News from around NASA this week:
We continue our pledge of peaceful collaboration in space with Japan, @Space_Station science heads back to Earth, and @NASAWebb confirms its first exoplanet.
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APOD: 2023 January 14 - Perihelion Sun 2023
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
A very happy 80th #birthday to space flight legend Dr. Shannon Lucid! 🥳
Selected with the 1st class of @NASA_Astronauts to include women in 1978, Lucid flew to space 5 times and held the record for most time spent in space by an American and by a woman from 1996 to June 2007.
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Perihelion Sun 2023
Image Credit & Copyright: Peter Ward (Barden Ridge Observatory)
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APOD: 2023 January 14 - Perihelion Sun 2023
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
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20230113 Japan and U.S. Space Agreement Signing
Explore this photo album by NASA HQ PHOTO on Flickr!NASA HQ PHOTO (Flickr)
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NASA to Provide Coverage of US Spacewalk, Preview News Conference
Two astronauts on the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk Friday, Jan. 20, to install hardware for future power system upgrades.Gerelle Dodson (NASA)
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US, Japan Sign Space Collaboration Agreement at NASA Headquarters
During an event hosted by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy at the agency’s Headquarters in Washington Friday, representatives from the United States and Japan gathered to sign an agreement that builds on a long histo…Gerelle Dodson (NASA)
Artemis I: Uncrewed flight test. ✅
Artemis II: Astronauts fly around the Moon.
Artemis III: Astronauts land on the Moon.
With #Artemis I successfully completed, we are working to send humanity to the lunar South Pole region for the first time. For more: go.nasa.gov/3XvS6PY
#NASAArtemis #Artemis
Artemis III: NASA’s First Human Mission to the Lunar South Pole
Artemis III will be humanity’s return to the lunar surface and NASA will make history by sending the first humans to the lunar South Pole region.Darcy Elburn (NASA)
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Why not lean in? Check out some of the most nightmarish planets in our galaxy? Exoplanets.nasa.gov/galaxy
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Galaxy of Horrors | Explore – Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration Program, the search for planets and life beyond our solar system.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
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Sample Depot now 70% complete!
The rock core in this tube is from a fine-grained mudstone, formed in the ancient river delta nearby. It’s the kind of rock that could be good for preserving signs of ancient life (if life was ever present here). 🔍
#PerseveranceRover
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Explore with Perseverance
A 3D interactive experience lets you explore with Perseverance, see closeup images the rover has taken, and key points of interest.NASA
Since I collected samples in this area about six months ago, my team’s been really excited about the possibility of bringing them back with #MarsSampleReturn.
Read more on why: go.nasa.gov/3xkyzav
Or take a deeper dive and hear from them directly: 👇bit.ly/3CIfj9W
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain
The latest findings provide greater detail on a region of the Red Planet that has a watery past and is yielding promising samples for the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return campaign.NASA Mars Exploration
A second Earth-sized exoplanet is found hiding in a star’s habitable zone! A year there, one orbit, takes 28 days. It joins three other worlds in the system 100 light-years from Earth.
go.nasa.gov/3k8JHns
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Second Earth-sized World Found in System's Habitable Zone
A second Earth-sized world is found in habitable zone of a star with three previously known planets.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
#ISS
Spacewalk Preps Continue as Soyuz Seat Move Planned as Precaution
Spacewalk preparations continue onboard the International Space Station as the Expedition 68 crew begins it weekend.blogs.nasa.gov
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Hubble Finds Hungry Black Hole Twisting Captured Star Into Donut Shape
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have recorded a star's final moments in detail as it gets gobbled up by a black hole.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
Muse - Supermassive Black Hole [Official Music Video]
Watch the music video for "Supermassive Black Hole" now!WILL OF THE PEOPLE - The new album released 26th August 2022 Pre-order here: https://mu-se.co/WOTP-Al...YouTube
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APOD: 2023 January 13 - Young Star Cluster NGC 346
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Launched #20YearsAgo today, ICESat's laser altimeters measured the thickness of the Antarctica and Greenland ice sheets for 7 years. Its measurements, along with ICESat-2's, showed that from 2003–2019, Greenland lost ~200 gigatons of ice per year.
More: go.nasa.gov/3IDlG21
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Earth's Cryosphere Is Vital for Everyone. Here's How NASA Keeps Track of Its Changes.
Due to ice's important role in the Earth system, NASA is committed to studying it extensively.NASA Sea Level Change Portal
200 gigatons of ice here, 200 gigatons of ice there, pretty soon you're talking about massive coastal inundation. #GlobalWarming
Happy #HubbleFriday!
