Jonathan M. @ororg.org · 05/09/2026Isar Spectrum deorbit burn was visible over Western Europe as a very dim, conical cloud moving north. Too dim to photograph :( It was above the Channel at approx. 23:47 CEST. I could not see the burn itself, just the exhaust gases starting to get illuminated by the sun, as expected by the figure. 031
Reposted by Jonathan M.ESA Operations @operations.esa.int · 03/09/2026ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL CONFIRMED! 🎉🛰️ #BepiColombo telemetry shows the Mercury Transfer Module has successfully separated from the spacecraft stack! ✅ First step of Mercury arrival phase - complete! 👏 Next stop: Mercury orbit insertion for MPO and Mio in November! @esa.int #JAXA #Mercury 528074
Reposted by Jonathan M.ESA Operations @operations.esa.int · 03/08/2026#BepiColombo is approaching Mercury 🛰️🌑☀️ And we’re here for it! 🙌 On 3 September, the @esa.int / #JAXA mission will carry out its first arrival manoeuvre, kicking off the Mercury Arrival Phase. Want to watch live on 3 Sept? ️️Stay tuned here and on @science.esa.int for more details on 27 August 🗓️ 017442
Reposted by Jonathan M.Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex at Robledo de Chavela municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain on fire. Burgohondo wildfire. 📷 via Infues Avila 30785427
Reposted by Jonathan M.Dr. JB Vincent @comet-toolbox.com · 06/07/2026Great week-end for small bodies ! Hayabusa 2# flyby of asteroid Torifune (www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...) and Tianwen-2 images of asteroid Kamo'oalewa (www.xinhuanet.com/20260706/eb8...) ! #PlanetaryScience 18633
Reposted by Jonathan M.Toast @to0ast.bsky.social · 13/06/2026>buy suborbital electron >look outside >orbital 0102
Reposted by Jonathan M.Anatoly Zak @anatolyzak.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Russian Academy of Sciences made a formal decision to extend work of the Spektr-RG observatory (stationed in an Earth-Sun Lagrange point) for 5 more years. It is the only major scientific spacecraft operated by Russia, following its launch in 2019. DETAILS: www.russianspaceweb.com/spektr_rg.ht... 1154
Reposted by Jonathan M.鳥嶋真也 Shinya TORISHIMA @luna-astroneering.bsky.social · 12/06/2026宇宙航空研究開発機構(JAXA)は2026年6月12日9時53分59秒、H3ロケット6号機(30形態試験機)を、種子島宇宙センターから打ち上げました。 ロケットは正常に飛行し、離昇から約15分後に、目標の軌道に到達しました。 02713
Reposted by Jonathan M.Jonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Hello England, after 38 years in the USA I have returned!! 201794
Reposted by Jonathan M.Thomas @thomasthefrench.eurosky.social · 25/05/2026Le dome de chaleur est bien en place 24221
Reposted by Jonathan M.Jonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 23/05/2026All that remains - 2 carryons, 4 checked bags, and 3 boxes to mail. 121004
Jonathan M. @ororg.org · 26/05/2026"Yes but it might hold traces of ancient Martian life!" they say, meanwhile the existence of life in the Earth Dirt can be confirmed with the naked eye 🤦 010
Reposted by Jonathan M.Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 18/05/2026Gunter's Space Page is now 30 years old!!! While I can not pinpoint the exact day, my oldest back up files hint for a beginning in May 1996. Starting as an "external memory", my website has apparently become some kind of industry standard. space.skyrocket.despace.skyrocket.deGunter's Space Page - Information on spaceflight, launch vehicles and satellitesGunter's Space Page - Information on Launch vehicles, Satellites, Space Shuttle and Astronautics 4206
Jonathan M. @ororg.org · 18/05/2026McDowell's space library is taking shape, you can always donate at gofund.me/6001a1c28 :)gofund.meDonate to Fund Jonathan's Space Report Library Transition, organized by Jonathan McDowellUPDATE: Good news! I have acquired a home for the library and renov… Jonathan McDowell needs your support for Fund Jonathan's Space Report Library Transition 100
Reposted by Jonathan M.European Space History @eurospacehistory.bsky.social · 11/05/2026😱 We still have some ESA Bulletins going back to the 1980s! Surprise the space geek(s) in your life with an issue from their birth month/year. Just drop the month/year you’re interested in in the comments and, if we have it, we’ll mail it to you free of charge 😎👍 82412
