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Live Now: The #Crew6 astronauts are relocating their @SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to a new docking port on the @Space_Station ahead of a cargo resupply mission. Undocking is scheduled for 7:10am ET (1110 UTC), with redocking targeted for 7:53am (1153 UTC). twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1OwxW…
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The @SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour with four crewmates aboard has undocked from the space station and will redock to its new port at 8:06am ET today. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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OK, have you seen this? 😱​ youtube.com/watch?v=4FTB8TgvgU…


The @SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour is viewed from a space station camera moving to a new port during its relocation maneuver. Watch now... nasa.gov/live
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The @SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour with four crewmates aboard will soon undock from the space station and move to another port live on @nasa TV. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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Must be concerning as a Space X crew member to know that in the event of your death your leader would simply emote “oops 💩”


Twilight in a Flower

Image Credit & Copyright: Dario Giannobile

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Better together ❤️

With four small satellites orbiting as a constellation, @nasa’s TROPICS mission will study hurricanes like never before.

@RocketLab is planning to launch the first pair of CubeSats starting at 9pm EDT on May 7. go.nasa.gov/3ph3tPW
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Better together ❤️

With four small satellites orbiting as a constellation, @nasa’s TROPICS mission will study hurricanes like never before.

@RocketLab is planning to launch the first pair of CubeSats starting at 9pm EDT on May 7. go.nasa.gov/3ph3tPW
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Join us tomorrow from the @Space_Station!

With #Crew6 aboard, @SpaceX's Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is undocking and moving to a new port to make room for an upcoming cargo launch. Watch here and at nasa.gov/live starting at 7am ET (1100 UTC) on Saturday, May 6.
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Flight procedures topped today’s schedule as four Exp 69 crew members prepare to relocate the @SpaceX Crew Dragon to Harmony’s forward port on Saturday morning. The rest of the crew cleaned up after a spacewalk earlier this week. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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We can’t imagine a more beautiful thing than May’s full moon – the Corn Moon. 🌽

Set to peak on May 5 at 1:34pm ET (1634 UTC ), this full moon, also known as the Flower Moon, will appear full till Sunday. Discover how it got its names: go.nasa.gov/3piIAUs
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To wrap up #BlackHoleWeek, here’s a parting gift – a new Hubble image of the galaxy NGC 5283!

Matter falling into a supermassive black hole creates the bright glow at the galaxy’s heart.

Learn more: go.nasa.gov/44y4C5N
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Thanks for joining @nasa for Black Hole Week! Can’t get enough? For more black hole content, check out:
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Almost expected to see Peter Davison's face appear 😃👍


Alan Shepard became the first American to venture into space #OTD in 1961! Squeezing into the tiny "Freedom 7" capsule, Shepard's 15-minute suborbital flight was just a few weeks after Yuri Gagarin's landmark trip to space.

Watch highlights of this day ▶️ go.nasa.gov/3AKgGDy
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This week on #SpaceToGround, a Russian spacewalk to relocate an airlock, Crew-6 preps to move the Dragon Endeavor to a new port, and @nasa celebrates Black Hole Week. 🌌
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650 million light-years away, the galaxy JO175 shines in this #HubbleFriday view!

JO175 is classified as a "jellyfish galaxy" due to the tendrils of star-forming gas and dust that trail behind it.

Find out more: go.nasa.gov/3pfV9zT
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Four of Uranus’ largest moons—Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon—may have oceans beneath their icy crusts, according to a re-analysis of Voyager 2 data. go.nasa.gov/3VQtF0l
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Always amazing to see this. I have to assume something knocked Uranus into that orientation. But it’s weird the moon’s orbit in that orientation too. I can only assume they formed or were captured as part of that event.


Shackleton from ShadowCam

Image Credit: NASA, ShadowCam, Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Arizona State University

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Full moon rising 🌕

The May full moon goes by many names, including Milk, Corn, Hare, or Flower. No matter what you call it, it's a sight to behold.

