Michelle York+FollowNASA’s Clean Room Had Space-Ready SuperbugsTurns out, NASA’s ultra-sterile Mars lander clean room was secretly crawling with dozens of never-before-seen ‘extreme’ bacteria! Scientists just found 26 new species that could survive wild conditions—even the vacuum of space. No worries, Mars didn’t get contaminated, but these tough little microbes might help us figure out what alien life could look like. Who knew the real sci-fi action was happening right here on Earth? #NASA #SpaceScience #Microbes #MarsMission #ScienceNews #Science20Share
Patrick Simmons+FollowMars IRL: Not Quite Like The MoviesRemember 'The Martian' and its wild vision of Mars in 2035? Turns out, real-life Mars exploration is way more about robots than astronauts right now. NASA’s big human landing plans are still up in the air, but rovers like Perseverance are making jaw-dropping discoveries—like organic compounds that could hint at ancient life! Meanwhile, the dream of colonizing Mars is still mostly sci-fi, and budget cuts might slow things down even more. Who knew robots would be the real Martian heroes? #MarsExploration #TheMartian #SpaceScience #NASA #SpaceNews #Science20Share
Zachary Gutierrez+FollowSpace Station Bacteria Level: Mutant!Chinese astronauts just found a wild new bacteria chilling on their space station—Niallia tiangongensis. This little guy is basically a mutant cousin of a common Earth bacteria, but it’s got some crazy survival skills, like eating gelatin and possibly fixing radiation damage. Scientists think it could help us figure out how life adapts in space (and maybe even help medicine and farming back on Earth). Space germs are officially next-level! #SpaceScience #Bacteria #Tiangong #SpaceStation #WeirdScience #Science20Share
martinezlaura+FollowSpaceships Can Look Twisted?!Imagine snapping a pic of a spaceship zooming by at nearly light speed—it would actually look rotated or twisted, not just squished! Thanks to Einstein’s relativity, objects moving crazy fast don’t just get shorter, they appear flipped over in photos. Scientists just recreated this wild effect in the lab by slowing down light (well, pretending to), and yep, cubes look like they’re spinning. Mind = blown. Physics is wilder than sci-fi! #Relativity #SpaceScience #Einstein #PhysicsFacts #MindBlown #Science10Share
Zachary Gutierrez+FollowThe Moon’s Got a Secret Hot Side!Did you know the side of the Moon we see is actually warmer and more active deep down than the far side? NASA’s latest gravity map shows the nearside’s mantle is softer and up to 200°C hotter, probably thanks to ancient radioactive elements. This explains why one side looks so different—and it’s a game-changer for future Moon missions. Who knew our lunar neighbor was hiding such a wild secret? #MoonMystery #SpaceScience #LunarExploration #NASA #ScienceNews #Science41Share
Jessica Hodge+Followsurprising spot for a city-killer asteroidDid you hear about the "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4? 🌑 It might hit the Moon, and it hails from the asteroid belt near Jupiter! 🪐 Scientists are studying its unusual origin and rapid spin. Could this change what we know about asteroid impacts? #AsteroidAlert #SpaceScience #MoonImpact #Science70Share
