#DYK that more than 20% of the Apollo astronauts were left-handed? That's more than double the proportion of lefties in the general population! #InternationalLeftHandersDay
📷 A reunion of former astronauts at @NASA_Johnson in August 1978
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The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared
Credit: R. Kennicutt (Steward Obs.) et al., SSC, JPL, Caltech, NASA
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APOD: 2023 August 13 – The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared
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The scope of this just amazes me. The sombrero galaxy is ~94,000 light years wide. Even if you could somehow manage to be in a position to see it "up close” (such a relative term here!) you’d be looking across 94,000 years of history all at once. I mean, I suppose we're doing that here as well.
The mind reels.
APOD: 2023 August 13 – The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared
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@NASAHubble imaged the galaxy NGC 6684, 44 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pavo. Pavo – Latin for peacock – is a southern sky constellation and one of four constellations known as the Southern Birds. go.nasa.gov/3OqgnUO
#NASAExoplanets
Hubble Sees Galaxy in a Ghostly Haze
The lenticular galaxy NGC 6684 bathes this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in a pale light.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
Smoking hot on your birthday 🔥 🙌
5 years ago today, @nasa's Parker Solar Probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on its way become the first spacecraft to touch the @NASASun!
More about its mission to unlock the mysteries of the Sun's corona: go.nasa.gov/3rPCJY5
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A Soaring Success!
#OTD in 1977, NASA's first space shuttle orbiter Enterprise completed its first free flight, with Fred Haise and Gordon Fullerton piloting it down to the runway at @NASAArmstrong.
Watch video from the flight: go.nasa.gov/4557hE3
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Approach and Landing Tests Film Documentary
Documentary of shuttle Enterprise on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), separating from the SCA in flight, and in free-flight. Footage shows SCA pilots Fitz...YouTube
In 2022, severe lightning ignited fires in Alaska. 🔥
A year later, @VUamsterdam scientists with @nasa’s ABoVE project are studying the burned tundra to understand how Arctic fires impact plants, soil, permafrost and more. go.nasa.gov/3DQ2fiF
#NASAEarth
Notes from the Field - Expedition to Alaska’s Burned Tundra
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#NASAMars
This week at NASA:
The @NASAArtemis II astronauts visit the spacecraft that will take them around the Moon, teams practice recovery for the #Artemis II splashdown, and @NASAWebb takes another look at the most distant star ever detected.
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Ghirigori - Star Scribbles
Image Credit & Copyright: Paolo Palma
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APOD: 2023 August 12 - Ghirigori Star Scribbles
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APOD: 2023 August 12 - Ghirigori Star Scribbles
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Much of our exploration of other worlds in our solar system begins at home.
More on Planetary Analog Studies: solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/p…
#NASASolarSystem
Planetary Analogs | Planets – NASA Solar System Exploration
NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.NASA Solar System Exploration
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NASA Science Live: The Summer of Record-Breaking Heat
This summer, Earth has been experiencing some of the hottest temperatures on record and July is shaping up to follow this record-breaking trend. Join NASA cl...YouTube
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NASA to Discuss Temperature Data, Climate Goals
On the heels of record-breaking temperatures in June, NASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT on Monday, Aug. 14, to discuss its latest climate data.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
NASA to Discuss Temperature Data, Climate Goals
On the heels of record-breaking temperatures in June, NASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT on Monday, Aug. 14, to discuss its latest climate data.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
NASA discutirá datos de temperatura, objetivos climáticos
Tras un mes de junio récord, la NASA ofrecerá una conferencia de prensa a las 11 a.m. EDT del lunes 14 de agosto para discutir sus últimos datos climáticos.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
The famous Pale Blue Dot reveals Earth as a bit of light in a sunbeam from 3.8 billion miles (6 billion km) away. @NASAVoyager was much closer than we can get to exoplanets, but rare photographs reveal exoplanets as bright dots. But those dots...
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#ISS
Crops and Manufacturing Studies as Station Orbits Higher
Botany and physics topped the research schedule as spacewalk cleanup duties continued aboard the International Space Station on Friday.blogs.nasa.gov
#NASA
NASA to Host Media for Asteroid Capsule Drop Test Briefing in Utah
Media are invited to Utah’s western desert on Wednesday, Aug. 30, to learn about NASA preparations and readiness to receive America’s first asteroid sample collected in space.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
#OTD in 2011, NASA's Dawn spacecraft captured these images of the asteroid Vesta on its mission to characterize the processes of our solar system's early evolution.
