NGC 2264: The Cone Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Matthew Dieterich
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APOD: 2023 January 10 – NGC 2264: The Cone Nebula
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Science-Packed Dragon Cargo Craft Undocks from Station
After receiving commands from flight controllers on the ground, the uncrewed SpaceX Dragon spacecraft undocked from the zenith port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 5:05 p.m.blogs.nasa.gov
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Dragon Cargo Craft Prepares to Leave Station Live on NASA TV
Live coverage of the departure of SpaceX’s uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station is underway on NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app.blogs.nasa.gov
LIVE: @SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft is bringing tons of @ISS_Research, including a space radiation vest and orbiting plant experiments, back to Earth.
Undocking is scheduled to start shortly after 5pm ET (2200 UTC). twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1yoKM…
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NASA Selects Experimental Space Technology Concepts for Initial Study
Imagine a future in space where pellet-beam propulsion systems speed up travel to other worlds, pipelines on the Moon transport oxygen between settlements, and Martian bricks grow on their own before being assembled into homes.Gerelle Dodson (NASA)
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This #MoonCrushMonday, we're reminiscing about International #ObserveTheMoon Night. We had record-breaking participation in 2022, with 4282 registrations from 125 different countries. See how people around the world celebrated: go.nasa.gov/3Iw7iZj.
Photo credit: Carol Botha
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International Observe the Moon Night 2022 Recap – Moon: NASA Science
Here's how our community observed the Moon in 2022.Moon: NASA Science
In @NASAWebb's very fist image, scientists have now identified three of the earliest galaxies, and they resemble a rare type in our cosmic neighborhood: Green pea galaxies. go.nasa.gov/3GPdQB2
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NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals Links Between Galaxies Near and Far
A new analysis of distant galaxies imaged by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows that they are extremely young and share some remarkable similarities to “green peas,” a rare class of small galaxies in our cosmic backyard.Francis Reddy (NASA)
For four years, @NASAInSight studied Mars' interior, marsquakes, and Martian weather.
Join our @reddit Ask Me Anything on Jan. 10 at 3pm ET (2000 UTC), where mission experts will answer your questions about the lander's legacy: reddit.com/r/askscience
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Science-Filled Dragon Leaving Station Today After Crew Med Checks
A U.S. cargo craft is being loaded with hardware and sensitive research samples for analysis on Earth before it departs the International Space Station today.blogs.nasa.gov
#OTD in 1969, @nasa announced the crew for Apollo 11, the first mission that would land humans on the Moon. Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins were to make the trip… if all went well on Apollo 9 & 10.
Who was on the backup crew? Hint: go.nasa.gov/3Qfn4tq
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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
APOD: 2023 January 9 – Tails of Comet ZTF
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Tails of Comet ZTF
Image Credit & Copyright: Jose Francisco Hernández
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APOD: 2023 January 9 – Tails of Comet ZTF
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"Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet"
#HappyBirthday to the late cosmologist Stephen Hawking. Changing our view of the universe with his theories and outreach, Hawking was also an avid advocate for continued space exploration.
📷 Hawking at NASA in 2008
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Hoping to read more books in 2023? Get started with the Hubble history book “Not Yet Imagined"!
1) Get a free e-book: go.nasa.gov/3ZlQgTx
2) Or if you're at #AAS241, swing by the @nasa Booth from 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Jan. 8 or 10-11 a.m. on Jan. 9 to get a signed copy!
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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)
APOD: 2023 January 8 – Where Your Elements Came From
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What are the gold colored ones like 43 Technetium? Seems there's 7 colors used, but only 6 in the key table (?).
Cool as f* though. 😀
Where Your Elements Came From
Image Credit & License: Wikipedia: Cmglee; Data: Jennifer Johnson (OSU)
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APOD: 2023 January 8 – Where Your Elements Came From
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Some planets are so close to their stars that they're being pulled and stretched as the stars consume them. WASP-12b is one such doomed world. 🍳 go.nasa.gov/3IvnUjZ
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WASP-12b 3D Model - Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
The doomed egg-shaped exoplanet WASP-12b is a hot Jupiter that orbits so close to its parent star, it's being torn apart.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
does this mean WASP - 12b doesn’t spin on its own axis?
If it is spinning on its own axis, why hasn’t it been pulled equally on all sides?
Peering inward toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy, a globular cluster shines bright, 50,000 light-years from Earth.
@NASAHubble is essential to helping scientists study these tightly bound groups of stars found in all types of galaxies. go.nasa.gov/3Zm2o71
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Hubble Gazes at Colorful Cluster of Scattered Stars
The scattered stars of the globular cluster NGC 6355 are strewn across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
How did NASA prepare for landing humans on the Moon in 1969? By sending the Surveyor landers to check out the surface and practice soft landings!
Surveyor 7, the last of the series to fly, launched to the Moon #OTD in 1968 and returned 21,274 pictures! go.nasa.gov/3ZelFHF
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50 years ago: Surveyor 7 Launches
. Surveyor 7, the seventh and last in the series, launched January 7, 1968, from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas-Centaur rocket and landed successfully on the Moon three days later.NASA
And there are even some successes in this.
