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Today’s spacewalk officially began at 8:14am ET. Mann and Wakata will spend about six-and-a-half hours installing modification kits for future solar array installation. Read more.. go.nasa.gov/3XrVADJ
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Watch live as two astronauts prepare for the first spacewalk of 2023! @NASA_Astronauts @AstroDuke and @Astro_Wakata of @JAXA_en will assemble and install modification kits required for upcoming solar array upgrades. go.nasa.gov/3WkMbw9
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Galaxy Wars: M81 and M82

Image Credit & Copyright: Andreas Aufschnaiter

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This looks incredible. The first thing I could think of though was "in a galaxy far far away...and viewed from the back face." 🤩


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Ever wondered how space missions are created?

We're LIVE NOW with a @NASAJPL robotics engineer who'll explain how we go from a napkin sketch to a fully-formed robot. Drop your questions in the chat at youtu.be/lf1NwSKIL6s
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You can re-trace New Horizons' journey to Pluto using our 3D solar system simulator: go.nasa.gov/3XrRKKI and make your own virtual visit at solarsystem.nasa.gov/pluto

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“It was amazingly quiet in the launch control center. You could feel the focus of the team, the intensity of the moment.”

#Artemis I launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson recalls the last couple minutes before liftoff of the @NASA_SLS rocket during today’s @NASASTEM event:
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Would you go on a spacewalk?

Astronauts @AstroDuke and @Astro_Wakata would, and they're doing their first one on Jan. 20 to prepare the @Space_Station for new power upgrades. Our livestream starts at 7am ET (1200 UTC): youtu.be/M26s9nfQ7DA
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Definitely, It is my first and last dream to walk in space only hope one day to have a spacewalk


Serene galaxies floating in space? Nope! A shockwave multiple times the size of the Milky Way is violently stirring the 'intergalactic medium' of Stephen's Quintet. Check out @NASAWebb science in this roundup: Exoplanet firsts, galaxy discoveries & more. go.nasa.gov/3Hgtvt9
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The Exp 68 crew is ready for the first spacewalk of 2023 set to begin Friday while continuing biology and physics research. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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#Crew6, our next mission to the @Space_Station, is now scheduled to lift off from @NASAKennedy no earlier than Sunday, Feb. 26.

Tune in next Wednesday, Jan. 25, for a mission overview and a briefing with the crew—share your questions with #AskNASA: go.nasa.gov/3XI5qAU
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20 years ago, David M. Brown, a U.S. Navy captain, naval aviator, and flight surgeon, was experiencing his first ever space flight on board Columbia for STS-107. His life would tragically be cut short 13 days later. #NASARemembers
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The #Artemis I mission has laid the groundwork for future astronauts to live and work on the Moon.

Watch live today at 1pm ET (18:00 UTC) as students across the country ask @NASAArtemis experts and leaders about what’s next: nasa.gov/live
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Ready for your close-up, Pluto!

#OTD in 2006, NASA launched the first spacecraft to take a close look at the edges of our solar system: New Horizons! We got our first detailed views of Pluto and its moons 9 years later in 2015.

More on @NASANewHorizons: go.nasa.gov/3GO3MHg
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After a series of atmospheric rivers, sediment billowed into the Pacific Ocean along the California coastline.

These satellite images show swirls of sediment on Jan. 17 (right) compared to more typical conditions on Jan. 23 (left). go.nasa.gov/3QYCHFV
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This detailed image shows the Bay Area on January 17, 2023. Tea-colored sediment swirled in San Pablo Bay, fed by the soil-laden waters of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers.
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Lots of great runoff feeding the ecology of the ocean.


#OTD in 2006, NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto launched!

With its space-based observations, Hubble has helped support planetary missions like New Horizons. Learn more in this video!
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In this tube: a piece of sandstone, with clues about the wet environment it formed in. The individual grains within this rock got carried here by a river that flowed in long ago. That means it's got info about what it was like farther upstream. Catnip for rock nerds!
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Another tube drop makes eight out of 10!

Reminder: this set I’m dropping is a backup. Plan A: I deliver the samples I’m still carrying (and others still to come) directly to #MarsSampleReturn. But if I can’t, this set alone would be worth sending back. mars.nasa.gov/msr
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Boost if your first impression of this was that someone 'shopped a lightsaber onto the surface of Mars: social.beachcom.org/@nasa/1097…


Here’s a wider view of the area, including “Skinner Ridge,” where I collected this sample back in July 2022. Full-resolution image: go.nasa.gov/3IMvdnn
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When I see the erosional and depositional features of Mars, I wonder where the water might be. Even if Mars was de-watered by some catastrophic event, there is most likely still considerable water under the surface.


