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Phytoplankton blooms are becoming larger and more frequent.

Scientists using @nasa data found that blooms are 60% more frequent and increased 13% in size from 2003-2020.
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In the future, NASA’s PACE mission will see the ocean in more color than ever before, allowing researchers to tease apart which species of phytoplankton are present in blooms.

Full story ⤵️ go.nasa.gov/45AaWuf
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#ICYMI: The @SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft, with four #Ax2 astronauts from @Axiom_Space aboard, undocked from the station at 11:05am ET on Tuesday. More... go.nasa.gov/3MK1kUW
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LIVE: Listen as we discuss the science aboard the next @SpaceX cargo mission set for Saturday, June 3, sending solar arrays, small satellites, and a plant experiment to the @Space_Station. Tag questions #AskNASA. youtube.com/live/_QrdNIpkSLU
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Welcome to the #Artemis Accords, Spain. 🇪🇸

Today, Spain became the 25th nation to commit to the peaceful and safe exploration of space as we journey to the Moon, Mars, and beyond: go.nasa.gov/43e5aNo
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The @SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft with four #Ax2 astronauts from @Axiom_Space onboard undocked from the station at 11:05am ET today and is heading toward Earth. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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See some of the best close-up views of Enceladus and its plume from the Cassini mission: go.nasa.gov/43Cdwy9
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Daily hydration reminder 💧

Webb spotted a massive water emission from Saturn's moon Enceladus, spanning over 6000 miles and gushing out at 79 gallons per second. (Webb's data shows Enceladus as a white pixel. Compare its size to the water jet below!) go.nasa.gov/42fQbkK
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in reply to NASA

Umm.... 79 gallons per second? That doesn't seem huge for a planet. Is there a decimal point somewhere wrong?


#OTD in 1971, Mariner 9 was launched. Nearly 6 months later, it became the first spacecraft to orbit another planet, beating the Soviets' Mars 2 🛰️

Mariner 9 transmitted 7,329 photos of Mars back to Earth, including this one of Ascraeus Mons volcano. go.nasa.gov/3MJeUrK
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Don't forget to water your planets 🪐

Webb provides new insight into how Enceladus' plumes act as a sprinkler system. The moon leaves a “donut” (torus) of water around Saturn as it orbits. About 30% of the water stays in that “donut." The rest is supplied to Saturn & its rings!
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"Congratulations on an outstanding mission."

The crew of the @Space_Station shared their thanks and farewells after Axiom Mission 2 undocked from the orbiting lab at 11:05am ET (1505 UTC). #Ax2 is scheduled to splash down off the coast of Florida tonight: go.nasa.gov/3MK1kUW
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LIVE: The Axiom Mission 2 crew is heading home in @SpaceX's Dragon Freedom spacecraft after wrapping up the second all-private astronaut mission to the @Space_Station. #Ax2 undocking is scheduled for 11:05am ET (1505 UTC). twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1eaKb…
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This cluster of stars drifts along the outer halo of a neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Known as NGC 1846, this globular cluster contains hundreds of thousands of stars held together by their mutual gravity.

Discover more: go.nasa.gov/3OK21QU
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.@nasa & @Int_Machines are moving the landing site for the first Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission to the Moon’s South Pole.

A vital first step for future Artemis landings, the decision will help teams learn more about terrain and communications: go.nasa.gov/3oKCFYq
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Four @Axiom_Space private astronauts are now inside the @SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft with the hatch closed and are due to undock from the station at 11:05am ET today. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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.@Axiom_Space Mission-2 is counting down to its undocking at 11:05am ET today live on @nasa TV for a splashdown off the coast of Florida. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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LIVE: After more than a week of science, outreach, and on-orbit activities, the all-private astronaut crew of #Ax2 is boarding their @SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft to return to Earth. Hatch closure is scheduled for 9:10am ET (1310 UTC): nasa.gov/live
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M27: The Dumbbell Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Patrick A. Cosgrove

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M27: The Dumbbell Nebula apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230530.ht… #APOD
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On this Memorial Day, we are thinking of those who served and sacrificed all. We lift our gaze to the heavens in their honor.
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Ad astra per aspera ✨

Join us this #MemorialDay in remembering and honoring all those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.
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Milky Way over a Turquoise Wonderland

Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek / Institute of Physics in Opava, Sovena Jani

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Milky Way over a Turquoise Wonderland apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230529.ht… #APOD
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Remind me of a scene in Contact, when Dr. Ellie (Jodie Foster) met her later father on a beach.
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And for any biologists out there… "Noctiluca scintillans" is just a way cool name!

From Latin translates to something like "Scintillating Night Lights"… 😍



Four @Axiom_Space private astronauts will end their mission and undock from the station at 11:05am ET on Tuesday. Live @nasa TV coverage begins at 9am. nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-se…
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Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230528.ht… #APOD
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Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon

Image Credit: NASA, JPL, Galileo Mission

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After just over a week in space, @Axiom_Space's #Ax2 astronauts are set to return to Earth on Tuesday, May 30. Here’s how to watch live coverage, from closing of the hatches to splashdown: go.nasa.gov/43vWzp6
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Two @NASA_Astronauts will do a pair of spacewalks on June 9 and June 15 to install new solar arrays on the @Space_Station. We’ll stream them live.

Join us for a preview on June 1: go.nasa.gov/3MGCCFj
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White Sands National Park has white sands, confirmed. ✔️

📸: @Space_Station astronaut
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In this astronaut photo taken from the @Space_Station, sand dunes appear bright white – due to minerals like gypsum – amidst the reddish-brown landscape. go.nasa.gov/3BWLAZR
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Crescent Neptune and Triton apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230527.ht… #APOD
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NASA will host a teleconference at 2 p.m. ET Tues., May 30 to discuss science on the next SpaceX cargo launch to the station.

@nasa and @SpaceX are targeting launch no earlier than 12:35 p.m. ET Sat., June 3 for SpaceX’s 28th commercial resupply mission. go.nasa.gov/43a49FU
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Crescent Neptune and Triton

Image Credit: NASA, Voyager 2

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New #HPC Job! 😻️: Title: Assistant Managing Director
Location: Lubbock, Texas, USA
Employer: Texas Tech University
Remote: Fully onsite
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We completed a joint checkpoint review with @BoeingSpace ahead of the first #Starliner flight to carry astronauts, set for no earlier than July 21. Teams will provide updates leading up to the inaugural Crew Flight Test to and from the @Space_Station: go.nasa.gov/3MZR1xG
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1/2 History making missions will require a next generation ride.

@nasa is seeking proposals from industry for a LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) that will transport astronauts across the Moon to explore during #Artemis missions: go.nasa.gov/43q2dJe
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Hot new bombshells enter the villa.

Otherwise invisible to the unaided eye, infrared data from @NASAWebb and x-ray data from @ChandraXray make details in these proper fit cosmic wonders available by mapping the data to colors that humans can perceive:
go.nasa.gov/43wTsx9
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The Exp 69 and Ax-2 crew members continued their human research studies to improve life on Earth and in space into Friday. Spacewalk procedures were also reviewed and cargo was organized for an upcoming return to Earth. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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Clouds of vaporized rock, and perhaps even glittering gems, could fill the skies of some distant worlds. Now add howling winds and broiling temperatures so hot they'd tear molecules apart. exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1709/…
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Completing a squad of severe weather satellites, testing out a ssssnake-like robot, and sending the second all-private astronaut mission to the @Space_Station—all in a week’s work at NASA. See what we’ve been up to.
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