Reposted by Jonathan M.Dexerto @dexerto.bsky.social · 08/05/2026David Attenborough just turned 100 years old and is now officially too old to play with Lego 729782
Reposted by Jonathan M.T.S. Kelso @tskelso.bsky.social · 05/05/2026We are officially at 68950, but that doesn't include 29 Starlink satellites launched May 1 and 45 rideshares launched May 3. We estimated we would hit 68999 on May 9. Time is running out. We will be making additional changes, like changing the default format to CSV. Watch here and spread the word! 5277
Jonathan M. @ororg.org · 05/05/2026Finally got around to finishing the 1:110 Lego Ariane 5 by chha 😊 110
Jonathan M. @ororg.org · 04/05/2026Space Scout spitting straight facts as usual. "Isaacman’s reverse advocacy puts NASA in the bizarre position of convincing Congress that they should receive less resources, while the agency publicly abuses the resources it already has." 🗣🔥 011
Reposted by Jonathan M.Aurélien Genin @astroaure.eurosky.social · 01/05/2026🔴 Ça alors 🤯 Curiosity a soulevé le rocher coincé au bout de sa foreuse, et l'a même penché pour en faire tomber de la poussière 😮 C'est bon de rappeler que le bras du rover n'a pas du tout été prévu pour ça ! Mais les chercheureuses vont maintenant pouvoir étudier le sol sous ce rocher 🤩 1/5 411924
Jonathan M. @ororg.org · 29/04/2026MMX has arrived at Tanegashima for launch later this year. This mission will be epic, the first to land on Phobos AND it will even return samples to Earth! 010
Reposted by Jonathan M.ESA Operations @operations.esa.int · 07/04/2026Deep space antenna 4 is now live! 📡 @esa.int's newest deep space antenna has entered operations at New Norcia, Australia, expanding Estrack’s capacity and powering future missions across the Solar System. Curious about this next-generation antenna? Read more here: www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup... 📹ESA 315428
Reposted by Jonathan M.Kyle Montgomery @kylemphoto.com · 02/04/2026Artemis 2 leaving behind her two solids 1143
Jonathan M. @ororg.org · 25/03/2026Second flight of Isar's Spectrum at 21:00 CET tonight. With satellites on board, let's hope they don't consider anything less than orbit a "success". If all goes well, this will be the first orbital launch from Europe, not counting overseas territories or Russia. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsbZ...youtube.comLivestream: "Onward and Upward" Mission of Isar AerospaceYouTube video by Isar Aerospace 000
Reposted by Jonathan M.SETI Institute @setiinstitute.bsky.social · 23/03/2026#PPOD: Saturn's fourth-largest moon, Dione, can be seen through the haze of the planet's largest moon, Titan, in this view of the two, taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on December 22, 2011, with the planet and its rings in the background. The north polar hood is visible on Titan here... 🧪 🔭 37729
Reposted by Jonathan M.Andrew Parsonson @andrewparsonson.bsky.social · 22/03/2026ESA has successfully re-established contact with its Proba-3 Coronagraph spacecraft more than a month after it was lost. europeanspaceflight.com/esa-regains-...europeanspaceflight.comESA Regains Contact With Lost Proba-3 Spacecraft - European SpaceflightESA has successfully re-established contact with its Proba-3 Coronagraph spacecraft more than a month after it was lost. 0337
Reposted by Jonathan M.Laura Lopez @ohdearz.bsky.social · 09/03/2026The @axisprobe.bsky.social team learned that the phase A concept study report of AXIS (the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite) will not be reviewed because the lost personnel at NASA Goddard and government shutdown impacted our schedule and budget. 🔭 Here is the PI's e-mail with the explanation. 2323796
Jonathan M. @ororg.org · 07/03/2026Sadly the language of this mandate was altered several days ago iirc. 000
Jonathan M. @ororg.org · 05/03/2026The second launch got further than this one, though 😬 They already had to crowdfund this launch, so we'll have to wait and see if they can bounce back from this... 120
Jonathan M. @ororg.org · 24/02/2026Engineers who have the data concluded it is safe to fly, after a year-long investigation. Random internet commenters, mostly inspired by a long-retired astronaut that's relentlessly been using this to sell his book, think otherwise. I wonder who I should believe 🤔 330
