r/space
Borderline/r/space: news, articles and discussion
Share & discuss informative content on: * Astrophysics * Cosmology * Space Exploration * Planetary Science * Astrobiology
Members
27,588,812
as of February 2025
Last post
1 month ago
September 25, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
January 26, 2008
Total posts
498.8K
archived
Total comments
10.0M
archived
Is r/space dead? Activity is slowing.
No posts in 48 days. That's not long enough to be considered abandoned yet — communities usually need 60+ days of inactivity (and inactive moderators) before Reddit will hand them over.
Find abandoned subreddits in this niche you can claim →Frequently asked questions about r/space
How many members does r/space have?
r/space had 27,588,812 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/space dead?
r/space looks quiet: its most recent post was 1 month ago (48 days). Post activity is a strong signal, but whether a subreddit can be claimed depends on its moderators being inactive across all of Reddit.
When was r/space created?
r/space was created on January 26, 2008.
Can I take over r/space?
Probably not. r/space is still in active use, and Reddit only hands over communities whose human moderators have all gone inactive on Reddit for 60+ days. If you want a community in this niche, look for abandoned subreddits on the same topic instead — DeadSubs finds them automatically.
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