Martian Wolf

Educational Youtuber || Fan of all things Space

[NASA @NASA]

We selected @BlueOrigin to develop the human landing system for the #Artemis V mission. This component for deep space transportation will help us in our goal of sending astronauts to the surface of the Moon and returning them home safely: https://t.co/KMq5fUn0ll

[Martian Wolf @wolf_martian]

Did you know that astronauts on the International Space Station can use a zero-gravity Capillary Cup to drink water in space? This innovative cup was designed by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit and is specifically made for a microgravity environment.

[Martian Wolf @wolf_martian]

Get ready for VIPER to land on the Moon! 🚀🌙 This lunar rover from @nasa is set to launch in November 2024 and will search for resources on the Moon's south pole. VIPER will use its instruments and drill to explore the area and map water ice

#VIPER #MoonRover #LunarExploration

[Martian Wolf @wolf_martian]

Meet Jessica Watkins, a NASA astronaut currently aboard the ISS! Watkins is a geologist and former NASA research fellow who worked on the Mars Curiosity rover. Fun fact: before becoming an astronaut, Watkins played rugby for Stanford! 🚀🪐🏉

[Martian Wolf @wolf_martian]

Did you know that in 2005, Japan's Hayabusa spacecraft successfully arrived at Itokawa, an asteroid 180 million miles from Earth? This mission was the first time a spacecraft had successfully landed on and returned samples from an asteroid. #Hayabusa #Itokawa #Asteroid

[Martian Wolf @wolf_martian]

BE-4 rocket engine 🔥🔥🔥Developed by Blue Origin, it’s fueled by liquid methane and oxygen, and can produce 550,000 pounds of thrust. Originally built for the New Glenn rocket, it will also power ULA’s Vulcan. #BE4 #RocketEngine #BlueOrigin #Vulcan

[Martian Wolf @wolf_martian]

Did you know that Sun has a cycle? ☀️ Every 11 years the Sun’s magnetic poles switch, causing a periodic cycle in the number of Sunspots detected. The next Solar maximum could happen as early as the end of 2024
#Sun #STEM #Space #Physics

[Martian Wolf @wolf_martian]

@IscRaymond I’m very excited to see Starship fly! Wishing all the best in Boca Chica!

[Martian Wolf @wolf_martian]

Speeding around the Sun ☀️ The Parker Solar Probe travels at 430,000 mph. Daring to go where no probe has gone before, into the Sun’s upper atmosphere! #ParkerSolarProbe #SunMission #SpaceExploration

[Martian Wolf @wolf_martian]

Bringing the world together, one pixel at a time 🌎 In 2004, the Spirit Rover made history by capturing the first image of Earth from the surface of another planet. Spirit gave us a new perspective of our world, from the surface of another #SpiritRover #MarsMission #NASA #Mars

[NASA @NASA]

Did you know….

If the @Space_Station touched down on a football field, they would be about the same size. And the players would have to stop playing. Because that’d be weird. #SuperBowl https://t.co/OeJ0jeNX9K

[Martian Wolf @wolf_martian]

Blast off to the red planet! 🚀 In 2021, Rocket Lab was selected to design two Photon spacecraft for the ESCAPADE mission to explore the mysteries of Mars' magnetosphere. Scheduled to launch on Blue Origin’s New Glenn in 2024 #ESCAPADE #MarsMission #RocketLab #BlueOrigin

[Martian Wolf @wolf_martian]

The Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) successfully reached the moon back in December 🔭 Now the ShadowCam instrument is peering into permanently shadowed regions of the Moon in search for water 🧊 #KPLO #ShadowCam

[Martian Wolf @wolf_martian]

It’s been a few months, but I’ve finally released a new video!
https://t.co/XdU60lKBNW

[Rami Ammoun @rami_astro]

I transported all my gear and drove one hour to capture the @Space_Station in front of the Wolf Moon 🛰️🐺🌕

[NASA Mars @NASAMars]

Happy New Year! And no, we’re not accidentally celebrating early: Dec. 26 is Mars New Year!

(Really? Yes, read on...)

[TJ Cooney 🚀 @TJ_Cooney]

Earth-Moon transit timelapse from Artemis 1

[David Willis @ThePrimalDino]

Apollo 13 movie poster VS Artemis 1 actual picture

[Martian Wolf @wolf_martian]

Wow #Artemis

[Martian Wolf @wolf_martian]

And the 2:1 DRO kinda looks like a football

[Martian Wolf @wolf_martian]

With all the DRO talk lately, I thought I would share some fun animations of them. The geometry of these orbits depends on its period, the purple square shape is a 4:1 DRO (meaning it completes 4 orbits each month)

[Martian Wolf @wolf_martian]

Likewise, a 3:1 DRO looks like a triangle (relative to Earth).