Ice height data from @nasa’s ICESat-2 satellite and ice-cover models allowed the team to map where and how much light was penetrating through thin spots and openings in Antarctic sea ice, and how the ice moved over time.
Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3OWnkwH
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Phytoplankton May Be Abundant Under Antarctic Sea Ice, Study Suggests
Scientists using underwater instruments and a NASA satellite have found evidence of potentially significant phytoplankton blooms beneath the sea ice encircling Antarctica.Kate Ramsayer (NASA)
The next generation of @NASAEarth science is moving forward.
Following an independent review, we’re implementing recommendations to ensure that our Earth System Observatory will meet all science goals to help us understand our changing planet: go.nasa.gov/3uaNZwa
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NASA Responds to Independent Review of Earth System Observatory
NASA shared a response Wednesday on an independent review board established to assess plans and goals for the next generation of Earth-observing satellites: NASA’s Earth System Observatory, a cutting edge suite of spacecraft that will forward underst…Roxana Bardan (NASA)
#NASAArtemis #Artemis
NASA’s Lunar Flashlight SmallSat Readies for Launch
The small satellite will search for water ice in permanently shadowed craters at the Moon’s South Pole, using an orbit only one other spacecraft has employed.Tony Greicius (NASA)
For the Skylab 4 crew, #NoShaveNovember lasted for almost 3 months! 🧔
Astronauts Gerald Carr (bottom) and William Pogue (top) perform a bit of zero-G "magic" in this February 1974 photo, while showing off their beard growth from nearly 3 months aboard the Skylab space station.
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Hang out long enough and you start to become each other…just ask these galaxies.
In Webb’s latest image, two galaxies in the process of merging are twisting each other out of shape. Bright tendrils of star-forming regions connect their glowing cores: go.nasa.gov/3OSovNB
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VP Harris, French President Get First Look at Galactic Get Together
A merging galaxy pair cavort in this image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. This new image of a pair of galaxies, known to astronomers as II ZW 96, was first previewed for Vice President Kamala Harris and French PresidAlise Fisher (NASA)
Hang out long enough and you start to become each other…just ask these galaxies.
In Webb’s latest image, two galaxies in the process of merging are twisting each other out of shape. Bright tendrils of star-forming regions connect their glowing cores: go.nasa.gov/3OSovNB
#JamesWebb
VP Harris, French President Get First Look at Galactic Get Together
A merging galaxy pair cavort in this image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. This new image of a pair of galaxies, known to astronomers as II ZW 96, was first previewed for Vice President Kamala Harris and French PresidAlise Fisher (NASA)
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Even baby stars burp!
Data from our retired Spitzer Space Telescope shows that young protostars can experience outbursts about every 400 years. These eruptions are a sign that the growing stars are devouring gas and dust from disks that surround them. go.nasa.gov/3gRVxkj
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Baby Star ‘Burps’ Tell Tales of Frantic Feeding, NASA Data Shows
The youngest stars often shine in bright bursts as they consume material from surrounding disks.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Mauna Loa is erupting for the first time in 4 decades, with lava flows reaching 100-200 feet in some cases.
As the volcano began erupting Nov. 27, the @nasa/@NOAA Suomi NPP satellite captured nighttime imagery of the lava’s intensely glowing light & heat. go.nasa.gov/3XDS6hX
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Mauna Loa Awakens
During the first eruption in nearly four decades, satellites observed the volcano’s nighttime glow and sulfur dioxide plume.go.nasa.gov
As the volcano erupts, Mauna Loa is emitting sulfur dioxide (SO2), a pungent gas that reacts with oxygen and water to form a gray volcanic haze called vog.
This map shows where the @esa Sentinel-5P satellite detected sulfur dioxide with its TROPOMI sensor.
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Hello, NGC 6440! 🤩
This newly released Hubble #StarrySights image shows a globular cluster located about 28,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius.
