Astronomy

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).
2,303,791 followers |

Mike Massimino

NASA astronaut, mission specialist for STS-125
1,254,596 followers |

Science Channel

Thought-provoking updates, insider news and more from Science...show your #nerdtweet pride!
511,332 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.
415,504 followers |

NASA Kennedy / KSC

Official Tweets from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
331,436 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.
297,187 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.
219,095 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.
215,408 followers |

MarsPhoenix

I dig Mars!
195,568 followers |

CassiniSaturn

Cruising around Saturn, its moons and the magnificent rings
194,624 followers |

The Daily Galaxy

The Great Discoveries Channel: Sci, Space, Tech
187,767 followers |

Spirit and Oppy

Roaming the Red Planet on six wheels since Jan 2004. The official mission Twitter of the Spirit and Opportunity rovers.
152,993 followers |

NASA Astronauts

Hear from all NASA's astronauts on Twitter, plus updates on astronaut activities here.
136,303 followers |

NASA HQ PHOTO

NASA Headquarters Photo Department. Washington, DC
81,453 followers |

Spaceflight Now

The best source for space news
56,874 followers |

SPACE.com

News coverage and conversation about space science, astronomy and exploration
54,633 followers |

ESA

European Space Agency, keeping you posted on European space activities.
52,758 followers |

Mark Polansky

Astronaut
47,380 followers |

NASA Ames

Ames Research Center (Silicon Valley) enables exploration through development of innovative technologies and interdisciplinary scientific discovery.
35,389 followers |

Hubble

Your official Twitter source for things relating to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST).
32,255 followers |

Astronomy Now

The UK's best and longest running astronomy magazine!
29,897 followers |

Discovery Space

The space topic hub for @Discovery_News. All things astronomy, physics, cosmology, spaceflight, NASA, exoplanets & more! (Administered by @astroengine.)
28,319 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!
25,371 followers |

NASA_EDGE

The show that takes an inside and outside look at all things NASA!
25,151 followers |

NASA Lunar Science

Moon science rocks.
22,431 followers |

Space Fellowship

An international news and information network dedicated to the space industry.
22,164 followers |

LADEE

Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer - NASA Science Mission to the Moon under development; set for launch 2013!
16,507 followers |

Astronomy Magazine

Astronomy informs, entertains, and inspires people who are interested in the science and hobby of astronomy.
14,625 followers |

WI Astronomy

A Wisconsin based Space and Astronomy News public outreach website.
14,136 followers |

Astronomy Tweets

Talking about astronomy, planets, earth and space issues and concerns impacting our atmosphere - YES I follow back and promise you there will be ZERO DMs!!! :)
13,452 followers |

TESS_NASA

looking at all the closest and brightest stars for transiting planets
13,283 followers |

Nicholas Patrick

NASA Astronaut, STS-130
13,185 followers |

Sky and Telescope

The Essential Magazine of Astronomy. Sky and Telescope is the world's leading compendium of information about the science and hobby of astronomy.
12,712 followers |

astroparticle

Find here exciting astroparticle physics news!
12,552 followers |

Space

Space and science news from sciencenewsblog.com
12,276 followers |

Year of Astronomy

The Universe: yours to discover
11,573 followers |

AF Space Command

Official Air Force Space Command Twitter: Stay up to date on all things AF Space!
11,149 followers |

Pamela L. Gay

Communicating astronomy and life in academia 1 sidereal day at a time.
10,474 followers |

Mike Brown

Astronomer, planet hunter, Pluto killer. Finger-wrapped dad.
8,484 followers |

Spitzer Telescope

Capturing the infrared spectrum since 2003. For the official feed follow @NASAspitzer.
7,817 followers |

KSC Mobile Command

Providing live launch-day updates on the fly!
7,371 followers |

Asteroids and Comets

Reports asteroids and comets closest approaches to earth
7,121 followers |

Space Future

Space is the future!
7,039 followers |

Adler Planetarium

The Adler Planetarium in Chicago invites you to join us in exploring space!
6,554 followers |

