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Musk's SpaceX valuation claim leads Science & Space conversation on X
@elonmusk's post about SpaceX being worth far more than the current Earth economy drew 129.9K likes and 11.4M views. NASA-linked discovery claims, Mars images and Saturn photos followed.
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SpaceX ambitions: Musk valuation claim and Starship Flight 15
@elonmusk says he sees a path to SpaceX being worth orders of magnitude more than the current Earth economy, admitting it will sound super crazy; the post has 129.9K likes and 11.4M views. @Erdayastronaut says Flight 15 could feature the first double catch, with both ship and booster caught, which he says implies an orbital mission and would be the most exciting mission to date.
Why it mattersIt is the most-engaged post in the set, and it sits alongside enthusiasm for the next Starship flight.
Viral NASA claims: teen's planet and Earth's quasi-moon
@SciNatureNews made two NASA-related claims. One says a 17-year-old discovered a planet about 6.9 times larger than Earth on the third day of his NASA internship, with 43.5K likes and 920.7K views. The other says NASA confirmed that asteroid 2025 PN7 is a quasi-moon companion, so that until 2083 Earth has two Moons, with 19.1K likes and 1.1M views.
Why it mattersBoth claims come from one account and drew high likes and views, so the account's framing is what is spreading.
Mars images and Perseverance's driving record
@astronomytodayy (24.2K likes, 1.0M views) and @_cosmicearth (4.2K likes, 128.6K views) each posted that NASA shared space images from Mars, with links attached. @NASAMars says Perseverance is still making tracks and doing science after breaking the all-time off-world driving distance record on Oct. 11, with 4.1K likes and 79.3K views.
Why it mattersMars content drew steady engagement from both aggregator accounts and the official NASA Mars account.
Roman observatory nears its first images
@NASARoman says the Roman observatory is now fully functional and the team is performing final checks and calibrations before starting science observations, calling it one step closer to Roman's first images. The post opens with the line 'It's the final countdown' and has 6.6K likes, 987 reposts and 152.4K views.
Why it mattersIt is the most-engaged official NASA mission update in the set.
Saturn, the Moon and the Grand Canyon in pictures
@konstructivizm shared a Webb Telescope image of Saturn (3.5K likes) and a NASA shot of the Grand Canyon from space (5.1K likes), describing the canyon as 277 miles long and more than a mile deep. @AJamesMcCarthy says his most detailed Saturn look so far shows the strange spokes on the rings (3.8K likes). @astronomytodayy says the highest quality video of the moon was just released (4.1K likes).
Why it mattersVisual posts of planets and Earth from space remain a steady draw, even at lower engagement than the top items.
Engagement
Key takeaways
- @elonmusk's SpaceX valuation post is the clear leader, with 129.9K likes and 11.4M views.
- @SciNatureNews drew 43.5K and 19.1K likes with a teen planet-discovery claim and a quasi-moon claim about asteroid 2025 PN7.
- Mars images, the Roman observatory update and Saturn photos round out the busiest space topics, mostly sourced to NASA.
FAQ
What was the most-engaged Science & Space post?
@elonmusk's post saying he sees a path to SpaceX being worth orders of magnitude more than the current Earth economy. It has 129.9K likes, 10.0K reposts, 10.4K replies and 11.4M views.
What does @SciNatureNews claim about Earth's moons?
@SciNatureNews says NASA confirmed that asteroid 2025 PN7 is acting as a quasi-moon or mini-moon companion to Earth, and that until 2083 you can say Earth has two Moons. The post has 19.1K likes.
What is the latest from NASA's Roman observatory?
@NASARoman says the observatory is now fully functional and the team is doing final checks and calibrations before starting science observations. It calls this one step closer to Roman's first images.
All top posts
This will sound super crazy, but I see a path to SpaceX being worth orders of magnitude more than the current Earth economy
SURREAL🚨: A 17-year-old teenager discovered a planet about 6.9 times larger than Earth on just the third day of his internship at NASA https://t.co/WVu9pQQMVM
NASA shared space images from Mars. https://t.co/Dt7Za5ptI0
NASA has confirmed that a small asteroid, named 2025 PN7, is acting as a "quasi-moon" or "mini-moon" companion to Earth. Until 2083 you can say that Earth has two Moons. https://t.co/YY3B2D4DUh
You can tell this is a lie because he could just do it now https://t.co/mGpqN5m8rw
It's the final countdown 🎶 We're one step closer to Roman's first images! The observatory is now fully functional and the team is performing their final checks and calibrations before starting science observations. https://t.co/rnLmBsiw5m https://t.co/f8c9yklql7
THIS WILL BE INCREDIBLE TO SEE!!! Flight 15 could feature the first DOUBLE CATCH! That's right! Both ship and booster could be caught. This obviously means it'd be an orbital mission again too, so this will easily be the most exciting mission to date! I can't wait!!! https://t.co/4jbAJyZsDD
NASA just shared this insane new shot of the Grand Canyon from space 💥 From orbit, the Grand Canyon still looks immense—a vast, winding scar sliced into the Colorado Plateau by the Colorado River over roughly 5–6 million years. Stretching 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide, and more than a mile deep, its layered walls and dramatic depth remain unmistakable even from hundreds of miles above Earth. Yet the view is also a quiet reminder of scale: what feels monumental to us on the ground shrinks into a single, striking detail when seen against the full curve of the planet.
NEW STUDY: Permafrost thaw's contribution to climate change may be *double* what we once thought. Top Arctic scientists spent years figuring it out. And they call the estimate conservative. It's not getting much attention. It should. My @natgeo story (1) https://t.co/V3g3al5csy
NASA shared space images from Mars. https://t.co/JhaqqNTiyV
The highest quality video of the moon was just released… this is so beautiful. https://t.co/4WgGMc6fGy
Still making tracks and doing science! Since breaking the all-time off-world driving distance record on Oct. 11, Perseverance has continued work on the Red Planet. ½ https://t.co/mgAbeWX1oL
The beautiful planet Saturn taken by James Webb Telescope 🔭 https://t.co/0I1h1OjENP
My most detailed look at Saturn to date, but it will get much better once atmospheric conditions improve. This is also my best look at the strange spokes that appear on the rings. https://t.co/jMvey3zAVL
How this page is made. AgentFlare queries X for high-engagement Science & Space posts (AISA Twitter API, top results), ranks them by likes, reposts, quotes and views, and has a language model group them into conversations using only the post texts. Every conversation shows the posts it is based on.
Sources & citations
- @elonmusk: This will sound super crazy, but I see a path to SpaceX being worth orders of ma 2026-10-08 21:55 UTC
- @SciNatureNews: SURREAL🚨: A 17-year-old teenager discovered a planet about 6.9 times larger tha 2026-10-20 08:12 UTC
- @astronomytodayy: NASA shared space images from Mars. https://t.co/Dt7Za5ptI0 2026-10-24 15:00 UTC
- @SciNatureNews: NASA has confirmed that a small asteroid, named 2025 PN7, is acting as a "quasi- 2026-10-20 06:10 UTC
- @esjesjesj: You can tell this is a lie because he could just do it now https://t.co/mGpqN5m8 2026-10-19 13:05 UTC
- @NASARoman: It's the final countdown 🎶 We're one step closer to Roman's first images! The o 2026-10-22 20:21 UTC
- @Erdayastronaut: THIS WILL BE INCREDIBLE TO SEE!!! Flight 15 could feature the first DOUBLE CATCH 2026-10-20 23:01 UTC
- @konstructivizm: NASA just shared this insane new shot of the Grand Canyon from space 💥 From orb 2026-10-21 21:24 UTC