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WR 134 Ring Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Craig Stocks

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The Eye of Sauron and now you've looked at it we have to hope it didn't notice.


NASA 🤝 @forestservice
Mapping America’s oldest trees 🌲

The team created the first-ever inventory of mature and old-growth forests in the U.S. using boots-on-the-ground research and @nasa’s GEDI instrument on the @Space_Station.

More: go.nasa.gov/433bsiq

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The Exp 69 crew is gearing up for the upcoming @Axiom_Space mission to the station while continuing its @ISS_Research and maintenance today. The crew also conducted an emergency drill with mission controllers. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20… twitter.com/i/web/status/16589…
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Astronaut Dr. Jonny Kim joins Anita Dey, strategic partnerships manager at NASA, in a chat with chief historian Dr. Brian Odom as they delve into supporting the #AANHPI community, Kim's journey in the space program, and the impact of stereotypes:
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As we continue to explore Io, what we learn may even have implications for worlds in other star systems
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As of May 16, fires have scorched 478,000 hectares (1,800 square miles) in southern Canada – 10-times the average area burned for this time of year.

@noaa's GOES-18 satellite captured smoke from the fires over Canada and the U.S. on May 15, 2023. go.nasa.gov/45l4KGu
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Within hours of the launch of Skylab, Skylab 2 backup commander Rusty Schweickart was on his way to @NASA_Marshall Space Flight Center, tasked with leading the effort to come up with an EVA procedure for repairing the damaged station. Working day and night for days on end, he and… twitter.com/i/web/status/16588…
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The launch of two more small satellites for our @NASAEarth TROPICS mission is targeted for no earlier than Monday, May 22 at 1:30am ET (0530 UTC) on a @RocketLab rocket. They’ll join a pair in orbit to make observations of cyclones and intense weather. go.nasa.gov/3MdEEwb
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If you are feeling out of sorts, try a grounding exercise. There are some suggestions here: drcordes.com/blog/2014/11/24/e…


Sunspot with Light Bridge apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230517.ht… #APOD
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Sunspot with Light Bridge

Image Credit & Copyright: Mark Johnston

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We can’t hear it, but stars are performing a concert, one that never stops. The biggest stars make the lowest, deepest sounds, like tubas and double basses. Small stars have high-pitched voices, like celestial flutes. exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1516/…
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Better together. 🤝

NASA and USAID’s @SERVIRGlobal make Earth data more accessible and useful. They co-developed tools with scientists in Southeast Asia to help predict extreme rainfall, track reservoir levels, and monitor heavy smoke and pollution.

go.nasa.gov/3Mwo0Jt
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On May 17, for much of the U.S. and Canada the slim crescent Moon will rise about an hour before the Sun, with Jupiter very close by. From some Southern U.S. states, observers will be able to see Jupiter pass behind the Moon
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That's neat, but why do you have a picture of Saturn? 🤔


YOU can help find more of these kinds of objects in the @DoNASAScience #CitizenScience project Active Asteroids: science.nasa.gov/citizenscienc…
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Last night, our video “How Hubble Images Are Made” was honored at the 27th Annual Webby Awards ceremony in New York City!

Find out more about @nasa’s winning entries: go.nasa.gov/3MwokIb
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Six months ago today, @NASA_SLS launched from @NASAKennedy, sending @NASA_Orion around the Moon and back on the #Artemis I flight test.

The first Artemis mission was only the beginning as @nasa looks to return humanity to the lunar surface: nasa.gov/specials/artemis/
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.@Axiom_Space is GO for the launch of its second private astronaut mission on Sunday as the Exp 69 crew studies human research and maintains orbital lab systems. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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Say farewell to Lunar Flashlight! Now that its mission has ended, the CubeSat makes a close approach with Earth on May 17 at 4:44 UTC. How to see it:

1) With NASA's Eyes on the Solar System interactive
2) Through a telescope from the Southern Hemisphere

go.nasa.gov/42FjhuB
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Launched in December 2022, @nasa's SWOT satellite will make the first global survey of Earth's surface water. 🌊 🛰️

Hear SWOT's up with the mission from @NASAJPL scientist Parag Vaze on NASA's Small Steps, Giant Leaps podcast. go.nasa.gov/3pOJZm0
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NASA astronaut, Frank Rubio, will speak to students associated with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Latino on Thursday, May 18 from the station.

