Outer Space

NASA

News from NASA. | We typically post in Eastern Time (ET). To convert to UT/GMT, add 5 hours (4 hours during Daylight Saving Time).
2,275,292 followers |

Asteroid Watch

JPL's Near Earth Object Office coordinates NASA's efforts to detect, track & characterize potentially hazardous asteroids & comets that could approach Earth.
872,210 followers |

Astro Pic Of The Day

Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
407,802 followers |

NASA Kennedy / KSC

Official Tweets from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
329,179 followers |

NASA JPL

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages many of NASA's robotic missions exploring Earth, the solar system and our universe. Tweets from JPL's News Office.
295,187 followers |

The SETI Institute

We believe we are conducting the most profound search in human history — to know our beginnings and our place among the stars.
217,410 followers |

NASA Kepler

The Kepler Mission is designed to survey our region of the Milky Way galaxy to discover Earth-size planets in the habitable zone.
214,374 followers |

CassiniSaturn

Cruising around Saturn, its moons and the magnificent rings
193,615 followers |

MarsPhoenix

I dig Mars!
193,175 followers |

The Daily Galaxy

The Great Discoveries Channel: Sci, Space, Tech
186,770 followers |

Spirit and Oppy

Roaming the Red Planet on six wheels since Jan 2004. The official mission Twitter of the Spirit and Opportunity rovers.
152,568 followers |

NASA Astronauts

Hear from all NASA's astronauts on Twitter, plus updates on astronaut activities here.
135,583 followers |

LRO_NASA

I am a NASA lunar mission, currently in orbit ~50 km (30 mi) above the Moon!
102,216 followers |

Curiosity Rover

NASA's next mission to Mars. I'm currently en route to the Red Planet. Arrival anticipated Aug. 5, 2012.
100,965 followers |

SpaceX

Official Twitter for SpaceX, the Future of Space Travel. We design, build and launch the rockets and spacecraft that are revolutionizing space transportation.
82,645 followers |

NASA HQ PHOTO

NASA Headquarters Photo Department. Washington, DC
79,704 followers |

Johnson Space Center

NASA's JSC is the lead center for the International Space Station and the Orion spacecraft, and the home of the Mission Control Center and NASA astronaut corps.
65,173 followers |

Spaceflight Now

The best source for space news
56,167 followers |

ESA

European Space Agency, keeping you posted on European space activities.
51,957 followers |

NASA Technology

The official Twitter account for NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist
41,996 followers |

NASA Social

Follow us for announcements on social media @NASA and for info about upcoming NASA Socials
38,749 followers |

Hubble

Your official Twitter source for things relating to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST).
32,041 followers |

NASA Webb Telescope

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will give us an amazing look at the universe! The project is working to a 2018 launch date.
26,598 followers |

LCROSS_NASA

NASA mission to explore the Moon to look for water ice at the poles! And I found it! My mission (and my tweets) ended Oct 9, 2009. But, I'm forever on the moon!
25,239 followers |

NASA Images

Largest collection of NASA related media from a single, searchable site.
21,047 followers |

Chandra Observatory

Chandra's ongoing mission is to study the X-ray Universe, including black holes, new stars, and clusters of galaxies. Operated for NASA by SAO
18,982 followers |

NASA Watch

Covering NASA online since 1996. We're the source for NASA news.
17,389 followers |

MESSENGER

I am a NASA Discovery Mission to Mercury. First spacecraft to orbit Mercury.
16,544 followers |

NASA Blueshift

Blueshift: Bringing the Universe down to Earth with podcasts, blogs, and more!
13,315 followers |

Ares I-X

First flight test for America's Next Generation Rocket
12,794 followers |

NASA Voyager

The official account for NASA’s twin Voyager 1 & 2 spacecraft, the longest currently-operating spacecraft in deep space.
10,033 followers |

NASA SDO

The Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA's newest eye on the Sun!
10,031 followers |

UARS Reentry

Tracking the orbital decay of UARS. Providing information on getting a visual on its atmospheric reentry. | note: This is not a NASA official account |
8,502 followers |

NASA IPAC

It's the universe from NASA, JPL, Caltech, IPAC, Spitzer, Herschel, Planck, Wise, Kepler, NExScI, IRSA, NED, NStED, TMT and more!
6,759 followers |

chad myers

Severe Weather Expert and Science reporter for CNN. I try to make complex science a little more understandable. Promoting cool science 1 tweet at a time.
5,347 followers |

Moon Express, Inc.

MoonEx is a privately funded lunar transportation and data services company establishing new avenues for commercial space activities beyond Earth orbit.
3,619 followers |

Spaceflight101

Space News, Up-To-The-Second Mission Coverage and More - You can feel free to ask any question, just @ reply.
2,975 followers |

Space & Astronomy

Space Projects, Planets, Solar System, Universe, Space Travel, Spacecraft, Rockets, Astronomy.
2,362 followers |

Lunar News Network

Space, science and technology. Boldly go!
2,252 followers |

Our Solar System

A nice place about 28,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way galaxy in the Orion spiral arm.
2,119 followers |

ROSAT Reentry

Tracking the orbital decay of ROSAT. Providing & collating information on getting a visual of its atmospheric re-entry.
1,969 followers |

Bill Cooke

1,855 followers |

SPACETRAiLS

#Headlines from orbit! #Spacetrails Worldwide collected space news brought together in one spot. When it happens we'll be the first to let you know.
1,791 followers |

Apollo 11

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum @airandspace relives highlights from Apollo 11 mission to the Moon 40 years later.
1,274 followers |

AstronomyCalgary

Calgary's top astronomy organizations (TELUS Spark, RASC, RAO) collaborate on public astronomy events around the city. Join us on Facebook.com/AstronomyCalgary
895 followers |

Altair Lunar Lander

This is the official NASA Altair Lunar Lander twitter page. Learn how Altair's going to provide astronauts a base on the moon.
827 followers |

Orbital Horizon

Orbital Horizon provides Space Relations/Outreach, Suborbital Spaceflight bookings and related Space Development Solutions.
687 followers |

Mark Rigby

Brisbane Planetarium Curator. It is so satisfying to spark that sense of wonder about the Universe in others. And I love to travel and to talk to good friends.
452 followers |

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