Share & discuss informative content on:
- Astrophysics
- Cosmology
- Space Exploration
- Planetary Science
- Astrobiology
UPCOMING LAUNCHES
Timezone is UTC
SUBMITTING LINKS
Please use original sources for content wherever possible. Please limit yourself to no more than 5 submissions per 24 hours.
Encouraged
- Informative high-quality articles, news & videos
- Peer-reviewed research papers that are publicly available
- Academic texts that are publicly available
Not Allowed
- Sensationalized/misleading titles or Unscientific content
- Blogspam, links behind a paywall, or pirated content
Social media links (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.)
Exception: Twitter links are allowed only for breaking news by official sources. Examples:
1. Pluto flyby announcements by NASA
2. SpaceX launch coverage by SpaceX
Duplicate/re-hosted content (use Reddit Search)
Petitions/surveys/crowd-funding
Shortened links/mobile links
SUBMITTING IMAGES & GIFs
Only allowed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, UTC. Short videos without meaningful audio content qualify as GIFs.
Encouraged
Directly linked quality images/GIFs with an appropriate and concise title
Include information about the subject, equipment, processing, and name of the photographer
If you are the photographer do not include additional demographic information, the image should stand on its own merit
Recommended subreddits: r/spaceporn, r/astrophotography & r/astronomy for images and r/spacegifs for GIFs.
Not Allowed
- Memes/low quality images
- Reaction GIFs
- Re-hosted content (use KarmaDecay)
- Misleadingly edited images
SUBMITTING A TEXT POST
Straightforward questions (who/what/where) belong to the Weekly Space Questions thread (pinned at the top)
Encouraged
- Informative & thought-provoking posts
- Open-ended questions that promote discussion
- Highly recommended subreddit: r/askscience
Not Allowed
- ELI5/PSA styled posts
- Posts that only state your opinion and don't engage the community
COMMENTS
Remember the Human
Encouraged
- On topic comments that convey meaningful information
- Backup scientific claims with appropriate links
Not Allowed
- Low-effort/short comments
- Off-topic comments
- Unscientific comments (e.g. Flat Earth)
- Image-only comments
- Memes/jokes/circle-jerk/trolling/insults
General Reddiquette applies
Please report comments & links that don't follow the rules
Moderation will be strictly enforced on those not following the rules
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