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NASA's Cassini spacecraft actually captured sunlight glinting off the surface of a lake on Titan in 2009. More about this planet-sized moon of Saturn: solarsystem.nasa.gov/titan
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Mars Sample Return will retrieve Martian rocks and atmosphere and bring them to Earth. Want to find out more?

Join our series of virtual and in-person meetings seeking to obtain public comments on the draft environmental impact statement for the mission: go.nasa.gov/3gniufj
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love your work!! So exciting to be returning to the moon and pushing beyond.


Almost one third of American potatoes are grown in the Snake River Plain in southern Idaho – aka Idaho’s Potato Belt – shown in this @nasa satellite image.
🥔 go.nasa.gov/3EXjLTK
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Are there rivers and lakes on other worlds? You bet. Just like Earth, Saturn’s moon Titan is home to these fairly unique features—except these lakes and rivers aren’t filled with water. Planetary scientist Dr. Sarah Hörst spills the science tea. go.nasa.gov/2QzAAIt
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"Hmm, what should our theme be for Expedition 42?"

#OTD in 2014, Expedition 42 launched to the @Space_Station aboard Soyuz TMA-15M. The mission included scientific experiments to find the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

More on the mission: go.nasa.gov/3tMvZbp
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What a great sense of humor!

There's some hoopy froods that really know where their towels are! Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters for everyone!🍸



The Exp 68 crew is going into Thanksgiving preparing for a spacewalk on Friday and the arrival of the @SpaceX #Dragon cargo craft on Sunday. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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Wheels…on an orbiter?
The @EuropaClipper spacecraft is getting wheels, but they’re not for driving. The four large reaction wheels will spin nearly continuously to help keep the spacecraft oriented as it flies by Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. go.nasa.gov/3XsDnGn
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Flight controllers unexpectedly lost data to and from @NASA_Orion at 1:09 am ET for 47 minutes while reconfiguring the communication link between Orion and the Deep Space Network. The team resolved the issue and Orion remains in a healthy configuration. go.nasa.gov/3XswKDZ

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What does @nasa have to do with cheese? Corn, soy, alfalfa and other foods for dairy cows all need water to grow.🐄

Some @NASAEarth satellites measure soil moisture or groundwater, helping farmers understand how much water is available for their plants. youtube.com/watch?v=ujOrbk9mJC…
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that's great, but you guys are also working on making cheese in Space, right?
Don't need the cows, just find a way to make 'cheese' in Space


With #Apollo17, in addition to collecting lunar rock and soil samples, Cernan and Schmitt deployed 9 instruments on the Moon's surface, many flying for the first time, that continued to return data long after their departure.
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Where was this photo taken? I understand that training took place in the desert—California, Nevada, New Mexico?


.@nasa and @SpaceX are now targeting the launch of the #Dragon cargo craft to the station for 2:20pm ET on Saturday. It will deliver new roll-out solar arrays and @ISS_Research on Sunday. nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-up…
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If you're interested in #meditation I recommend the awesome medito app. It's free and ad-free.

meditofoundation.org/medito-ap…



Earthset from Orion

Image Credit: NASA, Artemis 1

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Earthset from Orion apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221123.ht… #APOD
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The @NASA_Orion spacecraft is now on its seventh day into the #Artemis I mission.

Orion will exit the lunar sphere of influence, or the gravitational pull of the Moon, at 11:31 pm ET (04:31 UTC) and continue traveling toward distant retrograde orbit. go.nasa.gov/3OuAUXS
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Over millions of years, the Colorado River carved through ancient sedimentary rocks even as tectonic forces caused the entire landmass to rise. go.nasa.gov/3Ev4LLf

An astronaut on the @Space_Station took this photograph of the river. 🧑‍🚀 📸
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It was a bright and dusty day when the Aqua satellite acquired this image of sediment swirling in the Gulf of Alaska. go.nasa.gov/3tSAyAQ 🛰️
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A tiny asteroid harmlessly lit up the sky in Canada on Nov. 19 – and astronomers saw it coming. It was detected 3.5 hours before impact, and then @nasa’s Scout impact hazard assessment system calculated where and when it would enter Earth’s atmosphere. go.nasa.gov/3GDaO2Y
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Wow, gorgeous shot. I saw a streak exactly like this speed by one night last year. Eerily magical, fraction of a second encounter.


One of @NASA_Orion’s four solar arrays is seen in detail during deployment shortly after the uncrewed #Artemis I mission launched at 1:47 a.m. EST on Nov. 16, 2022.

