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In other news, NASA has discovered frog’s eggs in space.


Our Stereo Camera for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies (SCALPSS) has been delivered to @Firefly_Space for its Commercial Lunar Payload Services flight. The tiny camera will help study surface regolith activity beneath the lander as it touches down on the Moon: go.nasa.gov/3Ed7hXE
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Make your own virtual visit to Titan anytime at solarsystem.nasa.gov/titan
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Hey, stargazers!

What's Up for December? The Moon is on the move, slipping past Jupiter (twice!) and passing in front of Mars, while the winged stallion constellation, Pegasus, will be on view. 👀

✨ More skywatching tips: go.nasa.gov/3zLnOgh
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Saturn's moon Titan hides seas of liquid hydrocarbons beneath layers of haze. 🌫 @NASAWebb's infrared vision has spotted clouds on Titan, and will probe the composition of the lower atmosphere and surface in ways that even the Cassini spacecraft could not blogs.nasa.gov/webb/
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(Out of this) World Champions!

#OTD in 1964, the Houston Colt .45s baseball team changed its name to the Houston @astros reflecting the city's new fame as home to the Manned Spacecraft Center (later renamed @NASA_Johnson).
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Across NASA, we celebrated the Indigenous Native American culture and heritage that has been passed down from generation to generation for centuries. Check out our recap of #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth highlights from team members who take us higher. twitter.com/i/events/159799949…
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A Titan-ic success!

Here is Webb’s first look at Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Because Titan has a dense atmosphere, its surface is hidden in visible light. Enter Webb’s infrared eye, which captured clouds as well as bright & dark patches on its surface: go.nasa.gov/3FijpXN
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The 2 clouds seen by Webb validate long-held predictions that clouds form in the northern hemisphere during Titan's late summer, when the Sun warms its surface. Follow-up observations by the Keck Observatory also revealed clouds, confirming seasonal weather patterns.
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Artemis 1: Flight Day 13 apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221201.ht… #APOD
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I can’t help thinking thank the Gods that it didn’t say ‘Musk’ on the side of that capsule…


Daring mighty things, together.

Big congrats to the Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter team, recipient of the prestigious @AeroSociety's Gold Medal for the advancement of aerodynamics and aerial robots for planetary science! 🏅
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Absolutely fantastic!
I saw the helicopter in action on "Seven Days on Mars" with #BrianCox


Artemis 1: Flight Day 13

Image Credit: NASA, Artemis 1

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221201.ht… #APOD

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Experiments on the space station (@ISS_Research) are helping lay the foundation for the @NASAArtemis missions going to the Moon. nasa.gov/mission_pages/station…
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TESS, this sweet little spacecraft, has exoplanet in its very name -- Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. So far, it's discovered more than 270 planets and more than 6,000 planet candidates. We love TESS💜
exoplanets.nasa.gov/tess
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and thanks to TESS, I got to observe a transit of an exoplanet from my backyard with a little #Unistellar #eVscope - absolutely thrilling. So much I made a gif of the event and made it my animated profile image!


Track the motion of the planets and NASA's spacecraft at eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-syste… and get more stargazing tips at solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatchi…
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5,211!
That's how many planets beyond our solar system that we've confirmed so far.
Some are so blasted by their stars that surfaces are covered in lava; others may have jewels floating in winds. Each one is wonder!
exoplanets.nasa.gov/discovery/…
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"Being able to help other folks and increase knowledge of Native Americans within NASA — I've also learned a lot about my own background.”

Learn about Ronnie Adams as he reflects on his heritage and past at @NASAKennedy: go.nasa.gov/3gOQmlj
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth:
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My collection is growing! 🪨 I’ve now got my 15th rock core: a nice piece of sandstone.

Up next, I’m heading back to a nearby dune to break out a new tool – my regolith collection bit – for gathering loose, sandy material. #SamplingMars continues…
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Mars is near its closest point to Earth in its orbit. It's a good time to watch for the planet rising as a bright, reddish "star" in the east after sunset. See the latest in Mars exploration at mars.nasa.gov
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A pair of views of a pair of (merging) galaxies? Yes, please!

Hubble and @NASAWebb have both observed the galactic pair II ZW 96 in different wavelengths of light.

