Smelly science!
Carbon Mapper will use data from @nasa's EMIT mission and current airborne and future satellite instruments to detect methane from waste sites. Methane is the source of roughly a quarter to a third of global warming caused by humans! go.nasa.gov/3WkjkZn
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NASA Sensors to Help Detect Methane Emitted by Landfills
A nonprofit group, Carbon Mapper, will use data from NASA’s EMIT mission, plus current airborne and future satellite instruments, to survey waste sites for methane emissions.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Observations from the EMIT mission and other NASA science instruments will be part of a global survey of point-source emissions of methane from landfills. The multiyear effort is being developed and conducted by the nonprofit Carbon Mapper organization.
NASA Sensors to Help Detect Methane Emitted by Landfills
A nonprofit group, Carbon Mapper, will use data from NASA’s EMIT mission, plus current airborne and future satellite instruments, to survey waste sites for methane emissions.Tony Greicius (NASA)
Fifty years ago today, Apollo 17 astronauts departed the Moon to return to Earth.
Watch nasa.gov/live now to see NASA leaders, @TheNASciences, and the space community celebrate the Apollo 17 mission & the future of lunar exploration with @NASAArtemis.
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The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will track water on more than 90% of Earth’s surface.
Spruce up your space with this mission poster and get ready for launch: go.nasa.gov/3Yq90kf
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Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission Poster | NASA SWOT
This collaborative mission poster, designed by CNES (French Space Agency), shows the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite soaring over an abstract of a water molecule.NASA SWOT
🔊 Take a listen: I’ve captured the first audio recording of a dust devil on Mars. They happen fairly often around here, but without warning, they’re not always easy to catch. But with a bit of, ahem – perseverance – it’s possible!
Read more: go.nasa.gov/3Hx3Qgs
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Experiencing a Dust Devil - NASA
Recently a combination of instruments on the Perseverance rover has experienced a dust devil in a new way.go.nasa.gov
Astronomers found a system whose six stars all undergo eclipses, using data from our planet hunter TESS, a supercomputer, and automated eclipse-identifying software. go.nasa.gov/3HDSBmu
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Discovery Alert: First Six-star System Where All Six Stars Undergo Eclipses
Astronomers found the first six-star system where all of the stars participate in eclipses, a discovery made by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The system is about 1,900 light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
Reminiscent of Isaac Asimov's story "Nightfall."
"If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years..."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Launch of the International SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) Mission (NASA Broadcast)
Watch with NASA as we launch an international mission to understand the Earth's water like never before.SWOT, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission,...YouTube
Making moves!
Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter recently completed Flight 36, staying above the Martian surface for just over a minute (60.52 seconds)!
See more stats in the flight log: go.nasa.gov/2U43zuH
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Mars Helicopter - NASA
The Mars Helicopter is a technology demonstration to test powered flight on another planet for the first time.go.nasa.gov
Explorers in #Chicago have been checking out twins of me and the #MarsHelicopter at @AdlerPlanet. Models will be there through Jan. 3, and tonight @nasa experts are on hand to answer your questions during the Adler at Night event!
#MarsRoverTour info: go.nasa.gov/marsrovertour
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Roving With Perseverance - NASA
Mars Perseverance model and related exhibits go on the road to museums around the country.go.nasa.gov
Join experts from @nasa, @CNES, @SpaceX, and the U.S. Space Force to discuss the prelaunch status of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite. Share your questions using #AskNASA. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1lDGL…
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Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)
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NASA's Perseverance Records a Martian Dust Devil – NASA Mars Exploration
This video and audio show the results of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover using its SuperCam microphone to record the sounds of a Martian dust devil – the first time any such recording has been made.NASA Mars Exploration
Take a closer look inside the Carina Nebula 👀
Join scientist Dr. Ken Carpenter on a journey through one of the most dynamic regions in the night sky!
For more information: go.nasa.gov/3PsYTHx
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Caldwell 92
Astronomers targeted Caldwell 92 to create one of the largest panoramic images ever taken with Hubble’s cameras, generating a stunning 50-light-year-wide view of the tumultuous central region of this strange stellar nursery.Edward Henderson (NASA)
And if you can't get enough Carina, be sure to check out our recently released image featuring a small section of this stunning nebula!
Hubble’s Sparkling New View of the Carina Nebula
This sparkling new image depicts a small section of the Carina Nebula, one of the NASA Hubble Space Telescope’s most-imaged objects.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
All eyes on lo, the most volcanic place in the solar system!
NASA’s Juno mission will get images of the Jovian moon Io this week as it explores Jupiter’s inner moons. Juno is performing double duty observing Jupiter's moons with even more flybys to come! go.nasa.gov/3WezzXU
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NASA’s Juno Exploring Jovian Moons During Extended Mission
After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Honey, I’m home.
In this image, a member of the recovery team captures imagery of @NASA_Orion shortly after it splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California on Dec. 11. The splashdown marked the successful conclusion of the #Artemis I mission.