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The May full moon is also a penumbral lunar eclipse, meaning that the Moon will pass into the outer part of Earth’s shadow. The darkening effect is so slight that it won’t be noticeable - but it's nice to know that the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned. go.nasa.gov/42t7Rtp
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We’ve found exoplanets with two, or even three, suns. What could conditions on those planets be like? We checked in with exoplanet scientists to see: exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1430/…
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That's no Moon... oh wait, yes it is 🌖Happy #StarWarsDay

This is the way… we will explore the cosmos. With #Artemis, humanity will collaborate to reveal some of the most exciting secrets of the universe, all from the unique vantage point of our nearest celestial neighbor.
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When we say “supermassive black holes,” just how do they measure up?

Using their shadows for size, we’ve rounded up 10 black holes and compared them to objects in our solar system. Don’t worry – these black holes are many light-years away: go.nasa.gov/3HIcDeW #BlackHoleWeek
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The eta Aquariid meteor shower is expected to reach its peak tonight (May 4-5)—and even with the full Moon, it could still be a great night for skywatching!

Here's how, where and when to track the eta Aquariids: go.nasa.gov/42iqGQk
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In Southeast Asia, water managers are using satellite data to help predict extreme rainfall, track reservoir levels, & more.

The work is through @nasa @usaid's SERVIR program, which recently expanded to countries like Indonesia and the Philippines. go.nasa.gov/3nyK8cM
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On a world with two suns, every sunset would be doubled and you’d move with two shadows. On #StarWarsDay, get our poster and take @nasa’s guided tour… of Kepler-16 b! exoplanets.nasa.gov/travel
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These two bright spots are collectively known as Arp 308.

Sitting just below the center of this image is NGC 547, an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. Its companion galaxy, NGC 545, is in the upper left. Find out more: go.nasa.gov/3Ny07lU
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Thank you, teachers! 🍎

This #TeacherAppreciationWeek, join us for a #NASAScience virtual event series designed with classrooms in mind — including 2 live talks on Webb’s recent science discoveries: go.nasa.gov/3p8Qb8h
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"I to the world am like a drop of water
That in the ocean seeks another drop..."

New NASA research suggests four of Uranus’ largest moons, some named for Shakespeare characters, likely contain an ocean layer between their cores and icy crusts. go.nasa.gov/423xSzL
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When I recently dropped 10 lightsabers – I mean *sample tubes* – on Mars, I was laying the groundwork for a potentially thrilling sequel. Future droids may recover this special cache. Meanwhile, there’s more to do on this desert planet…

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Who needs a galaxy far, far away? We’ve found 8 real exoplanets in the Milky Way that remind us of #StarWars worlds… #Maythe4th exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/239/m…
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#MayTheFourth be with you... especially if you come across a TIE fighter in the stars!

The galaxy UGC 6093 might look like right out of Star Wars, but it's just a barred spiral galaxy – meaning that it has a bar-shaped structure of stars in its center: go.nasa.gov/3oZns5C
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One year ago today the @NASAMars InSight mission recorded the largest quake ever detected on another planet! go.nasa.gov/3noY3Sn

See how InSight's seismological data have given scientists an unprecedented view of Mars' core: go.nasa.gov/44l3mmq
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Do you know more about real planets discovered beyond our solar system or the worlds of #StarWars? Take our quiz to see! Discover if you're a Padawan … or a Jedi Master. Show us your certificate, and, as always, #MayThe4thBeWithYou go.nasa.gov/35sq52a
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#MayThe4thBeWithYou! ⭐⚔️

Last summer, @nasa ABoVE scientists studied how climate change is affecting the Arctic and boreal forests in Alaska and Canada.

On Aug. 22, 2022, they took a break and fought an epic battle… #StarWarsDay
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Calling all explorers in #Albuquerque! You may know that @NASAPersevere and the #MarsHelicopter are on display at @NMMNHS – but did you know that @nasa experts will be there Friday, May 5 to answer all your nerdiest space questions? See you there! 🚀 Info: bit.ly/3pcHlGo
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New C features in GCC 13 (Red Hat Developer) lwn.net/Articles/930899/ #LWN
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