The Seagull Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Carlos Taylor

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The Seagull Nebula apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230119.ht… #APOD
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This view from the station shows the launch plume of the @SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket after its liftoff on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, from @NASAKennedy in Florida.
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Is there weather on the Moon? Yes, but not the weather you’re used to. "Space weather" like solar wind can have a big impact on the Moon due its lack of atmosphere. Understanding this space weather will be critical as #Artemis explores the lunar surface. go.nasa.gov/3WmUB69
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Teams have unloaded the #LunaTwins from the @NASA_Orion spacecraft following the #Artemis I mission.

These two female manikins, Helga and Zohar, measured radiation levels to potentially reduce exposure during future missions with astronauts: go.nasa.gov/3XBH8Zq
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Learn more about @nasa’s @SpaceX #Crew6 mission to the space station during a mission overview news conference at 12pm ET on Wednesday, Jan. 25, followed by a crew news conference at 2pm ET, live on NASA TV from @NASA_Johnson. go.nasa.gov/3XI5qAU
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This satellite image shows a long cloud formation, called a cavum, spanning part of southeastern France.

Seen from below, cavum can look like a large circle hole-punched in the clouds. go.nasa.gov/3QQf2Yn
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✨ Starry surprises in NGC 346
🌌 Early "green pea" galaxies discovered
🥇 First exoplanet confirmed by Webb
📀 New infrared look at dusty disk AU Mic
...and more!

#ICYMI, catch up on Webb updates announced during the recent #AAS241 conference here: go.nasa.gov/3ZOcjmj
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NASA’s Lunar Flashlight mission launched on Dec. 11, 2022, beginning its journey to discover hidden surface ice in the lunar south pole region.

While the SmallSat is largely healthy, teams are troubleshooting the underperformance of 3 of its 4 thrusters: go.nasa.gov/3XIjpXk
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Is there weather on the Moon? Yes, but not the weather you’re used to. "Space weather" like solar wind can have a big impact on the Moon due its lack of atmosphere. Understanding this space weather will be critical as #Artemis explores the lunar surface. go.nasa.gov/3WmUB69
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Two of Kepler-138e's companion planets were just discovered last month! They are bigger, classified as super-Earths, and may be water worlds! go.nasa.gov/3XIaK7g
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In 2014, a rocky planet 218 light-years from Earth was discovered. Well, say hello to a fourth planet in the system! Kepler-138e is smaller than Earth and much less weighty. It joins 5,241 worlds confirmed beyond our solar system.
Hey, little buddy 👋 go.nasa.gov/3Hor1cB
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The @NASA_Astronauts moved a seat liner into the @SpaceX #Dragon crew ship today in case of an unlikely emergency evacuation. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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We’re partnering with @Boeing to develop technologies for the next generation of single-aisle aircraft. We'll collaborate on a full-scale demonstrator by 2030 to help the U.S. achieve net-zero carbon emissions from aviation by 2050. Follow @NASAAero: go.nasa.gov/3QLmfJ6
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Check out pictures from the announcement of @Boeing being issued an award for the @NASAaero Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project, which seeks to develop designs+technologies to inform a new gen of single-aisle airliners. 📷: flic.kr/s/aHBqjAoFNd
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Earth in blues and browns 💙🤎

Nevada’s Clayton Valley, the site of the only active lithium mine in the United States, is shown in this #Landsat 9 image captured on December 8, 2022.
⛏️: go.nasa.gov/3ke4eXx
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seems like a great place to visit and go swimming eh?


STS-107 mission specialist Michael P. Anderson is pictured on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Columbia in this photo taken 20 years ago today. Anderson was a @usairforce officer and earned a masters in physics prior to becoming an astronaut candidate in 1995. #NASARemembers
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STS-107 mission specialist Michael P. Anderson is pictured on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Columbia in this photo taken 20 years ago today. Anderson was a @usairforce officer and earned a masters in physics prior to becoming an astronaut candidate in 1995. #NASARemembers
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Live: We’re announcing the next steps for our Sustainable Flight Demonstration project, which will create a large-scale demonstrator aircraft to develop technology and designs for a new generation of lower-emission single-aisle airliners. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1yNxa…

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Live: We’re announcing the next steps for our Sustainable Flight Demonstration project, which will create a large-scale demonstrator aircraft to develop technology and designs for a new generation of lower-emission single-aisle airliners. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1yNxa…
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