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Six decades of exploring the planets! On Dec. 14, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft made the first successful flyby of another world when it buzzed by Venus. 🛰⚪
Follow our current expeditions, operating at points ranging from the Sun to beyond Pluto: solarsystem.nasa.gov
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Home – 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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Earth's Moon
The fifth-largest moon in the solar system, Earth's Moon is the only place beyond Earth where humans have set foot.NASA Solar System Exploration
#OTD in 2009 our Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) launched!
WISE's all-sky survey led to mind-expanding science including:
⚫ Uncovering millions of black holes
⭐ Discovering the coolest class of stars
💡 Imaging the most luminous galaxy
More: go.nasa.gov/3URn6Za
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In 2020 and 2021, global atmospheric concentrations of methane – a potent greenhouse gas – surged in record growth since measurements began ~40 years ago.
This video shows global methane emissions from wetlands since 1980. Wetlands are one of the largest single methane sources.
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Wetlands store massive quantities of carbon in soils. But as the climate gets warmer or wetter, microbes in the wetlands start releasing more methane into the atmosphere.
On Dec. 14 at 2pm ET, @nasa scientists are discussing their findings at #AGU22. go.nasa.gov/3UYuIcp
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NASA Press Events at 2022 Fall AGU Meeting
NASA researchers will be presenting findings on Earth and space sciences Dec.12-16 at the American Geophysical Union's 2022 Fall meeting, being held virtually and in Chicago this year.Karen Fox (NASA)
This fall, @nasagoddard scientists trekked through and flew over Florida marshes as part of the Blueflux project.
The team is studying the exchange of carbon and methane through mangrove ecosystems with research aircraft and scientists on the ground. 🛫 🛶go.nasa.gov/3Wjds2I
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For the first time, @nasa scientists mapped global salt marsh losses and their carbon impact.
The world has lost 561 square miles (1,453 square kilometers) of marshes over the past 20 years, the team found. go.nasa.gov/3FvLcCT
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NASA Scientists Map Global Salt Marsh Losses and Their Carbon Impact
Earth has lost 561 square miles of salt marshes over the past 20 years, according to a new NASA-led study of the first consistent global accounting of salt marsh locations and changes.Kate Ramsayer (NASA)
In a new study, scientists used #Landsat imagery from @nasa/@usgs to track shoreline changes and dramatic wetlands losses in Louisiana from 1984 to 2020.
The state lost nearly 21 square miles of important and vulnerable wetland ecosystems every year. go.nasa.gov/3UVZHFN
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Satellites Help Scientists Track Dramatic Wetlands Loss in Louisiana
New research uses NASA satellite observations and advanced computing to chronicle wetlands lost (and found) around the globe.Kate Ramsayer (NASA)
The WISE/NEOWISE telescope started mapping our sky after its launch #OTD in 2009. A video of its view reveals dying stars, hungry black holes and more. go.nasa.gov/3FeMsdG
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NASA Telescope Takes 12-Year Time-Lapse Movie of Entire Sky
Pictures of the sky can show us cosmic wonders; movies can bring them to life. Movies from NASA’s NEOWISE space telescope are revealing motion and change across the sky.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Galactic panoramic 📸
This shot is just a portion of what will be the complete wide field covered by this Webb program, but it’s already unveiling galaxies in unprecedented detail and depth. The multi-wavelength image combines Webb & @NASAHubble data: go.nasa.gov/3W37S4D
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A new view of an old favorite!
This sparkling new image depicts a small section of the Carina Nebula, one of Hubble’s most-imaged objects. It’s about 7,500 light-years away, and busy with cosmic activity – including star birth and death!
Read more: go.nasa.gov/3PsWuwv
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Hubble’s Sparkling New View of the Carina Nebula
This sparkling new image depicts a small section of the Carina Nebula, one of the NASA Hubble Space Telescope’s most-imaged objects.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
The Carina Nebula is included in the Caldwell Catalog, published in December 1995 – 27 years ago this month!
Stargazer Sir Patrick Moore gathered a list of cosmic targets to encourage fellow amateur astronomers to experience the night sky's wonders.
Explore - The Night Sky | Hubble’s Caldwell Catalog
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Lunar Dust and Duct Tape
Image Credit: Apollo 17, NASA
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APOD: 2022 December 14 - Lunar Dust and Duct Tape
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Team Earth! 🌎
Water connects us all – and that couldn't be more true than with the international SWOT mission, which was jointly developed by @nasa and @CNES with contributions from @csa_asc and @spacegovuk.
Follow along! SWOT is set to launch on Dec. 15. #TrackingWorldWater
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NASA’s Big 2022: Historic Moon Mission, Webb Telescope Images, More
2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year.Gerelle Dodson (NASA)
Farewell to the LRV 👋
Near the end of their last EVA, #Apollo17 astronauts Cernan and Schmitt parked the rover with its camera pointed at the LM to record its launch from the Moon. Over 3 days, they had completed 22 hours of EVAs—the most of all the Apollo missions. #Apollo50th
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Seismometers were deployed during each of the Apollo missions that reached the lunar surface and for decades have been used to investigate the internal structure of the Moon.
📷 The lunar mass spectrometer, one of the instruments of the ALSEP, is seen in the foreground.
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