More about Dawn's mission: go.nasa.gov/47d7qXB
#NASAhistory
Overview | Dawn – NASA Solar System Exploration
Dawn was the first mission to orbit a dwarf planet and the first two orbit two bodies in the main asteroid belt.NASA Solar System Exploration
Vote now for our #SXSW panel picker topic to hear firsthand from the #Artemis II astronauts, the first crew to venture into deep space aboard @NASA_Orion.
Learn how the Artemis II mission will help @nasa establish a long-term presence on the Moon. bit.ly/3Ov8hKG
#NASAArtemis #Artemis
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PanelPicker | SXSW Conference & Festivals
PanelPicker® is the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform. Enter ideas and vote to help shape Conference programming for SXSW and SXSW EDU.SXSW PanelPicker®
Students from Oklahoma and Texas will have the opportunity to hear from @NASA_Astronauts aboard the station.
The calls with astronauts Steve Bowen and Frank Rubio will air live on NASA TV on Aug. 14. nasa.gov/press-release/oklahom…
#ISS
Oklahoma, Texas Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Station
Students from Oklahoma and Texas will have separate opportunities this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.Claire O’Shea (NASA)
The glowing, ghostly galaxy in this #HubbleFriday image is called NGC 6684.
Located 44 million light-years from Earth, it resides in the constellation Pavo! Find out more: go.nasa.gov/3OqgnUO
#Hubble
Hubble Sees Galaxy in a Ghostly Haze
The lenticular galaxy NGC 6684 bathes this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in a pale light.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
NASA Seeks Student Ideas for 2024 Human Exploration Rover Challenge
Students interested in designing, developing, building, and testing rovers for Moon and Mars exploration are invited to submit their proposals to NASA through Monday, Sept. 21.Abbey Donaldson (NASA)
Messier 51 in 255 Hours
Image Credit & Copyright: The Deep Sky Collective - Carl Björk, Thomas Bähnck, Sebastian Donoso, Jake Gentillon, Antoine and Dalia Grelin, Stephen Guberski, Richard Hall, Tino Heuberger, Jason Jacks, Paul Kent, Brian Meyers, William Ostling, Nicolas Puig, Tim Schaeffer, Felix Schöfbänker, Mikhail Vasilev
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APOD: 2023 August 11 - M51 in 255 Hours
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Five Meters over Mars
Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Ingenuity
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APOD: 2023 August 10 - Five Meters over Mars
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#ISS
Following Science, Spacewalk Cleanup a Planned Cygnus Boost Approaches
The Expedition 69 crew is continuing to unpack a U.S. cargo craft before it fires engines to reboost the International Space Station on Friday.blogs.nasa.gov
#NASAEarth
Devastation in Maui
Strong winds and dry weather helped fuel destructive wildfires on Hawaii’s second-largest island.go.nasa.gov
Tropical Cyclone Khanun took a zigzagging path toward the Korean Peninsula.
The @NOAA-@nasa satellite Suomi NPP captured this image on August 8 when the storm had maximum sustained winds of 80 kilometers (50 miles) per hour. go.nasa.gov/3qnk6KX
#NASAEarth
A Zigzagging Path for Khanun
The storm is heading for South Korea after winding its way through the Ryukyu Islands.go.nasa.gov
Dry conditions and strong winds helped fuel destructive wildfires on Maui.
The Landsat 8 satellite captured this image in infrared on Aug. 8 at 10:25pm Hawaii Time: go.nasa.gov/47lzubn
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Devastation in Maui
Strong winds and dry weather helped fuel destructive wildfires on Hawaii’s second-largest island.go.nasa.gov
Replying to @NASAMars
Learn more about how @nasa engineers test a prototype Mars lander: go.nasa.gov/3saK98q
#NASAMars
Watch NASA Engineers Put a Mars Lander's Legs to the Test
Sturdy legs are needed to absorb the impact of the heaviest spacecraft to ever touch down on the Red Planet.NASA Mars Exploration
Oklahoma, Texas Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Station
Students from Oklahoma and Texas will have separate opportunities this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.Claire O’Shea (NASA)
#NASAExoplanets
Discovery of eight planets makes alien system the first to tie with our solar system
Our solar system now is tied for most number of planets around a single star, with the recent discovery of an eighth planet circling Kepler-90, a Sun-like star 2,545 light years from Earth.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
NASA to Host Media for Asteroid Capsule Drop Test Briefing in Utah
Media are invited to Utah’s western desert on Wednesday, Aug. 30, to learn about NASA preparations and readiness to receive America’s first asteroid sample collected in space.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
8 Approaches to Find Yourself
Learn how to stop reacting to life, making up for the shadows of yesterday, and toiling for your tomorrow. See how to know yourself now.Margarita Tartakovsky, MS (Psych Central)
Moon Meets Jupiter
Credit & Copyright: Jordi L. Coy
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APOD: 2023 August 8 – Moon Meets Jupiter
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