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Former NASA Astronauts to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Vice President Kamala Harris will award former NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 4:15 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 31.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
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NASA to Air Live Coverage of Spacewalk for Power System Upgrades
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk Thursday, Feb. 2, to continue the installation of hardware for future power system upgrades. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 8:15 a.m.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
One of the original Mercury 7 selected in 1959 but sidelined due to a heart condition, Deke Slayton was named for the primary crew for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project along with Tom Stafford, and Vance Brand #50YearsAgo today.
More: go.nasa.gov/3HjMge7
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50 Years Ago: NASA Names U.S. Crew for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
On Jan. 30, 1973, NASA formally announced the American crew for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), the first joint human spaceflight between the United States and the Soviet Union, planned for July 1975.Kelli Mars (NASA)
The cosmic ocean 🌊
This #HubbleClassic image shows a sea of glowing hydrogen gas, along with small amounts of other elements such as oxygen and sulfur.
Known as M17 (or the Swan or Omega Nebula), this starforming region resides 5,500 light-years away: go.nasa.gov/3ReWzVr
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Untangling a Knot of Galaxy Clusters
Astronomers have captured a chaotic scene of mergers and collisions between at least three galaxy clusters.Lee Mohon (NASA)
One of Chile’s most active volcanoes, Villarrica, is having a minor eruption. 🌋
Plumes of steam and volcanic gases (magnified in the inset image) can be seen in this @Space_Station photo from Jan. 17, 2023. go.nasa.gov/3HI8Leb
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Chile’s Villarrica Sputters
An astronaut on the International Space Station captured this photograph of minor explosions from one of Chile’s most active volcanoes.go.nasa.gov
Low-level Strombolian activity – small, short eruptions – is common at Villarrica. As of Jan. 27, the alert level was still elevated at yellow (the second on a four-color scale).
Read the full story ⬇️ go.nasa.gov/3HI8Leb
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Chile’s Villarrica Sputters
An astronaut on the International Space Station captured this photograph of minor explosions from one of Chile’s most active volcanoes.go.nasa.gov
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Crew Gets Ready for Thursday Spacewalk, Keeps Up Space Research
The Expedition 68 crew kicked off Monday preparing for a spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station’s power generation system on Thursday.blogs.nasa.gov
#MondayMotivation: Don't let anyone dim your light. SHINE✨go.nasa.gov/3kOmWW1
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Update on berg A-81🧊
This #Landsat image from Jan. 25 shows the A-81 berg on the left and the new front of the Brunt Ice Shelf on the right.
According to a @NASAGoddard glaciologist, satellite images show the front has retreated 20 km since 1973. go.nasa.gov/1333
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A collaboration written in the stars. ✨
We’ve teamed up with @LibraryCongress’s Poet Laureate @AdaLimon to send a poem to space! Limon’s poem dedicated to @EuropaClipper will be engraved on the spacecraft, targeted to launch Oct. 2024. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/40gQQmf
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A Voice Among the Stars: Poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Will Ride to Europa on NASA Spacecraft
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, who is known for work that explores the human connection to the natural world, is crafting a new poem dedicated to NASA’s Europa Clipper mission.NASA's Europa Clipper
The poem set to fly in space aboard @EuropaClipper, and how you can participate, will be revealed in the coming months.
Learn more about the Library of Congress and Ada Limón’s work 🧵:
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From 1979 to Jan. 1983, 2 remotely piloted, experimental Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT) vehicles were used at what is now @NASAArmstrong, to develop high-performance fighter technologies.
Each aircraft was about 1/2 the size of an F-16: go.nasa.gov/3RpEEeZ
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NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology
Two remotely piloted, experimental Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT) vehicles were used at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards, CA, to develop high-performance fighter technologies.NASA
APOD: 2023 January 30 – Globular Star Cluster NGC 6355 from Hubble
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Using the "Our Galaxy" app, we show where the globular cluster NGC 6355 is located in our galaxy. The cluster is deeply embedded in the galactic bulge and is heavily obscured from our point of view. We turn on a wire frame rendering of the bulge so the cluster can be better seen.
The free "Our Galaxy" app can be found at otherwise.com.
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Where is NGC 6355?
Using the "Our Galaxy" app, we show where the globular cluster NGC 6355 is located in our galaxy. The cluster is deeply embedded in the galactic bulge and i...YouTube
Globular Star Cluster NGC 6355 from Hubble
Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, E. Noyola, R. Cohen
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APOD: 2023 January 30 – Globular Star Cluster NGC 6355 from Hubble
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Using the "Our Galaxy" app, we show where the globular cluster NGC 6355 is located in our galaxy. The cluster is deeply embedded in the galactic bulge and is heavily obscured from our point of view. We turn on a wire frame rendering of the bulge so the cluster can be better seen.
The free "Our Galaxy" app can be found at www.otherwise.com.
We're sending a new crew to the @Space_Station!
