What space treats are in store for October? 🎃 This month kicks off with a supermoon on Oct. 6 and then offers not one but two meteor showers: The Draconid meteors peak on Oct. 8, and the Orionid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 21. More skywatching tips: https://t.co/hS3XdwaYtk

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Interstellar comet update ☄️ NASA's fleet of spacecraft has been working to collect data on 3I/ATLAS, only the third object ever confirmed to have come from outside our solar system. Several missions have observed the comet – and others will get a chance soon! Details ⬇️

🛰️ Unveiled in the cleanroom, Sentinel-6B charges down the path to launch! The spacecraft will now undergo detailed inspections and tests. 🚀 Sentinel-6B is set to launch this November from Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9! https://t.co/Kj7NqQ97gV

For decades, NASA and its partners have tracked our ocean. This November, Sentinel-6B continues the legacy. 🌊 Once in orbit, it'll measure sea levels for nearly all of Earth’s ocean, helping improve hurricane forecasting and protect coastal communities. https://t.co/I6Use8YurW

On October 3, Comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Mars. ("Close" being about 17 million miles from the surface 🙃) Use Eyes on the Solar System to follow the interstellar comet's journey and see where else it's headed. https://t.co/gKfhPOSplh

The Red Planet has fueled imaginations for decades. Last month, to mark 60 years since we saw the first images of Mars, we asked young artists to show us what the planet might look like to future astronauts. They did not disappoint with their out-of-this-world creativity!

Fresh views from space 🌍 NISAR has released preliminary radar images that show its ability to distinguish between different land cover. Launched in July, the NASA-ISRO satellite tracks changes big and small on Earth’s land and ice surfaces. https://t.co/2EiWDt7S6Y

On Wednesdays, the universe wears pink.🩷 @NASAWebb peered into Sagittarius B2, the largest star-forming region in our Milky Way galaxy, and its MIRI instrument revealed glowing cosmic dust heated by massive young stars in mid-infrared. https://t.co/m6ThkaqMGE

This week, NASA announced a new class of astronaut candidates. One of them, Dr. Lauren Edgar, has already been to Mars! (In a way.) She has 17 years of mission operations experience supporting Curiosity and other rovers. https://t.co/MXshleb3Df

Are we alone in the universe? Help us figure that out! Join this citizen science effort and help UCLA SETI to train AI tools to separate Earth-based interference from possible technosignatures across the Milky Way. Learn more: https://t.co/cToHcYtagt

Fall is here (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) 🍂 Today is the autumnal equinox, where both day and night are almost exactly 12 hours (with a few exceptions). Meanwhile, the Southern Hemisphere is welcoming the start of spring. Learn more: https://t.co/gOlQ3CIDKR

Have you noticed a bright "star" in the Eastern evening sky? That’s Saturn! On Sept. 21, the planet is at its closest and brightest for the year because of something called an opposition. Here's what that means ⬇️

As @NASA prepares to send human explorers to the Moon and beyond, we are advancing the technology that will enable high-definition video and science data to be transferred... with lasers! More on the Deep Space Optical Communications experiment (DSOC): https://t.co/I9hDUrXeB4

Use open data to solve real-world problems for NASA’s Space Apps Challenge! The global hackathon is open to all ages, and this year's event takes place on Oct. 4-5. Create a team or find a local event:

6,000 worlds beyond our solar system (and counting!) In the 30 years since the first exoplanet was found, the pace of discoveries has only accelerated – and that number will continue to grow. https://t.co/jSLmSw2gHc

At our hearts, we are seekers, and today we celebrate a scientific milestone! Nearly 30 years after the first discovery of a world orbiting a Sun-like star beyond our solar system, @NASA’s Exoplanet Archive reached 6,000 confirmed exoplanets. 🎉 Read more:

NASA's next planetary defense mission continues to take shape! NEO Surveyor will spot elusive asteroids and comets that could pose a threat to Earth. Work continues on its instrument enclosure at Space Dynamics Laboratory in Utah ahead of a planned 2027 launch. #DetectToProtect

New @NASAWebb observations of a distant object nicknamed "The Accident" have helped solve a mystery about Jupiter and Saturn. "The universe continues to surprise us." - JPL’s Peter Eisenhardt, project scientist for the WISE mission   Read the full story: https://t.co/SLQg5WqlrF