You can learn more about these views here: go.nasa.gov/3GZrPo8
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In Hubble’s visible-light view from 2008, the starburst systems that have formed between the two galactic cores with their older stars are clearly seen.

go.nasa.gov/3UfPPXn
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However, Webb’s view showcases the brightness of the star-forming regions which have been activated by this merger, which are particularly luminous in infrared light, which Webb observes.

go.nasa.gov/3H1nQYw
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LIVE NOW: We're previewing @NASA_Orion’s scheduled departure from its distant retrograde orbit around the Moon, which will begin on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 4:53pm ET (21:53 UTC). #Artemis twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1kvJp…

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LIVE NOW: We're previewing @NASA_Orion’s scheduled departure from its distant retrograde orbit around the Moon, which will begin on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 4:53pm ET (21:53 UTC). #Artemis twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1kvJp…
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In Hubble’s visible-light view from 2008, the starburst systems that have formed between the two galactic cores with their older stars are clearly seen.

go.nasa.gov/3VGozlP
#Hubble



A pair of views of a pair of (merging) galaxies? Yes, please!

Hubble and @NASAWebb have both observed the galactic pair II ZW 96 in different wavelengths of light.

You can learn more about these views here: go.nasa.gov/3ubof2K
#Hubble



However, Webb’s view showcases the brightness of the star-forming regions which have been activated by this merger, which are particularly luminous in infrared light, which Webb observes.

go.nasa.gov/3VnGSMM
#Hubble



We go, and we go together.🤝

Today, @SenBillNelson hosted @VP & @EmmanuelMacron at our headquarters in Washington. From Earth's ocean to deep space, we continue to build on more than 60 years of collaboration for the betterment of all: go.nasa.gov/3OXhjjl
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Today at NASA headquarters, our administrator, @SenBillNelson took @VP and @EmmanuelMacron on a virtual trip around the Moon with views from the #Artemis I mission.

Now, it's your turn. Allons-y!
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Our Moon-orbiting #CAPSTONE CubeSat is among Popular Science’s "Best of What's New" #BOWN22 greatest innovations of the year! Congrats to @NASAAmes, @AdvancedSpace, @TerranOrbital & other industry partners who achieved big things with this small satellite: go.nasa.gov/3Um2jwr
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Mark Rover’s glitter bombs keep getting more and more elaborate.


.@VP Kamala Harris and French President
@EmmanuelMacron visited with @SenBillNelson at NASA HQ today to highlight space cooperation between the United States and France. See more 📸 flic.kr/s/aHBqjAhkQK
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Two weeks after the @NASA_SLS rocket launched @NASA_Orion on the #Artemis I mission, analysis shows the rocket’s core stage and four RS-25 engines met every expectation during launch as well as in the final minutes of the countdown before liftoff. go.nasa.gov/3VdCVdD
#NASAArtemis #Artemis


The Exp 68 crew studied life science and prepared for a Saturday spacewalk after the station boosted its orbit today. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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Before he was an astronaut, Neil Armstrong was a @nasa test pilot, testing research planes including the X-15. Milt Thompson called him "the most technically capable of the early X-15 pilots." On the last of his 7 X-15 flights in July 1962 he reached Mach 5.74.

📷 #OTD in 1959
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As a kid, the X-15 was the most exciting thing. I had pictures of it and paid close attention to all the action. Then the Mercury launches. Oh Boy! You guys really gave us a lot to be proud of while I was growing up!
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It was once said about Armstrong that if you put an engine on a garbage can lid, he could fly it. He got his pilot's license before his driver's license. It's no surprise he flew the X-15 with ease.


Under the sea (ice) 🌊 🧊

Floating plant-like organisms called phytoplankton may be abundant underneath Antarctic sea ice, according to a new study using underwater instruments and the @NASA_Ice ICESat-2 satellite. 🛰️

Full story: go.nasa.gov/3OWnkwH
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Mark your calendars 🗓️
The SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) satellite is nearing launch! #TrackingWorldWater
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The Pleiades is a star cluster you can see without a telescope! Though called the “seven sisters” for its brightest members, the cluster contains over a thousand stars loosely bound by gravity. Our WISE telescope captured this infrared image: go.nasa.gov/3XJ1HE7 #StarrySights
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The James Webb Space Telescope has been named a Popular Science #BOWN22 winner in Aerospace! Congrats to the full team. More: go.nasa.gov/3ugHQ1D

"Receiving this award is a tribute to all who contributed to its success." -Julie Van Campen, Webb systems engineer
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The team used data from Argo floats, underwater instruments that drift and bob with ocean currents.

These devices measure chlorophyll-a and particulate carbon in the water – both factors that indicate phytoplankton are present.
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