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"
37 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
: "Voyager 1: Still Talking to Earth After Nearly 49 Years in Interstellar Space"
199 posts
#2
Nasa
: "Nasa is building a telescope designed specifically to find out if we are alone in the universe. It's targeted to launch in the 2040s."
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’s Mars rover sends back a selfie from the planet’s Wild West"
28 posts
#5
Worst
27 posts
#6
Struggling
18 posts
#7
Rocket
: "Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket exploded"
18 posts
#8
Earth
: "A newly discovered asteroid, 2026 JH2, will safely pass Earth at about 90,000 km away — roughly a quarter of the Earth-Moon distance. The bus-sized space rock poses no threat but offers astronomers a rare chance to study a close flyby"
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
: "Venera 5 and 6 were swallowed by Venus 57 years ago today (May 17, 1969). This photo exists because of what they told us on the way down"
30 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Perspective From a (Former) Blue Origin Engineer"
20 posts
#3
South Korea
: "Korea to Launch 19 Small Reconnaissance Satellites by 2026"
1 post
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Yearly
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Last updated: June 9, 2026