Share & discuss informative content on:
- Astrophysics
- Cosmology
- Space Exploration
- Planetary Science
- Astrobiology
UPCOMING LAUNCHES
Timezone is UTC
SUBMITTING LINKS
Please prefer original sources for content wherever possible
Encouraged
- Informative high-quality articles, news & videos
- Peer-reviewed research papers that are publicly available
- Academic texts that are publicly available
Discouraged
- 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 on Sundays as per UTC
Encouraged
Discouraged
- Memes/low quality images
- Reaction GIFs
- Re-hosted content (use KarmaDecay)
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
Discouraged
- 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
Discouraged
- Low-effort/short comments
- Unscientific comments (e.g. Flat Earth)
- Image-only comments
- Memes/jokes/circle-jerk/trolling/insults
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Please report comments & links that don't follow the rules
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