r/space is a subreddit with 27.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses space, nasa, moon, mars, and worst, and they frequently recommend/review documentaries and telescope.
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* Astrophysics
* Cosmology
* Space Exploration
* Planetary Science
* Astrobiology
Popular Themes in r/space
#1
News
: "Perspective From a (Former) Blue Origin Engineer"
32 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "I wrote a Python tool to build maps of the Solar System"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/space
#1
Space
: "Analyst on China’s spent rocket stages: “Things only continue to get worse” | Spent upper stages are the most dangerous kind of Space debris."
199 posts
#2
Nasa
: "Nasa selects Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions | Three lunar landings are planned for this year in preparation for the construction of a $20bn moon base"
44 posts
#3
Moon
: "Nasa selects Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions | Three lunar landings are planned for this year in preparation for the construction of a $20bn Moon base"
41 posts
#4
Mars
: "NASA pushes Mars helicopter rotors past the speed of sound for the first time ever — next-gen “SkyFall” aircraft's rotors hit 3,750 RPM, ten times faster than normal helicopters"
28 posts
#5
Worst
27 posts
#6
Struggling
18 posts
#7
Rocket
: "Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket exploded"
18 posts
#8
Earth
17 posts
#9
Starship
: "SpaceX Starship V3's first test flight was largely successful"
15 posts
#10
Looking For
14 posts
Products Discussed in r/space
Documentaries
28 reviews
#1
Cosmos
4.6★ from 5 reviews
#2
YouTube
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
BBC
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Telescope
4 reviews
#1
EduSnap 2-in-1 Smart Telescope
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Seestar S50
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Ursa Major
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/space
#1
image/gif
: "I placed a sound-activated camera near the recent Starship launch and got this photo during liftoff [OC]"
30 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Perspective From a (Former) Blue Origin Engineer"
19 posts
#3
South Korea
: "Korea to Launch 19 Small Reconnaissance Satellites by 2026"
1 post
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Yearly
+84k members(0.3%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026