@nasa coverage of the Earth-to-space call is set to begin at 11 a.m. EDT. go.nasa.gov/3nXEoJS
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Cyclone Mocha reached category 5 status before making landfall just north of Sittwe, Myanmar, bringing dangerous winds, downpours, and storm surge.

NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of the cyclone on May 14. go.nasa.gov/3pOhF3a
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Soon, we'll announce the company selected to develop the landing system for the #Artemis V Moon mission, which will take astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface and back. Tune in Friday, May 19 at 10am ET (1400 UTC): go.nasa.gov/42T3sk4
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If it's SpaceX I will be very disappointed.

Elon is as anti-American as can be.



Raised in South Korea 🇰🇷, Seunghee Lee began her engineering career at @NASAKennedy in 1987. Over the years, she has supported the Space Shuttle Program, a high-altitude atmospheric research glider, and the SLS rocket! #AANHPI

▶️ Lee's path to NASA: go.nasa.gov/3MylxhX
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Bullseye! 🎯

The galaxy NGC 922's ring structure and distorted spiral shape were caused by a smaller galaxy plunging straight through it hundreds of millions of years ago.

Learn more about this #HubbleClassic image: go.nasa.gov/3o7rR6y
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Total Eclipse: The Big Corona apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230516.ht… #APOD
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Total Eclipse: The Big Corona

Image Credit & Copyright: Reinhold Wittich

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Happening now: Juno is approaching Jupiter's volcanic moon Io
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Juno is studying the interior and origins of giant planet Jupiter for the first time. It has been orbiting Jupiter since it arrived in 2016.


Busy as a beaver. 🦫

Cindy Schmidt’s journey from an urban planner to a career in remote sensing and geographic information systems is anything but ordinary.

Learn about her journey at NASA: go.nasa.gov/3MmtmqT
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LIVE: Leaders from NASA, @Axiom_Space, and @SpaceX are sharing updates on #Ax2's upcoming mission to the @Space_Station following today's flight readiness review. Listen in: youtube.com/live/uSdzc5c7xBY
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is that rocket going exothermic? Photo suggests anomaly in progress.


Two NASA studies find that methane emissions dropped for several years in the Los Angeles Region.

The studies used different approaches to measuring the powerful greenhouse gas – with ground-based sensors and an airborne instrument. go.nasa.gov/3Btxjnm
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Juno will buzz close by Io again in just a few hours. Follow along in real time using our 3D solar system simulator: go.nasa.gov/3ZI8Q7v If all goes well, these new, even more detailed views of Io should be available later this week.
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Small children have been trying to tell us about this for like forever:


Io aglow! Our #JunoMission observed Jupiter's moon Io in visible and infrared light, yielding this composite view showing hot spots across the surface of the solar system's most volcanically active world. missionjuno.swri.edu/news/nasa…
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All about asteroids, comets, and meteors: solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids…
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REPORTERS: The #Artemis II crew is coming to Washington with media availability on May 17-18.

These four astronauts will fly around the Moon during the 10-day flight test. go.nasa.gov/3I8qR9a
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Most objects orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt are, well, asteroids. But there are some comets as well! @NASAWebb has spied water ice vaporizing from one of them – with implications for the origins of Earth's water. go.nasa.gov/3Buv3Mu
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But where did the water on comets come from? Wondering minds...


The #Artemis II crew training will consist of:

Learning how to use @NASA_Orion’s life support systems
Simulating the launch with teams on the ground
Practicing post-splashdown and recovery scenarios

And more: go.nasa.gov/3IbOwFA
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A @NASAWebb finding is making a splash!

Water vapor was confirmed around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time, indicating that water from the primordial solar system can be preserved there. Is this a clue to the origin of Earth's water? go.nasa.gov/3BvAHhz
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