit the Earth early on than previously expected. Cool!
I'm not an expert, but it seems to warrant more lunar far side sampling.
#planetsci 🧪
phys.org/news/2025-10...
I'm not an expert, but it seems to warrant more lunar far side sampling.
#planetsci 🧪
phys.org/news/2025-10...
Dust from far side of the moon could reveal more about origin of water in our solar system
Dust brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e-6 mission contains rare meteorite relics that could change our understanding of sources of water and other life-essential ingredients in our solar system.
phys.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Chinese found meteoritic dust on the far side of the moon and its composition argues that more water-rich asteroids may have hit the Earth early on than previously expected. Cool!
I'm not an expert, but it seems to warrant more lunar far side sampling.
#planetsci 🧪
phys.org/news/2025-10...
I'm not an expert, but it seems to warrant more lunar far side sampling.
#planetsci 🧪
phys.org/news/2025-10...
Quelles sont les découvertes faites ces derniers mois par les rovers martiens Curiosity et Perseverance ?
Réponse dans la conférence que j'ai donné en visio au club d'astronomie d'Eybens (38) en mai dernier👇
youtu.be/ClFq-ygfs94
🧪 #PlanetSci #Mars
Réponse dans la conférence que j'ai donné en visio au club d'astronomie d'Eybens (38) en mai dernier👇
youtu.be/ClFq-ygfs94
🧪 #PlanetSci #Mars
Les dernières découvertes des rovers Curiosity et Perseverance
YouTube video by Thomas Appéré
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Quelles sont les découvertes faites ces derniers mois par les rovers martiens Curiosity et Perseverance ?
Réponse dans la conférence que j'ai donné en visio au club d'astronomie d'Eybens (38) en mai dernier👇
youtu.be/ClFq-ygfs94
🧪 #PlanetSci #Mars
Réponse dans la conférence que j'ai donné en visio au club d'astronomie d'Eybens (38) en mai dernier👇
youtu.be/ClFq-ygfs94
🧪 #PlanetSci #Mars
Beautiful Mars image 🔴 #PlanetSci #Mars
Here’s another one from the United Arab Emirates’ Hope Mars Mission orbiter taken on February 10 2025. This is centered over the northern hemisphere Utopia Planitia, a vast and flat impact basin.
flic.kr/p/2rziYzV
flic.kr/p/2rziYzV
October 20, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Beautiful Mars image 🔴 #PlanetSci #Mars
Active landslides on the Moon: academic.oup.com/nsr/advance-... -> Research discover new landslides formed since 2009 on the Moon, recognizing endogenic moonquakes rather than new impacts are the primary trigger: www.eurekalert.org/news-release... -> www.astronomy.com/science/moon...
Active landslides on the Moon
Change detection conducted in the youngest, topographically steepest, and theoretically most unstable regions on the lunar surface revealed a large number
academic.oup.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Technology developed at MSSL heading for space to search for life on Mars. #astrobiology #planetsci 🔭
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Surrey-made technology heading for space to search for life on Mars
Founded in 1966, the laboratory sits in a Victorian mansion in 30 acres in the Surrey Hills.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Technology developed at MSSL heading for space to search for life on Mars. #astrobiology #planetsci 🔭
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Martian Memories
The Junda striations captured by Curiosity
Feb. 19, 2014 (Sol 548); Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
science.nasa.gov/photojournal... 🧪 #PlanetSci #Mars
The Junda striations captured by Curiosity
Feb. 19, 2014 (Sol 548); Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
science.nasa.gov/photojournal... 🧪 #PlanetSci #Mars
October 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Martian Memories
The Junda striations captured by Curiosity
Feb. 19, 2014 (Sol 548); Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
science.nasa.gov/photojournal... 🧪 #PlanetSci #Mars
The Junda striations captured by Curiosity
Feb. 19, 2014 (Sol 548); Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
science.nasa.gov/photojournal... 🧪 #PlanetSci #Mars