Want to see more photos and video? Imagery is being added throughout the mission here: flic.kr/s/aHBqjAfKs1
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But e.g. images.nasa.gov/details-art001… ended up in a different place - what is stopping NASA from putting all Artemis I images in the *same* album???


The cosmic drama at play in the Orion Nebula rivals its namesake Greek legend. Observations from three telescopes reveal that the region is being transformed by the massive stars that live and die within it. go.nasa.gov/3ERR2iW
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don't hesitate cosmic forces that collect dust bunnies have any thing in common with nebulae formation?


We want to hear from you!

Join our series of virtual and in-person meetings seeking to obtain public comments on the contents of the draft environmental impact statement for the Mars Sample Return Campaign being planned by @NASAJPL and @ESA. Here’s how: go.nasa.gov/3gniufj
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NASA's LunaH-Map's systems are powered on & communicating as expected. However, the spacecraft's propulsion system was unable to ignite before the mission's lunar flyby on Nov. 21. The team is currently troubleshooting & working toward a possible solution. go.nasa.gov/3GERyCj
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We're investing $2M to support 12 #smallbiz in developing early-stage, high-risk tech concepts that could be commercialized in areas like climate resilience, low-cost solar cells, and active debris remediation. More about our 2022 SBIR Ignite awardees: go.nasa.gov/3i8duf3
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Yo. That's my money your throwing at high-risk companies.


.@NASAWebb just scored another first: a full profile of the atoms, molecules, and even signs of active chemistry in a distant planet's skies. go.nasa.gov/3EVu1M6
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The @NASAExoplanets data hint that WASP-39 b, aka "Bocaprins," a hot Saturn orbiting a star 700 light-years away, may have skies full of broken clouds. go.nasa.gov/3GAvdpu
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The launch of the @SpaceX #Dragon cargo craft has been scrubbed for the day due to weather conditions on the @NASAKennedy launch site. The next launch attempt is Saturday at 2:20pm ET.
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These persevering students have shown they can tackle anything. They’re getting NASA’s “You’ve Got Perseverance” award, including a message from Mars and a chat with my mission team.

Has your student #gotperseverance? Nominate by Dec. 19: go.nasa.gov/gotperseverance
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Pass the Tang-sgiving drink!

The first #Thanksgiving in space happened today in 1973. Skylab 4 astronauts Gerald Carr, Edward Gibson, and William Pogue celebrated after a grueling 6.5 hour spacewalk! Although no turkey was served, it was still a feast to be thankful for! 🦃
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Thanks to @nasa’s WISE, retired Spitzer Space Telescope, and @ESA’s retired Herschel Space Telescope, the constellation Orion has a stellar story to tell. Radiation from massive stars is altering the clouds of gas and dust they reside in. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3EpyRjg
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K-12 teachers: Feeling inspired by Artemis I’s recent launch? Share the excitement of this mission with your students by using our STEM Learning Pathway! Register here for ready-to-use classroom materials: go.nasa.gov/3i3X9YK
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Elizabeth Apala is a senior research assistant doing minority recruitment and outreach @NASAGoddard while representing her Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Cherokee heritage. Fun Fact: Elizabeth enjoys signing in American Sign Language and managing her miniature goat farm! #NAHeritage
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We are all connected by water. 💧

Meet some of the scientists and engineers contributing to a new Earth science mission, SWOT – a satellite that will track water on more than 90% of our world’s surface.
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For all its wonders, our solar system is just one of countless star systems – and we can now study their planets like never before.
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#HappyBirthday to former NASA astronaut Guion Bluford! 🥳

Dr. Bluford was the 1st Black American astronaut in space in 1983, and was a mission specialist on four Space Shuttle missions: STS-8, 61A, 39, and 53.

Read Dr. Bluford's recollections: go.nasa.gov/3AvAWcq
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A tale of death and dust! ✨

A new image combining previously released data from three telescopes shows the Orion Nebula region is being transformed by the massive stars that live and die within it.

Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3tTHde0
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Data with destiny🖤
@NASAWebb's unprecedented observations of the exoplanet WASP-39 b read fingerprints of atoms and molecules, as well as signs of active chemistry and clouds! This Saturn-size giant orbits its star closer than Mercury is to our Sun. go.nasa.gov/3OqkAaI
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Finding sulfur dioxide in WASP-39 b's atmosphere (a first) led to another first: seeing chemical reactions triggered by high-energy particles of starlight in an exoplanet atmosphere. Photochemistry is essential to processes on Earth key to life, like photosynthesis.
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These results are also a promise of the science to come. Seeing such atmospheric detail bodes well for @NASAWebb to investigate all types of exoplanets, including small, rocky worlds like those in the TRAPPIST-1 system.
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