APOD: 2023 January 7 - Space Stations in Low Earth Orbit
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Space Stations in Low Earth Orbit
Image Credit & Copyright: Zarcos Palma
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APOD: 2023 January 7 - Space Stations in Low Earth Orbit
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Recently at NASA:
@NASA_Orion arrived at @NASA_Kennedy, @NASAPersevere made a cache deposit of Martian samples, and we bid farewell to @NASAInsight.
Looking for more space and aeronautics in the new year? Subscribe: go.nasa.gov/3CRYObt
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Join us Jan. 9 as @SpaceX’s #CRS26 undocks from the @Space_Station. Coverage starts at 4:45pm ET (2145 UTC) here and on go.nasa.gov/3iiZors.
Here's what the cargo craft is bringing back to Earth, including agriculture and radiation experiments: go.nasa.gov/3QjIiGD
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NASA to Provide Live Coverage of SpaceX Cargo Craft Station Departure
A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station on Monday, Jan. 9, returning scientific research samples and hardware to Earth for NASA.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
NASA’s retired Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere after almost 40 years in space.
The @DeptofDefense currently predicts reentry at approximately 6:40 pm EST on Jan. 8.
go.nasa.gov/3Iv7Iz3
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Retired NASA Earth Radiation Budget Satellite to Reenter Atmosphere
After almost four decades in space, NASA’s retired Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere in early January.Joe Atkinson (NASA)
Thank you for your service ERBS!
Somewhere around 235,000 orbits of the earth if it's doing 16 laps a day?
Wow, did it really travel >5B miles? It's crazy it's traveling distances comparable to voyagers just 'running laps around the house' instead of into the great unknown.
Inspections are underway 🔍
@NASAKennedy technicians are conducting inspections of @NASA_Orion’s heatshield, which experienced temperatures near 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit as the capsule faced its biggest challenge—reentering the Earth’s atmosphere. go.nasa.gov/3vP0RZy
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Heat Shield Inspections Underway on Artemis I Orion Spacecraft
Inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engineers and technicians conduct inspections of the heat shield on the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission.Danielle Sempsrott (NASA)
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NASA to Provide Live Coverage of SpaceX Cargo Craft Station Departure
A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station on Monday, Jan. 9, returning scientific research samples and hardware to Earth for NASA.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
Next week, @nasa will be sharing recent discoveries at a science conference. Meanwhile, we'll be sharing the science with *you*! Stay tuned for new planets, @NASAWebb discoveries and more! nasa.gov/feature/nasa-science-…
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NASA Science To Be Featured at American Astronomical Society Meeting
Experts will discuss new research from NASA missions at the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), on topics ranging from the universe’s early galaxies to planets outside our solar system.Alise Fisher (NASA)
We’re howling for the first full moon of 2023. 🐺
The first full moon of the year is known by many names, such as the “Wolf” Moon. Look to the night sky on Jan. 6 to spot our lunar companion, with the bright star Pollux keeping it company.
More: go.nasa.gov/3jXT6y0
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The Next Full Moon is the Wolf or Ice Moon
The next full Moon will be Friday evening, Jan. 6, 2023, at 6:08 PM EST. The Moon will appear full from Thursday evening through Sunday morning.NASA Solar System Exploration
#PerseveranceRover
Five down, five to go, as I lay down my backup set of 10 samples.
In this tube: a core sample from a rock that formed from magma, then was altered by water several times. It could help scientists understand the early history of this area, when life may have been present. 🔎🪨
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Doesn’t Percy have a trunk?
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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Makes Surprising Discoveries
The findings by rover scientists highlight the diversity of samples geologists and future scientists associated with the agency’s Mars Sample Return program will have to study.NASA Mars Exploration
Commander Moonikin Campos has had quite a journey: launching from @NASAKennedy, flying around the Moon aboard @NASA_Orion, & concluding the #Artemis I mission with a successful splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
Learn more about his namesake, Arturo Campos: go.nasa.gov/3jQubw5
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Arturo Campos: A Key Player in Bringing Apollo 13 Home
Campos will be remembered as not only a key player instrumental to Apollo 13’s safe return, but as a champion for equality in the workplace.Thalia Patrinos (NASA)
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Crew Packs Dragon, Conducts Life Sustaining Research at End of Week
The Expedition 68 crew will go into the weekend packing a U.S. resupply ship before it departs the International Space Station on Monday.blogs.nasa.gov
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An atmospheric river drenched California on Jan. 4 and 5, 2023. 🌧️
A plume of moisture from the tropical Pacific interacted with a low-pressure system that rapidly strengthened over the northeast Pacific, producing an intense storm.
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Atmospheric River Lashes California
The latest in a series of atmospheric rivers drenching the state was accompanied by hazardous winds and left thousands of people without power.go.nasa.gov
Andy
in reply to (moving) APOD • • •"Cone Nebula"
Imaginative!
Still, better than some random number. 🤷