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[European Space Agency @esa]

New research reveals vast clay deposits at our Rosalind Franklin rover landing site, pointing to a once water-rich Mars and strengthening the search for signs of past life.

Read more: https://t.co/NNkB0NfZS8

@esaspaceflight @esascience

[NASA @NASA]

Since arriving at its destination five years ago, our Perseverance Mars rover has collected data that hints at a history of past life on the Red Planet.

Catch up on Percy’s biggest discoveries in this week’s episode of our Curious Universe podcast: https://t.co/J5dh8FhHjw

[AGU Science Policy @AGUSciPolicy]

🚨Proposed OMB rule could let political appointees override peer review, cancel grants mid-project, ban certain research topics, restrict publishing and more.🚨

Stand up for science!

Learn more and use our resources to submit a public comment today ⬇️
https://t.co/ExSKWkf7r0

[AGU Science Policy @AGUSciPolicy]

🚨 Speak up for science🚨

Proposed House cuts: 20% to NSF, 17% to NASA Science—putting research, STEM education, and critical data at risk. 🌎

✉️ Tell your Senators to reject these cuts
📢 Share & act now👇
https://t.co/VZQd9z6knm

[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @BulletinAtomic]

The US National Science Foundation is planning to remove hundreds of ocean monitoring instruments from four sites in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Bulletin climate editor Jessica McKenzie reached out to the NSF to learn more. https://t.co/899ZJH1kca

[afec7032 🇷🇺 @robert_savitsky]

Few photos from the recent spacewalk, posted by cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

[Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope @NASARoman]

🚨 We have some BIG NEWS!

Roman is now scheduled to launch Aug 30 2026!

Learn more: https://t.co/RLRLNvW69q

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

One week to go! 🚀

@NASA will announce the Artemis III crew on June 9 at 11am ET (1500 UTC). Get ready to meet the four astronauts who will help advance the technologies needed to return humans to the Moon.

More: https://t.co/AbNqKsLcvh

[NASA Space Alerts @NASASpaceAlerts]

The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on June 3, peaking at 7:28 a.m. ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X1.0. https://t.co/LuhZRnB99c

[CNSPACE @CNSpaceflight]

Long March 12B maiden launch recap

[Marcia Smith @SpcPlcyOnline]

NASA Sets Launch Date for Roman Space Telescope https://t.co/qL3W5Zbonk

[Northrop Grumman @NGCNews]

We’ve shipped the twin solid rocket booster segments for @NASA’s Artemis III mission to Kennedy Space Center from our world-class propulsion manufacturing facility in Utah to support America’s next step in returning humanity to the Moon. https://t.co/c77VPqKa0i

[Rocket Lab @RocketLab]

Rocket Lab 🤝 Mars

From orbiters and landers to rovers and helicopters – our technology has enabled some of the most ambitious Mars missions in history.

With Motiv (creators of Perseverance's robotic arm) now part of Rocket Lab, we're one of the few companies capable of delivering complete Mars mission solutions, including launch + spacecraft + software, and now proven robotics for surface and orbital operations too.

[Vast @vast]

More details on the France partnership and missions here: https://t.co/zOGyyruJwN

[NASA Goddard @NASAGoddard]

Reflecting on the past, ready for the future ✨

@NASARoman engineers took one last look at the telescope's primary mirror, ensuring the observatory is ready to explore the universe.

Next up? Packing Roman up and shipping to @NASAKennedy for launch!
https://t.co/VeFVRA7hQG

[NASA Solar System @NASASolarSystem]

The heat is on for NASA’s Dragonfly. 🔥 The team completed thermal-structural testing on heat shield materials at Sandia National Labs, reaching temperatures of 4,500°F, to ensure it can withstand Titan’s atmospheric entry ahead of a planned 2028 launch.
https://t.co/pusZSa715a

[Subaru Telescope Eng @SubaruTel_Eng]

#SubaruTelescope has released a major update to the Hyper Suprime-Cam Legacy Archive (HSCLA), now publicly offering a massive dataset cataloging ~1.5 billion celestial objects, covering about 7,400 square degrees, or 19% of the entire sky.
https://t.co/Ip25iDA3Qn

[Subaru Telescope Eng @SubaruTel_Eng]

[Subaru Gallery] The spiral galaxy NGC 4045 in the Virgo constellation displays two distinct spiral arms. A faint blue spiral arm stretches to the right, indicating that stars are actively forming in the outer regions of this galaxy. #SubaruTelescope
https://t.co/CRMih05G3M

[NASA Ames @NASAAmes]

As gravity distorts our view…

This simulation shows how the extreme gravity of two orbiting black holes bends and redirects light emanating from the chaotic hot gas surrounding each one. As they pass in front of one another, light weaves through the fabric of space and time.