CG4: The Globule and the Galaxy
Image Credit & Copyright: Mike Selby & Mark Hanson
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APOD: 2023 January 4 – CG4: The Globule and the Galaxy
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Walter Cunningham
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Apollo Astronaut Walter Cunningham Dies at 90
Former astronaut Walter Cunningham, who flew into space on Apollo 7, the first flight with crew in NASA’s Apollo Program, died early Tuesday morning in Houston. He was 90 years old.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
Today we mourn the passing of Walt Cunningham: U.S. Marine, patriot, and Apollo astronaut.
Cunningham spent 11 days in low-Earth orbit during Apollo 7, the first crewed Apollo flight, and was instrumental to our Moon landing's program success: go.nasa.gov/3ie82Yf
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Apollo Astronaut Walter Cunningham Dies at 90
Former astronaut Walter Cunningham, who flew into space on Apollo 7, the first flight with crew in NASA’s Apollo Program, died early Tuesday morning in Houston. He was 90 years old.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
Today’s #HubbleClassic brings us back to the 90s!
This Hubble image taken in 1997 shows the young planetary nebula Henize 3-401, one of the longest planetary nebulae ever discovered.
A central star glows in the center of two oblong outflows of gas: go.nasa.gov/3i31yLH
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Station Science Kicks Off New Year Promoting Deep Space Exploration
The Expedition 68 crew kicked off the New Year with an array microgravity research aboard the International Space Station with an eye toward sustaining future crews farther away from Earth.blogs.nasa.gov
@NASAWebb reveals bright starbirth around the center of a spiral galaxy 220 light-years from Earth in the Pegasus constellation. The background is awash with other galaxies and stars. Imagine the worlds within! go.nasa.gov/3ClDV8a
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Starry Wreath in Pegasus
The James Webb Space Telescope spies the spiral galaxy NGC 7469, located 220 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, in this image released on Dec. 21, 2022.Monika Luabeya (NASA)
The first successful planetary science mission in history!
60 years ago today, the Mariner 2 mission ended after its Venus flyby when contact with the spacecraft was lost when it was 86.7 million km (53.9 million mi) from Earth, a new distance record. go.nasa.gov/3GB5kW9
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In Depth | Mariner 02 – NASA Solar System Exploration
Mariner 2 was the first successful mission to another planet (Venus).NASA Solar System Exploration
Easy Grounding Exercises
Two useful grounding techniques for times you feel overwhelmed, intensely anxious, or dissociated from your environmentStephanie Cordes (Dr. Stephanie Cordes, ND)
Kemble’s Cascade of Stars
Image Credit & Copyright: Tommy Lease
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APOD: 2023 January 3 – Kembles Cascade of Stars
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Best of 2022 by NASA HQ PHOTO
The 100 best images from 2022 as captured and selected by the NASA HQ PHOTO team. (chronological order)NASA HQ PHOTO (Flickr)
"Decades ago we science fiction writers foresaw a great many things about space travel, but two things we did not foresee."
Isaac Asimov, born #OTD in 1920, wrote this in a 1985 NASA book about science and society. Find out what was overlooked (p. 59): go.nasa.gov/3Wbx1KC
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APOD: 2023 January 2 – After Sunset Planet Parade
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After Sunset Planet Parade
Image Credit & Copyright: Tunc Tezel (TWAN)
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APOD: 2023 January 2 – After Sunset Planet Parade
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A Wonderland of Science Awaits
We've already had gifts aplenty this year and we're looking forward to the science to come in 2023, including Webb's observation of the TRAPPIST-1 planets.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
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Eight Ways Students Can Dive Into NASA STEM in 2023
Here are some fun and engaging NASA STEM resources to bring the excitement of space exploration into your classroom or to learners at home in 2023.Anna Heiney (NASA)
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#HappyNewYear from the star of the show that makes all this possible. We begin a new orbit around our Sun, 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) from Earth. nasa.gov/sun
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Wishing you a #HappyNewYear filled with discovery!
