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Images from the Mars Perseverance Rover - NASA
Raw images of Mars taken by the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter in Jezero Crater.go.nasa.gov
Stellar Wind-Shaped Nebula RCW 58
Image Credit & Copyright: Mike Selby & Mark Hanson; Text: Natalia Lewandowska (SUNY Oswego)
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APOD: 2023 February 8 – Stellar Wind Shaped Nebula RCW 58
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
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New York Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
Students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 9 in Rochester, New York, will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
@nasa's upcoming flagship observatory, @NASARoman, clears another hurdle before 2027 launch. See what's ahead for the space telescope that will discover exoplanets and demo technology to enable their direct imaging (and so much more!): nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard…
#NASAExoplanets
High-Gain Antenna for NASA’s Roman Mission Clears Environmental Tests
Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have finished testing the high-gain antenna for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.Ashley Balzer (NASA)
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NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Space Station Cargo Launch, Docking
NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 68 crew aboard the International Space Station.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
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20230207 Astronaut Nicole Mann Downlink with Members of Congress
Explore this photo album by NASA HQ PHOTO on Flickr!NASA HQ PHOTO (Flickr)
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Station Science Picks Up on Tuesday as Resupply Mission Nears
The seven-member Expedition 68 crew was back on its full complement of microgravity research on Tuesday.blogs.nasa.gov
#NASAExoplanets
GMS: Periodic Table of the Elements: Origins of the Elements
The periodic table organizes all the known elements by atomic number, which is the number of protons in each atom of the element.go.nasa.gov
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#BlackHistoryMonth
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NASA - Preflight Interview: Leland D. Melvin, Mission Specialist
Interview with STS-122 Mission Specialist Leland D. MelvinMark Garcia, JSC
Heart disease studies and a closer look at space-resistant microbes are among the @ISS_Research on @SpaceX's next cargo resupply mission, scheduled to launch as soon as Friday, March 10.
Applications for media accreditation are due by Wednesday, Feb. 22: go.nasa.gov/3I4yzBh
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NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 27th Resupply Launch to Space Station
Media accreditation is open for SpaceX’s 27th commercial resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
Buckle up, this will be a bumpy ride! 🛩️ 🌨️
Scientists with @nasa IMPACTS took off from @NASA_Wallops and flew straight into snowstorms to learn how clouds form. ☁️
Read about what it's like onboard: go.nasa.gov/40ztmc1
#NASAEarth
APOD: 2023 February 7 – A Comet and Two Dippers
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
A Comet and Two Dippers
Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horalek / Institute of Physics in Opava
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APOD: 2023 February 7 – A Comet and Two Dippers
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Progress is underway to produce, assemble, and test the rockets for #Artemis II, III, and IV.
Data from the first flight of @NASA_SLS is helping engineers prepare the systems for crewed lunar missions: go.nasa.gov/3jy20lS
#NASAArtemis #Artemis
Progress Underway on Moon Rockets for NASA’s Crewed Artemis Missions
NASA and its partners across the country are continuing to make progress on the crewed Artemis missions with hardware for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rockets for Artemis II, III, and IV already in various phases of production, assembly, and test…Lee Mohon (NASA)
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NASA’s X-57 Maxwell is a step closer to flight readiness
NASA’s X-57 Maxwell all-electric aircraft reached another milestone toward its first flight with the successful thermal testing of its cruise motor controllers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center.Kelly Sands (NASA)
Researchers found a surprise in @NASAWebb's calibration data: an asteroid the size of Rome’s Colosseum — between 300 to 650 feet (100 to 200 meters) in length! It may be the smallest object (illustrated here) detected by Webb. go.nasa.gov/3Yt43Xm
#NASAExoplanets
Webb Detects Extremely Small Main Belt Asteroid
An asteroid roughly the size of Rome’s Colosseum — between 300 to 650 feet (100 to 200 meters) in length — has been detected by an international team of European astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.Jamie Adkins (NASA)
#ISS
Astronauts Relax as Cosmonauts Prep for Cargo Mission
Four Expedition 68 crew members are off-duty today following last week’s spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station’s power generation system.blogs.nasa.gov
“My big takeaway is: it's okay to take chances. Sometimes we step in our own way and we need to accept help.”
Tiffany Fairley brings the #Artemis missions to the world as a public affairs officer for @NASAKennedy. Celebrate #BHM: go.nasa.gov/3wXkG1w
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Public Affairs Officer Tiffany Fairley
My big takeaway is: it's okay to take chances. Sometimes we step in our own way and we need to accept help." — Tiffany Fairley, Public Affairs Officer, Artemis Team Lead, NASA's Kennedy Space CenterThalia Patrinos (NASA)
Are you a student majoring in... anything? Apply now for an internship at intern.nasa.gov!
We have several programs, including Pathways, which accept many majors and provide a structured path to potential full-time employment at NASA after graduation. Deadline: Feb. 10.
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Nick Risinger
Nick Risinger is a photographer and designer living in Seattle, Washington. He is also the Co-Founder of Fifth Star Labs, makers of the iPhone and iPad app, Sky Guide.Nick Risinger
We've discovered 5,243 planets beyond our own solar system – exoplanets – so far.💫 Each week we add to the known worlds.
