Space Unites

The attractive force of space exploration uniting humans on planet earth. #SpaceUnites

[NASA @NASA]

LIVE: They are coming home.

Watch as the Artemis II crew returns to Earth, splashing down at around 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11). https://t.co/n3vZE2rcFv

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

"But ultimately, we will always choose Earth. We will always choose each other.” — @Astro_Christina

The Artemis II crew captured this view of a crescent Earth above the horizon on the Moon’s far side on April 6, 2026.

[NASA @NASA]

Artemis II is locked in 🔒

As they flew around the Moon, the Artemis II crew took turns capturing science data and taking photos out of the Orion spacecraft window to share with their team back on Earth.

[NASA Marshall @NASA_Marshall]

It's the freakin' Moon! 🌓

Check out some of the images captured by NASA’s Artemis II astronauts during their flyby of the Moon on April 6: https://t.co/GMY28tq5vl

These images reveal regions no human has ever seen before—including a rare in-space solar eclipse.

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

🚨: Astronaut’s Wake-Up Call from Space

After spending 178 days aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Ron Garan returned to Earth with a realization that shook him — we’re living a lie.

From orbit, he saw our planet as one glowing blue sphere — no borders, no nations, no divisions — just a single, fragile home floating in the vast darkness. Yet down here, we live as if we’re separate, fighting over lines that don’t even exist from space.

He watched lightning storms flicker like heartbeat pulses, auroras dance across the poles, and a thin blue atmosphere shielding all life — a reminder of how delicate our world truly is.

Garan says humanity’s priorities are upside down: we’ve put the economy first, when it should be Planet → Society → Economy. Because without a thriving planet, nothing else survives.

His message is clear and urgent — 🌎 Earth is our shared spaceship. We are not passengers… we are crew.

And it’s time we start acting like it.

[Human Spaceflight @esaspaceflight]

Exactly 25 years ago, at 09:21 UTC, the era of continuous human presence on the International @Space_Station began.

Since Crew One took up residence in 2000, 21 @esa astronauts have lived and worked on this orbital outpost, conducting essential research to benefit life on Earth.

[Ben Feist @BenFeist]

Announcing ISS in Real Time, a new multimedia project where you can play back every day of the past 25 years aboard the International Space Station.
https://t.co/hoqV5DEH8z

[Ben Feist @BenFeist]

Thanks @collectSPACE for the wonderful article. Exciting to see it being picked up by @arstechnica

[SpaceNews @SpaceNews_Inc]

China wants 50 countries involved in its ILRS moon base https://t.co/6zpo5xLLaF

[Josef Aschbacher @AschbacherJosef]

Thank you for your kind words, Senator. "A giant leap forward..." What an honour to read those words from the head of @NASA and a dear colleague and partner.

[Bill Nelson @SenBillNelson]

Liftoff, #Ariane6!

What a giant leap forward for @ESA with the first launch of its powerful, next-generation rocket—and with a @NASASun scientific instrument onboard.

Together with our international partners, we are leading a new era of space exploration.

[JustBe74 @JustBe74]

#SpaceUnites

[JustBe74 @JustBe74]

The International Space Station: a truly unique space project! Imagine the years of planning, cooperation of so many nations, and it's still continuing. Humans can do amazing things together. #SpaceUnites https://t.co/DMHpNbnQei

[The Space Review @tsr]

Years before Yuri Gagarin went into orbit or Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon, the Belgian cartoon character Tintin did the same.A look at Tintin’s exploits and how the cartoonist Hergé was able to make the journey realistic. https://t.co/PwHyFzaZxo

[IAU CPS @IAU_CPS]

“A significant diplomatic moment for astronomy" - @IAU_CPS Interim Director Dr Richard Green hails the provisional agreement to put satellite constellations' impact on astronomy on the @UN #COPUOS agenda.

Read the news: 🔗 https://t.co/xsWNqQbIXb

@UNOOSA @IAU_org

[Scott Tilley 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @coastal8049]

While it is sad to watch a spacecraft die. Something truly heartening is happening here. Astrobotic has raised the bar in transparency in their operations in space and created a model all users of space should champion.

Congrats on getting the human part right @astrobotic!

[ir. Wouter de Heij @deheij]

Via mijn broer krijg ik zonet een geweldig foto van de gesloten #maaslandkering Dit soort geweldige kunstwerken maakte we in het verleden om #Nederland te beschermen. #hoogwater

[Space Unites @SpaceUnites]

In the spirit of the holidays

[Gilles F. Leclerc @spaceleclerc]

@csa_asc contributed instrument calibration for the spectrometer onboard JAXA’s X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) and supports 🇨🇦 scientists: Dr Luigi Gallo @StMarysUC Dr Brian McNamara @UWaterloo Dr. Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo @UMontreal

[Human Spaceflight @esaspaceflight]

There are now 11 people from five countries on the International @Space_Station.
Follow us and @Astro_Andreas over the next six months for updates on the #Huginn mission: https://t.co/u5Vjo3hAC8
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