Our solar system's own proto-snowman and the most distant object explored by a spacecraft, Arrokoth, had a visitor #OTD in 2019 when the New Horizons probe flew by, taking this photo. More about Arrokoth: go.nasa.gov/3hB2RBh
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Overview | Arrokoth (2014 MU69) – NASA Solar System Exploration
Circling the Sun in a distant region of icy, rocky bodies called the Kuiper Belt, Arrokoth may represent the building blocks of Pluto and other planet-like worlds beyond Neptune.NASA Solar System Exploration
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Best of 2022 by NASA HQ PHOTO
The 100 best images from 2022 as captured and selected by the NASA HQ PHOTO team. (chronological order)NASA HQ PHOTO (Flickr)
Not snow on the beach, but these winter photos taken by astronauts aboard the @Space_Station are definitely weird and beautiful. 🎶 ❄️ #HappyNewYear
See the gallery: go.nasa.gov/3i3In4y
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Collection - Winter from the International Space Station
Over the years, astronauts aboard the orbiting laboratory have snapped spectacular photographs of Earth’s snow and ice in both hemispheres.go.nasa.gov
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Icy Lake Paiku
This deep lake on the southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau freezes over during winter, curbing the large changes in lake level observed during other seasons.go.nasa.gov
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Montreal Islands
Canada’s second-most populous city occupies the largest of hundreds of islands within the Hochelaga Archipelago.go.nasa.gov
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Quartet of Snowy Cascade Volcanoes
Four of the range’s prominent volcanoes—Rainier, St. Helens, Adams, and Hood—were on full display in February 2022.go.nasa.gov
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Great Lakes Dressed for Winter
Land and water were decorated with snow and ice when astronauts looked down on the region in February 2022.go.nasa.gov
APOD: 2023 January 1 - The Largest Rock in our Solar System
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The Largest Rock in our Solar System
Image Credit: NASA, Voyager 1 spacecraft
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APOD: 2023 January 1 - The Largest Rock in our Solar System
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We went.
For years, we have been preparing for long-term human exploration of the Moon. In 2022, we witnessed the launch of @NASA_SLS, @NASA_Orion's trek to the Moon, and a splashdown back to Earth that future astronauts will experience.
2023, look out. We are #Artemis.
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What is a light-year? – Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
Light-year is a celestial yardstick, the distance light travels in one year. Light travels at 186,000 miles (300,000 kilometers) per second, 5.88 trillion miles (9.46 trillion kilometers) per hour.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
The same distance + the distance light travels in 1 day given that 2023 is a leap year.
10 5x88 x 10^12
+ 6 x 10^12
= 16.5 x 10^12 miles
Every adventurer needs a map. Meet the #NASAExplorers who have been remotely studying our Moon for decades, helping identify key areas for exploration and future landing sites for @NASAArtemis missions.
NASA Explorers Season 5, Episode 4: The South Pole
When Artemis astronauts land on the Moon, they’ll travel to sites never before visited by humans. Namely, they'll explore the South Pole region, home to the ...YouTube
NASA Explorers Season 5, Episode 4: The South Pole
When Artemis astronauts land on the Moon, they’ll travel to sites never before visited by humans. Namely, they'll explore the South Pole region, home to the Moon’s largest crater, areas of near-consta...Odysee
Ring in the new year! 🪐
@NASAHubble took several photos of Saturn from 1996 to 2000, observing how its rings appear differently from our perspective as the gas giant makes its 29-year-long journey around the Sun.
Check out Saturn’s “changing” rings: go.nasa.gov/3jBSjTb
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Hubble redeemed!
Following the first Hubble servicing mission earlier in December, galaxy M100 was imaged with the new WFPC-2 camera #OTD in 1993, showing that the defect in @NASAHubble's mirror had been corrected.
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Not Yet Imagined
Not Yet Imagined documents the history of the Hubble Space Telescope from its launch through its first 30 years of operation in space.Michele Ostovar (NASA)
DEM L 190 looks like #NewYearsEve fireworks! 🎆
This supernova remnant was also voted our Twitter audience's favorite Hubble image from 2022. Good choice!
DEM L 190 is 160,000 light-years away, and made of the debris from a large star's death. For more: go.nasa.gov/3WXpb7p
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Hubble Homes in on a Celestial Fireworks Display
Shreds of the colorful supernova remnant DEM L 190 seem to billow across the screen in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
It's been a big year for NASA—and in 2023, we're returning our first asteroid sample to Earth, sending @NASAAero breakthroughs to the skies, and announcing the #Artemis II crew that will orbit the Moon.
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NASA in 2023: A Look Ahead
In 2022, we made history. In 2023, we are preparing for our future by exploring the secrets of the universe. All for the benefit of humanity.To learn more ab...YouTube
APOD: 2022 December 31 - Moon over Makemake
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Moon over Makemake
Illustration Credit: Alex H. Parker (Southwest Research Institute)
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APOD: 2022 December 31 - Moon over Makemake
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