Separation confirmed.
@SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon spacecraft undocked from the @Space_Station at 12:30pm ET. #CRS28 will now start its journey home, splashing down off the coast of Florida around 10:30am ET (1430 UTC) on Friday. Follow blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/ for the latest.
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A @SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way home. 🔬🌎
Dragon successfully undocked from the station today at 12:30pm ET. It will splash down off the coast of Florida on Friday, June 30, bringing 3,600 pounds of science and hardware back to Earth. go.nasa.gov/3PBEmT7
#ISS
SpaceX Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Departs from Station
Following commands from ground controllers at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, the company’s Dragon cargo spacecraft undocked at 12:30 p.m. EDT from the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module.go.nasa.gov
We're looking forward to SpaceX' Dragon's safe return home.
It's great to have our space community working together.
#ISS
SpaceX Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Departing Station Live on NASA TV
Live coverage of the departure of a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station is underway on NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app.blogs.nasa.gov
Protecting carbon stored in ecosystems could be a powerful tool in tackling climate change, according to a @nasa study using @Space_Station GEDI data.
“This is the first time we have been able to quantify the climate impact of protected areas.”
🌲: go.nasa.gov/3ptW5RU
#NASAEarth
Protected Areas Safeguard Climate
Protecting carbon stored in ecosystems could be a powerful tool in tackling climate change.go.nasa.gov
This map shows biomass density This map shows biomass density across GEDI’s observation area.
More dense areas are shown in darker shades of green. GEDI doesn’t collect data north of about 52 degrees latitude.
#NASAEarth
This map shows GEDI biomass density data in Rondônia in western Brazil overlaid with the boundaries (in yellow) of protected areas like the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau indigenous territory.
Biomass is much denser (dark green) within the protected area. More: go.nasa.gov/3ptW5RU
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Protected Areas Safeguard Climate
Protecting carbon stored in ecosystems could be a powerful tool in tackling climate change.go.nasa.gov
#OTD in 1965, NASA formally announced its first class of scientist-astronaut candidates ⚛️🔭🩺
1st row: F. Curtis Michel, Harrison Schmitt, Joseph Kerwin. 2nd row: Owen Garriott and Edward Gibson
Read Joe Kerwin's essay about being part of this class: go.nasa.gov/3pydAQV
#NASAhistory
Cosmic Webb, meet cosmic web 🤝
Galaxies gather in clusters and threads stretching across the universe, punctuated by vast voids. Now Webb has discovered an early strand of this cosmic web — 10 galaxies that existed 830 million years after the big bang: go.nasa.gov/433qCnk
#JamesWebb
NASA’s Webb Identifies the Earliest Strands of the Cosmic Web
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a thread-like arrangement of 10 galaxies that existed just 830 million years after the big bang.Jessica Evans (NASA)
Say cheese! 📸
Hubble uses two primary camera systems to image the cosmos, sending home views that have changed the way we think about our universe.
Happy #NationalCameraDay! Find out more about the observatory's cameras here: go.nasa.gov/3CQagUz
#Hubble
Observatory - Instruments
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APOD: 2023 June 29 – A Message from the Gravitational Universe
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A Message from the Gravitational Universe
Illustration Credit: NANOGrav Physics Frontier Center; Text: Natalia Lewandowska (SUNY Oswego)
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APOD: 2023 June 29 – A Message from the Gravitational Universe
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Interesting, but it is probably impossible for the human mind to try to imagine the universe from the smallest particles to the most extreme distance and time span 🤯
Like the end of "2001: A Space Odyssey".
We'll probably need a chip in our head to understand it all 
#NASAExoplanets
15 Years of Radio Data Reveals Evidence of Space-Time Murmur
Scientists have found evidence of a universal background of gravitational waves, or ripples in the fabric of space-time.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
#NASAMars
#NASAMars
Is NASA mining asteroids? No, but we love studying them.