Jonathan M. @ororg.org · 23/02/2026Incorrect header picture: the European Service Module's solar panels are tilted forward during a burn, to keep the panels out of the engine plume. Incorrect description: this feature is not "recent", it was published 1.5 years ago and the aforementioned mistake has persisted during all that time. 000
Jonathan M. @ororg.org · 19/02/2026Us: 👴 On the bright side, this also means JUICE will arrive at Jupiter before we know it :) 010
Reposted by Jonathan M.DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 19/02/2026Baikonur and rocket launches, as crazy as ever... Source: Mikhail Kornienko 4399
Jonathan M. @ororg.org · 18/02/2026Envisat, on Ariane 5G (V145) IXV, on Vega (VV04) Galileo 13-16, on Ariane 5ES (VA233) Maiden flight of Ariane 6 (VA262) 150
Reposted by Jonathan M.Daniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Five years ago #Mars #Perseverance 🧪🔭 410626
Reposted by Jonathan M.Energia-Buran Archive @buranarchive.space · 15/02/2026Over 4000 images now on buranarchive.space! 0146
Reposted by Jonathan M.Simeon Schmauß @stim3on.bsky.social · 30/01/2026You may have seen pictures, but have you ever seen video of a gigantic jet #TLE from space? Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 for the DTU/@science.esa.int Thor-Davis experiment. 🧪🔭 youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps Processing: Simeon Schmauß 15533218
Jonathan M. @ororg.org · 28/01/2026Given the average Elon time multiplier, it is most likely to occur around May 21st. 010
Reposted by Jonathan M.Jack | China in Space 🐼🚀 🇨🇳 @china-in-space.com · 26/01/2026While no official announcement has come on Shijian-25 and Shijian-21's activities during the past year, the two spacecraft are now heading away from each other following a likely refueling demonstration Details -> www.china-in-space.com/p/shijian-25...china-in-space.comShijian-25 and Shijian-21 Are Going Their Separate Ways in Geostationary SpaceThe two technology demonstration satellites have likely concluded their joint testing a few weeks ago. 061
Reposted by Jonathan M.Jonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Had my last Chandra senior staff meeting this morning; filled in my Smithsonian timesheet for the last time today. Last day in the office is Friday. I'll miss my colleagues but I won't miss the management and admin chores. On to full-time spacenerdery! 202628
Reposted by Jonathan M.Astropierre @astropierre.com · 19/01/2026" Puisque je n'ai pas eu le Prix Nobel de la Paix, je vais envahir le Groenland, na ! " Mes petits cousins de 6 ans gèrent mieux la frustration que ce type. Et ils n'ont pas d'armées sous leur commandement... 1114125
Jonathan M. @ororg.org · 19/01/2026After Artemis I withstood a hurricane, this is small beer for SLS ;) 020
Reposted by Jonathan M.Space Sciences Laboratory @ucbssl.bsky.social · 12/01/2026The Carruthers mission, led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Lara Waldrop and managed by SSL, has arrived at an L1 orbit between the Earth and the Sun. Its 2-year science mission observing Earth's exosphere begins in March. 051
Reposted by Jonathan M.Casey Dreier @caseydreier.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Very good news for NASA Science in the compromise 2026 funding bill released by Congress today: 25213
Reposted by Jonathan M.lego11 @lego11.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Buongiorno dal Metop B! Intanto mi fa molto piacere vedere che i thread tecnici (USB-C e REC, che copio a breve qui) sono stati molto apprezzati quindi continuerò ogni tanto a farne. Nel frattempo, mezza Francia è stata imbiancata! Da noi nevica sull'Appennino Romagnolo e anche un po' in pianura. 0182
Reposted by Jonathan M.Philippe Smet @pfsmet.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Hoewel het nu zowat elke dag sneeuwt, daalt het aantal dagen (in Ukkel) met sneeuwval wel degelijk. Van winterseizoen tot winterseizoen zit er heel grote variatie op, maar als je wat uitmiddelt, dan valt de trend wel op. Data via frankdeboosere.be/klimaatukkel... #sneeuw #weer #klimaat 151
Reposted by Jonathan M.Gene J. Mikulka @genejm1017.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Grand news about the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope!! 1237