Exoplanetology.com

The Art and Science of New Worlds. Explores the impact of Exoplanet discoveries on Humanity's Culture and Future. http://bit.ly/Twanifesto
6,456 followers |

Sky at Night Mag

The official Twitter feed for Sky at Night Magazine
6,449 followers |

InsideKSC

Unofficial launch, operations and vehicle processing updates concerning NASA's Kennedy Space Center and USAF's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
4,664 followers |

365DaysOfAstro

Podcasting astronomy 7 days a week!
4,076 followers |

Irene Klotz

Journalist specializing in NASA, space science, commercial space. Media consultant.
3,612 followers |

LunarOrbiter

Providing New Imagery and Data From the 1960's NASA Lunar Orbiter Missions For 21st Century Exploration
3,290 followers |

hubble

3,133 followers |

AstronomyCast

Take a facts-based journey through the cosmos.
3,051 followers |

Aerospace tweeters!!

Follow me @aeroG. This is a listing of all the aviation & space-related twitters I can find!
2,579 followers |

Galilean Nights

Take part in public observations of gas giant Jupiter, its moons, the Sun and our Moon 22-24 October 2009
2,320 followers |

Portal to Universe

Keep up to date with latest cutting-edge astronomy and space science breakthroughs via Portal To The Universe. (An original IYA2009 Project)
2,255 followers |

Telescopes

What are we looking at?
2,244 followers |

Starry Night EDU

The leader in space science curriculum solutions and the maker of Starry Night astronomy software.
2,163 followers |

Susan Niebur

Women make up half the bodies in the solar system -- why not half the scientists?
2,040 followers |

Big Picture Science

Big Picture Science is a weekly science radio program hosted by Seth Shostak and Molly Bentley. Hear it on iTunes, your local NPR station, or at radio.seti.org
1,989 followers |

IYA2009_US

Celebrating Astronomy! Sharing it with the World!
1,931 followers |

Telescope webcast

Around the World in 80 Telescopes - a 24-hour live webcast from the most advanced telescopes on and off the planet! Part of "100 Hours of Astronomy".
1,657 followers |

Shuttle Atlantis

A fun take on Space Shuttle Atlantis (note, we're not NASA)
1,574 followers |

Physics to Go

Explore physics on your own with Physics to Go, an outreach website produced by the American Physical Society.
1,519 followers |

PhysicsCentral

Tweets about what's going on in physics, who's doing what in physics, and how things work. Brought to you by @APSPhysics
1,505 followers |

Dark Sky Festival

9th Annual Dark Sky Festival at Harmony. April 14, 2012 Be Part of the Solution, Fight Light Pollution!
1,349 followers |

Ashley Beginn

1,290 followers |

Paul Gilster

Writer, editor on astronomy and deep space exploration
1,083 followers |

Astronomy & Space 2U

The Quest: To explore the unexplored. To discover the undiscovered. To know the unknown.
976 followers |

New Astronomy Books

All new astronomy book releases posted on their publication day
803 followers |

IYA2009-Ireland

Updates about astronomy-related events happening this year in Ireland
780 followers |

TaviG - AstrocastTV

Producer/Reporter for Astrocast.TV's Our Night Sky
353 followers |

Project Black Cat

SETI (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is like SEARCHING FOR A BLACK CAT IN A DARK ROOM. Not an easy task, but very important and worth the effort.
349 followers |

AstronomyNovaScotia

ANS is a collective of amateur and professional astronomers in Nova Scotia bound by a love of astronomy and the urge to share this with the public.
288 followers |

Alice Few

Astronomy A Go Go! Twitter-ized! The daily arm of the Astronomy a Go Go! Podcast. What's up tonight! (WUT!)
206 followers |

GRAAA

Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association. Astronomy Education for the people of West Michigan for over 50 years.
167 followers |

orb11

Interplanetary Directory Assistance. Space and science apps, visualization, and images.
108 followers |

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