Explore more: go.nasa.gov/3OMKPIo
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Hubble Captures a Swarm of Stars
Looking like a glittering swarm of buzzing bees, the stars of globular cluster NGC 6440 shine brightly in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. Located some 28,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius, the archer.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
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APOD: 2022 November 30 - The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
Image Credit & Copyright: Anthony Quintile
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APOD: 2022 November 30 - The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Today, engineers continued with the jet firing development flight test objective to further our understanding of spacecraft operations.
A new objective was added to help engineers understand @NASA_Orion’s thermal performance for Artemis II and beyond. go.nasa.gov/3iqdLK8
#NASAArtemis #Artemis
When #Artemis launch teams saw a small hydrogen leak before the launch of @NASA_SLS and @NASA_Orion, they sent out three members of the “red crew,” a group of specialists who are trained to fix hands-on issues during launch countdown.
Hear their story: go.nasa.gov/3gNj06c
#NASAArtemis #Artemis
Artemis Red Crew Team Helps Enable Successful Launch
The successful launch of Artemis I on Nov. 16, 2022, from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida might not have occurred that day had it not been for the brave individuals.James Cawley (NASA)
Yesterday, NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft reached its max distance from Earth — 268,563 miles from Earth!
Orion will continue in its distant retrograde orbit for a few more days before swinging by the Moon again on its way back to Earth. 🌏👋🛰🌒
blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/
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Orion has many cameras that it uses to capture gorgeous imagery of itself as well as Earth and the Moon at different phases and distances.
Images from its optical navigation camera help establish Orion’s position in space, a method that could be useful for future missions.
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#NASATechnology
NASA, ICON Advance Lunar Construction Technology for Moon Missions
As NASA plans for long-term human exploration of the Moon under Artemis, new technologies are required to meet the unique challenges of living and working on another world.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
On Nov. 26, Flight Day 11, @NASA_Orion’s optical navigation camera captured this lunar snapshot as the spacecraft was in distant retrograde orbit around the Moon.
Don’t forget there’s still time to share your #NASAMoonSnap during the #Artemis I mission! go.nasa.gov/3GVS6Uo
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Inspired by the Launch of Artemis I? Share a #NASAMoonSnap!
NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.NASA
Hey @nasa, would you please provide alt text/descriptions for the photos you post on this account? I'd love to enjoy the photos like I do for the #JWST photos on Twitter.
Thanks. It's good for #accessibility for those of us who are blind or otherwise need descriptions.
#NASAExoplanets
Baby Star ‘Burps’ Tell Tales of Frantic Feeding, NASA Data Shows
The youngest stars often shine in bright bursts as they consume material from surrounding disks.Tony Greicius (NASA)
#NASAhistory
Commercial Lunar Payload Services
As the first major step to return astronauts to the Moon under Space Policy Directive-1, NASA is working with nine American companies on delivery services to the lunar surface through Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contracts.NASA
Burping baby stars! (Really)
Young stars often shine in bright bursts as they consume material from surrounding disks. These luminous eruptions are signs of feeding binges as the growing stars devour material from disks of gas and dust that surround them. go.nasa.gov/3H12Tgl
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Baby Star ‘Burps’ Tell Tales of Frantic Feeding, NASA Data Shows
The youngest stars often shine in bright bursts as they consume material from surrounding disks.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Regulators, mount up! 🌟
Data from @ChandraXray and @SOFIAtelescope reveal a star cluster that regulates itself—allowing only a limited set of stars to grow before expelling most of the gas from the system. This process likely slows new star creation: go.nasa.gov/3Vz1GRg
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Astronomers See Stellar Self-Control in Action
A new study shows how some stars can demonstrate “self-control” when forming in groups.Lee Mohon (NASA)
Sonified stars ⭐🎵
This sonification brings an image of the star cluster Pismis 24 to life through sound. Scientists assigned pitches to elements of the image so we can experience its data in a new way!