NASA's @SpaceX #Crew6 mission is scheduled to launch from @NASAKennedy no earlier than Sunday, Feb. 26. Get to know our four Crew-6 travelers and what they'll be working on over their six months in orbit: go.nasa.gov/3WNJhQI
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What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission
A new set of four crew members are preparing to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission.Mark Garcia (NASA)
👩🚀🌎: go.nasa.gov/3JeaLfv
#NASAEarth
Rio Grande, Meet the Gulf of Mexico
Colorful waterways and wetlands are visible along the river that defines a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border.go.nasa.gov
"The world looks marvelous from up here, so peaceful, so wonderful and so fragile."
These are the words of Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut, and one of the 7 astronauts to fly on Columbia 20 years ago for STS-107. #NASARemembers
#NASAhistory
APOD: 2023 January 29 – Barnard 68: Dark Molecular Cloud
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Barnard 68: Dark Molecular Cloud
Image Credit: FORS Team, 8.2-meter VLT Antu, ESO
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APOD: 2023 January 29 – Barnard 68: Dark Molecular Cloud
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Lake Albert in southern Oregon is drying up due to years of water withdrawals and dry weather.
The lake is also becoming too salty to support the flies and brine shrimp that serve as a food source for migrating birds.
Full story: go.nasa.gov/3kPwsIE
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Shrinking Lake Abert
As the lake in southern Oregon dries up, the remaining water is becoming too salty to support key food sources for birds.go.nasa.gov
To understand why the lake is drying up, scientists analyzed two decades of @nasa’s Terra satellite data.
They found that between 2001 and 2021, fewer days of snow cover and higher surface temperatures led to more evaporation over Lake Albert. go.nasa.gov/3kPwsIE
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Shrinking Lake Abert
As the lake in southern Oregon dries up, the remaining water is becoming too salty to support key food sources for birds.go.nasa.gov
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Hubble Views a Stellar Duo in Orion Nebula
The bright variable star V 372 Orionis takes center stage in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
Did COVID affect climate change? Climate change-causing greenhouse gases only decreased a little, so these gases continued to build in our atmosphere.
@NASAClimate scientist Leslie Ott explains go.nasa.gov/3D1MoO5
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Emission Reductions From Pandemic Had Unexpected Effects on Atmosphere
Earth’s atmosphere reacted in surprising ways to the lowering of emissions during the pandemic, showing how closely climate warming and air pollution are linked.Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
#OTD in 1986, as the crew of Space Shuttle Challenger (STS-51L) perished when the vehicle exploded shortly after liftoff.
They were Michael Smith, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Greg Jarvis, and Judy Resnik. #NASARemembers
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APOD: 2023 January 28 - Comet ZTF over Mount Etna
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Comet ZTF over Mount Etna
Image Credit & Copyright: Dario Giannobile
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APOD: 2023 January 28 - Comet ZTF over Mount Etna
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
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NASA: Virtual Guest
Since 2020, NASA has invited the public to be virtual guests at launches and milestone events.NASA
#ISS
Muscle Scans, Bone Study Cleanup as Next Spacewalk Nears
The Expedition 68 crew members turned their attention toward understanding how muscles adapt to microgravity on Friday after intensive bone studies earlier in the week.blogs.nasa.gov
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Oklahoma Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
Students from Choctaw Nation Head Start, Jones Academy Elementary, and seven area public schools in Durant, Oklahoma, will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
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We’re testing software developed by @NASAAero to help cut your tarmac wait times and make U.S. aviation carbon neutral by 2050.
In just one year, @DFWAirport saved 24,000 pounds of jet fuel and stopped 77,000 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions using it: go.nasa.gov/3J6b8Zq
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Experience the Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission
Experience the Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission.Linda Herridge (NASA)
⏪ #FlashbackFriday to Hubble’s observations of Comet ISON in April 2013!
Even without a space-based observatory to help, this comet became visible with the naked eye too!
Read more: go.nasa.gov/3Y201oB
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Another comet viewing opportunity is here: C/2022 E3 (ZTF) can be seen with binoculars or a small telescope in the predawn sky as the comet travels across the northern sky.
Check your favorite skywatching app for the comet's position and more info! go.nasa.gov/3Y27Dax
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What’s Up: Skywatching Tips from NASA
Watch the latest video in NASA’s “What’s Up” series to discover the skywatching highlights for this month.NASA Solar System Exploration
We're honored to receive the 2023 Swigert Award for Space Exploration, a top award from the Space Foundation.
The Webb team "represents the best of our humanity and an enduring pursuit to better understand the cosmos.” -NASA Administrator @SenBillNelson go.nasa.gov/3jflvPV
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NASA’s Webb Telescope Receives Top Space Foundation Award
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team has been selected to receive the 2023 John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration, a top award from the Space Foundation.Alise Fisher (NASA)
It would have been better to acknowledge the widespread call to pick a more suitable name pre-flight. The scientific value of the poorly named mission is nonetheless enormous. I do enjoy reading about the vast quantity of information being collected.
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Have a stellar #HubbleFriday!
This week's image shows the bright star V 372 Orionis, along with a smaller companion star in the upper left.
Both stars call the Orion Nebula home – which is a massive region of starbirth about 1,450 light-years away: go.nasa.gov/3DkX6zq
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Hubble Views a Stellar Duo in Orion Nebula
The bright variable star V 372 Orionis takes center stage in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
Jacob Burnet’s Ghost 🌻🇺🇦
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