This week's image shows a galactic gathering. On the right, the faint, sparse galaxy LEDA 48062 shines from 30 million light-years away. On the left is a more sharply defined galaxy called UGC 8603: go.nasa.gov/3XaJ9ff
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Hubble Visits Galactic Neighbors
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the galaxy LEDA 48062 in the constellation Perseus.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
Young Star Cluster NGC 346
Image Credit: Science - NASA, ESA, CSA, Olivia C. Jones (UK ATC), Guido De Marchi (ESTEC), Margaret Meixner (USRA) Processing - Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Nolan Habel (USRA), Laura Lenkić (USRA), Laurie E. U. Chu (NASA Ames)
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APOD: 2023 January 13 - Young Star Cluster NGC 346
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
A series of back-to-back atmospheric rivers has drenched much of California since late December 2022, with more on the way. 🌧️
These maps show surface soil moisture (higher in blue) from before the storms (left) and after, on Jan. 9 (right). go.nasa.gov/3CDzztd
#NASAEarth
Storms Soak California
Unrelenting storms have inundated the state, delivering soil-saturating rain.go.nasa.gov
Why is Earth getting warmer?
The release of greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, from human activities is responsible for the majority of climate change. In our atmosphere, these greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere, raising Earth’s temperature.
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How do we know Earth’s climate is warming?
It’s not just us. Our partners at @noaa and other agencies and researchers around the world analyze the temperature records too. Their climate records show the same thing: Earth is warming significantly and rapidly.
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Black holes lie in wait until a hapless star wanders by. When the star gets close enough, the black hole's gravitational grasp violently rips it apart and sloppily devours its gasses while belching out intense radiation. go.nasa.gov/3W8wBDY
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Hubble Finds Hungry Black Hole Twisting Captured Star Into Donut Shape
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have recorded a star's final moments in detail as it gets gobbled up by a black hole.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
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NASA to Announce Major Eco-Friendly Aviation Project Update
Media are invited to a news conference with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other agency leadership at 10 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at NASA Headquarters in Washington.Gerelle Dodson (NASA)
#ISS
Crew Splits Day on Spacesuits and Space Science
The seven Expedition 68 crew members split their day between spacesuits and space science.blogs.nasa.gov
News from #AAS241!
Hubble recorded a star's final moments as it was ripped apart and eaten up by a black hole – getting twisted into a donut-like shape in the process.
Find out more: go.nasa.gov/3W8wBDY
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Hubble Finds Hungry Black Hole Twisting Captured Star Into Donut Shape
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have recorded a star's final moments in detail as it gets gobbled up by a black hole.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
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Hubble Finds Hungry Black Hole Twisting Captured Star Into Donut Shape
Black holes are gatherers, not hunters. They lie in wait until a hapless star wanders by. When the star gets close enough, the black hole's gravitational gra...YouTube
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On a Mission: Season 4, Episode 11: Digging In: When Rovers Get Dirt on Mars
Aaron Yazzie and others explain how, by scooping dirt and drilling rocks, rovers are digging deeper into the mysteries of Mars.SoundCloud
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Transform to Open Science (TOPS) | Science Mission Directorate
TOPS. (2022). Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5225076 The Transform to Open Science (TOPS) mission is a NASA initiative designed to rapidly transform agencies, organizations, and communities to an inclusive cu…go.nasa.gov
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New Webb Image Reveals Dusty Disk Like Never Seen Before
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has imaged the inner workings of a dusty disk surrounding a nearby red dwarf star.Madison Arnold (NASA)
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Flares of Fury Poster - Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
Located less than 32 light-years from Earth, AU Microscopii is among the youngest planetary systems ever observed by astronomers, and its star throws vicious temper tantrums!Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
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can't wait to hear more. Can we call these potentially #EarthyPlanets #EarthlikePlanets #cookie1 and #cookie2?
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You’re blocked!
To see the dusty disk around a young star, Webb blocked out starlight using a coronagraph, or mask. This is our first infrared look at the disk, made of leftover debris from planet formation. Webb offers clues into its history & make-up: go.nasa.gov/3vVFeqI
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New Webb Image Reveals Dusty Disk Like Never Seen Before
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has imaged the inner workings of a dusty disk surrounding a nearby red dwarf star.Madison Arnold (NASA)
APOD: 2023 January 12 - Stardust in Perseus
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
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In addition to their official crew photo, the STS-61C crew took a second photo wearing their helmets as a gag.
Standing, L–R: Bob Cenker, Bill Nelson, Steven Hawley, George Nelson, and Franklin Chang-Diaz. Seated: Charlie Bolden and Hoot Gibson
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Never missed a day!
Sunrise, sunset,
For thousands of years!
Your friend, the Sun
#SunRa #HeliocentricWorlds #TheLionOfTheHeavens #HaveYouPaidYourSunTaxYet
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