More: nasa.gov/content/explore-from-…
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#Hubble
Explore - From Space to Sound
NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.NASA
#NASAUniverse
Types | Stars – NASA Universe Exploration
The universe’s stars range in brightness, size, color, and behavior. Some types change into others very quickly, while others stay relatively unchanged over trillions of years.NASA Universe Exploration
#NASAEarth
NASA to Cancel GeoCarb Mission, Expands Greenhouse Gas Portfolio
NASA announced Monday it intends to cancel development of its GeoCarb mission, and instead implement a plan for pursuing alternate options to measure and observe greenhouse gases.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
#ISS
New Experiments, Upcoming Spacewalks Keep Station Crew Busy
New science experiments delivered aboard a U.S. cargo craft are being activated aboard the International Space Station this week.blogs.nasa.gov
On flight day 13 of the #Artemis I mission, @NASA_Orion reached its maximum distance from Earth, 268,563 miles away from home.
Orion has now traveled farther than any other spacecraft designed to carry humans to deep space & safely return them to Earth. go.nasa.gov/3Fd8hf1
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The USS Hornet (CV-12) was commissioned #OTD in 1943. 26 years later on Nov. 28, 1969, the Hornet delivered the crew of Apollo 12 inside the Mobile Quarantine Facility to Pearl Harbor.
Which other Apollo mission did the USS Hornet serve as the prime recovery carrier for?
#NASAhistory
"Water unites us all."
Meet Tahani Amer, who oversees Earth science missions for NASA, including the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, which is scheduled to launch next month. This mission will track water on more than 90% of Earth's surface.
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#NASASolarSystem
Twinkle, twinkle many stars…
This new Hubble image features NGC 2660, an open star cluster in the constellation Vela.
Find out more about this new Hubble #StarrySights image: go.nasa.gov/3EOxg6U
#Hubble
Hubble Spies Sparkling Spray of Stars in NGC 2660
This glittering group of stars, shining through the darkness like sparks left behind by a firework, is NGC 2660 in the constellation Vela, best viewed in the southern sky.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
📢 Call for Papers! 📝
In October, we're cohosting a two-day symposium on the history of NASA's Discovery and New Frontiers Programs. Be sure to submit your paper proposals before the deadline.
Get the details: go.nasa.gov/3U30Zi2
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Call for Papers for Discovery@30, New Frontiers@20 Symposium
The NASA History Office and the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum invite proposals for papers to be presented at a two-day symposium, October 12–13, 2023 in Washington, DC.Michele Ostovar (NASA)
APOD: 2022 November 29 - The Gum Nebula Supernova Remnant
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
The Gum Nebula Supernova Remnant
Image Credit & Copyright: Victor Lima
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APOD: 2022 November 29 - The Gum Nebula Supernova Remnant
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
The southeastern shore of the Hudson Bay forms a near perfectly curved shoreline.
Called the Nastapoka Arc, this curved shoreline has prompted an ongoing debate over its formation.
Read more about this geologic puzzle: go.nasa.gov/3XS8DPx 🪨 🧩
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Hudson Bay’s Nastapoka Arc
The origin of this nearly perfectly curved shoreline, a feature not often found in nature, has prompted an ongoing geologic debate.go.nasa.gov
2) Ancient impact structure, but no evidence of material so not likely
3) Ancient impact crater with so much geological processes since, evidence of impact is lost.
4)Circular tectonic plate on a continent made it pull apart like a puzzle.
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Tune in to learn what it took to design, build, test, and launch the @NASAMars Spirit and Opportunity rovers. (Spoiler: It wasn't easy!)
For fans of the recently released #GoodNightOppy, this is definitely a must watch! ⬇️
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JPL and the Space Age: Mission to Mars
After the devastating loss of two back-to-back missions to Mars in 1999, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory found itself at a crossroads: Would the lab pull ba...YouTube
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