The science gained from asteroid missions—like our upcoming #PsycheMission to a unique metal-rich world—could one day benefit future cosmic resource endeavors. nasa.gov/asteroids
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#PerseveranceRover
#PerseveranceRover
Perseverance Rover Mars Rock Samples
More about the Mars rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover that may one day be returned to Earth by a future mission for scientists to study.NASA Mars Exploration
Still kicking!
Elliptical galaxies, like NGC 4150 in this #HubbleClassic image, tend to contain older stars.
But Hubble observations of NGC 4150 helped show that elliptical galaxies can have new star birth, fueled by “cannabalizing” smaller galaxies: go.nasa.gov/46tYZH8
#Hubble
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NASA’s Laser Communications Relay: A Year of Experimentation
NASA’s first two-way laser relay system completed its first year of experiments on June 28 – a milestone for a game-changing technology that could be the future for sending and receiving data from space.Katherine Schauer (NASA)
Intense rains from Cyclone Biparjoy caused widespread flooding in India. 🌀🌧️
In this enhanced-color image from @nasa’s Aqua satellite taken on June 21 (after the storm), water is dark blue and sediment-rich water is greenish blue. go.nasa.gov/44qMTwx
#NASAEarth
Biparjoy Swamps Western India
Intense rainfall led to flooding in parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh as the slow-moving storm moved inland.go.nasa.gov
The India Meteorological Department reported that Cyclone Biparjoy was one of the longest-lived cyclones ever observed in the North Indian Ocean.
It lasted 13 days and three hours, compared to the average of six days and three hours. go.nasa.gov/44qMTwx
#NASAEarth
Biparjoy Swamps Western India
Intense rainfall led to flooding in parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh as the slow-moving storm moved inland.go.nasa.gov
Hands up if this is your dream job ✋
In 1968, this group of NASA researchers was building and drop testing lifting bodies from a radio-controlled mothership in support of NASA's lifting body program.
How the lifting bodies led to the Space Shuttle: go.nasa.gov/4327MNh
#NASAhistory
Lifting Bodies
HL-10 Lifting Body M2-F1 Lifting Body M2-F2 Lifting Body M2-F3 Lifting Body X-24 Lifting BodyNASA
APOD: 2023 June 28 - Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud
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Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud
Image Credit & Copyright: Emmanuel Astronomono
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APOD: 2023 June 28 - Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud
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#NASA
A New Search for Brown Dwarfs, Cool Neighbors of our Sun | Science Mission Directorate
Help scientists uncover brown dwarfs, celestial neighbors of our Sun! Brown dwarfs are objects with masses in the range between stars and giant planets like Jupiter.go.nasa.gov
Smoke from wildland fires in Canada has now reached Europe.
@nasa’s Terra satellite captured this image of smoke drifting across the Atlantic Ocean and over Portugal and Spain on June 26, 2023. go.nasa.gov/3r0DoWl
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Canadian Smoke Reaches Europe
Smoke from wildland fires in Canada traversed the Atlantic Ocean and drifted over European countries including Portugal and Spain.go.nasa.gov
The EU should use this example to further disinvest in the deviant petrostate provinces like AB and SK that are fuelling the fires by subsidizing oil and gas while impeding renewables at the same time. Make Conservative politicians and their electors pay for their crimes against humanity.
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(Mind you, I'm partial to Maple Syrup)
#ClimateCatastrophe
This map shows the density of black carbon particles – or soot – from North America across over 2,000 miles of the Atlantic Ocean.
The data come from @NASAGoddard’s GEOS-FP model that combines satellite, aircraft, and ground-based meteorological data. go.nasa.gov/3r0DoWl
#NASAEarth
Canadian Smoke Reaches Europe
Smoke from wildland fires in Canada traversed the Atlantic Ocean and drifted over European countries including Portugal and Spain.go.nasa.gov
#NASAExoplanets
The Hunt for Life on Mars – and Elsewhere in the Solar System
The search for life within our solar system, already begun on Mars, soon will extend to distant, icy moons.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
The middle drawing shows a later cutaway of the same section of mars that’s now partially covered in water.