#MondayMotivation: Search for understanding wherever you can.
exoplanets.nasa.gov
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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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Hubble’s New View of the Tarantula Nebula
A snapshot of the Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is featured in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
#NASAMoon
Leaders in Lidar | Chapter 3: Take the Next Steps
Riding on the success of MOLA, the Goddard team develops new lidar instruments for Earth, the Moon and Mercury. Each new instrument is a major leap forward i...YouTube
Did he think there is oil on the Moon? Did he want to make sure the Moon isn't made out of cheese? Did he want to build a torture prison on the Moon? Did he want to dig a hole there and hide trillions of dollars of DOD budget? I'm full of questions.
“The Moon is one big sand trap”
Astronaut Alan Shepard famously worked on his #golf game on the 2nd lunar EVA of the Apollo 14 mission #OTD in 1971. How well do you know your Moon golf trivia? Tell us how many golf balls are on the Moon!
Watch Al's shot: go.nasa.gov/40gDgPA
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Alan Shepard Hits A Golf Ball on the Moon
Apollo 14 Commander and original Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American to fly in space, tees off on the lunar surface during his 1971 mission, w...YouTube
"Ein großer Sandkasten."
Ich erinnere mich noch, wie ich als Kind mit offenem Mund die TV-Übertragung mitverfolgen durfte.
Ich könnte jetzt "googlen" bzw. "DuckDuckGo'en", aber: Warum?
Fest steht:
Es war eine spitze Leistung.
Teeny tiny photobomb! 📸
Scientists found a surprise while looking through test data from Webb’s MIRI instrument. Webb serendipitously captured an asteroid (illustrated here) just 100-200 meters in length — likely its smallest object seen yet: go.nasa.gov/3Yt43Xm
#JamesWebb
Webb Detects Extremely Small Main Belt Asteroid
An asteroid roughly the size of Rome’s Colosseum — between 300 to 650 feet (100 to 200 meters) in length — has been detected by an international team of European astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.Jamie Adkins (NASA)
APOD: 2023 February 6 – In the Heart of the Rosette Nebula
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
In the Heart of the Rosette Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Lyman Insley
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APOD: 2023 February 6 – In the Heart of the Rosette Nebula
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Got your head in the clouds this weekend? Us too. ☁️😊☁️
This time-lapse video shows open-celled and closed-cell marine stratocumulus clouds. Imagery is from @noaa’s GOES-17 satellite, which @nasa helped develop and launch.
More: go.nasa.gov/3X2Jxf3
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Ex-cell-ent Clouds off Chile’s Coast
Satellites have exposed the impressive coverage of marine stratocumulus clouds as well as their compelling shapes and patterns.go.nasa.gov
#NASA
Full Moon Guide: February - March 2022
The Next Full Moon is the Snow, Storm, or Hunger Moon; the Wolf or Candles Moon.NASA Solar System Exploration
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How to Photograph the Moon
Ten suggestions for making the most of a moonlit night with your camera.NASA Solar System Exploration
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell landed on the Moon #OTD in 1971, becoming the 5th and 6th humans to reach the lunar surface.
Watch highlights of NASA's 1st mission to the lunar highlands: go.nasa.gov/3HScjdV
#NASAhistory
Apollo 14: ‘A Wild Place Up Here’
Apollo 14 was the eighth crewed Apollo mission and the third to land on the Moon. On January 31, 1971, Apollo 14 launched from Kennedy Space Center with a cr...YouTube
APOD: 2023 February 5 – Enceladus by Saturnshine
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Enceladus by Saturnshine
Image Credit: NASA; ESA, JPL, Cassini Imaging Team, SSI; Color Composite: Gordan Ugarkovic
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APOD: 2023 February 5 – Enceladus by Saturnshine
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Tag someone who makes you feel like this.
With funds from a grant through @NASAArmstrong, scientists studied how arctic ground squirrels retain muscle and bone mass while hibernating, which could apply to future astronauts on long-duration space missions: go.nasa.gov/3HUpHNF
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Could NASA’s Studies on Hibernating Squirrels Help Astronauts?
Can studying sleeping Arctic ground squirrels help astronauts and further NASA’s mission?Cody Lydon (NASA)
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NASA Scientists Join White House Cancer Initiative
NASA scientists are working with doctors and researchers across the federal government to help cut the nation’s cancer death rate by at least 50% over the next 25 years, a goal of the White House’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative.Sean Potter (NASA)
A meeting of two worlds 🌊🐦
The waters off Australia’s famed Eighty Mile Beach are inhabited by whales, dolphins, and dugongs, while its sandy coastline is one of Australia’s most important environments for migratory shorebirds. go.nasa.gov/3YbUWtP
#NASAEarth
Eighty Mile Beach
This stretch of coastline in Western Australia is a popular recreational site for people and an important stopover site for migratory birds.go.nasa.gov
MacropodCarer: Verified 🌈🦘🦣
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