The text says:
“Ocean Mars
The two planets even might have been similar around 3.5 billion years ago; Mars might have had a thicker, warmer atmosphere and perhaps oceans of liquid water.”
The drawing on the right shows the same cutaway of Mars in present day. All of the water has evaporated and an impression where it once lay has been carved into the rocks and dust of Mars.
The text says:
“Present Day Mars
The Red Planet today is dry and desiccated, with an atmosphere too thin and a surface too cold to support expanses of liquid water. The Mars Perserverance rover is searching for signs of ancient life left over from its watery past.”
#NASAExoplanets
Wetlands in Spain’s Doñana National Park are drying up due to groundwater demands from agriculture, tourism and drought.
Scientists report that 83% of the wetland’s ponds are flooding less extensively and for less time than would be explained by climate. go.nasa.gov/3Xqo01y
#NASAEarth
Water Woes in Doñana National Park
Satellite data show wetlands in Spain desiccated by demands on groundwater and persistent drought.go.nasa.gov
#ISS
Crew Packing Dragon for Undocking on Thursday
A U.S. cargo craft is being packed and readied for its undocking from the International Space Station and its retrieval on Earth at the end of the week.blogs.nasa.gov
The last Shuttle mission with a crew of two 👨🚀 👨🚀
#OTD in 1982, Apollo 16 astronaut Ken Mattingly and pilot Henry Hartsfield launched on the 4th and final test flight of the Space Shuttle Program, STS-4.
Learn more: go.nasa.gov/431M6AO
#NASAhistory
40 Years Ago: STS-4, Columbia’s Final Orbital Flight Test
Space shuttle Columbia took to the skies on June 27, 1982, to begin its fourth trip into space. Astronauts Thomas K. “TK” Mattingly and Henry W.Kelli Mars (NASA)
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Twice as starstruck 🤩
These Hubble and @NASAWebb views show the Orion Nebula, the closest major star-forming region to Earth at about 1,350 light-years away.
This region of the nebula is known as the Orion Bar, sculpted by the intense radiation from nearby hot, young stars.
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Webb Makes First Detection of Crucial Carbon Molecule
This molecule, never before seen in space, is believed to be a cornerstone of interstellar organic chemistry.Madison Olson (NASA)
#Hubble
Messier 42 (The Orion Nebula)
Believed to be the cosmic fire of creation by the Maya of Mesoamerica, M42 blazes brightly in the constellation Orion. Popularly called the Orion Nebula, this stellar nursery has been known to many different cultures throughout human history.Rob Garner (NASA)
Our next cargo mission to the @Space_Station is set to lift off from @NASA_Wallops on Tuesday, Aug. 1!
@NorthropGrumman's #NG19 launch will carry gene therapy research, materials to study fires in space, and digital art from students around the world: go.nasa.gov/3JAWhFE
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NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman Cargo Launch to Space Station
Media accreditation is open for launch of the next commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.Abbey Donaldson (NASA)
Protected eyes ✅ Looking cool ✅
Happy #NationalSunglassesDay 😎 Dr. Keith Manuel created a special titanium alloy frame without hinge screws for @NASA_Astronauts in the early '90s. The super-dark lenses of these shades blocked both UV and IR rays.
go.nasa.gov/43QawP7
#NASAhistory
An extratropical cyclone in June 2023 brought torrential rain to southern Brazil, causing deadly flooding.
These @nasa satellite images show the area near the state’s capital, Porto Alegre, before (left) and after (right). go.nasa.gov/3CLbRuP
#NASAEarth
Flooding in Porto Alegre, Brazil
An extratropical cyclone triggered deadly flooding in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.go.nasa.gov
MAVEN's Ultraviolet Mars
Image Credit: MAVEN, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Univ. Colorado, NASA
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APOD: 2023 June 27 - MAVEN s Ultraviolet Mars
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