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On Tuesday, March 28, the uncrewed Roscosmos Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft will undock from the space station and make an automated landing in Kazakhstan. Watch undocking and departure live on @nasa TV beginning at 5:30am ET. go.nasa.gov/3LKzQjn
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Every superhero needs a mask 🦸
@NASAWebb uses masks to dim the bright light of stars to reveal much smaller planets. Seeing these faraway worlds in infrared can tell us even more! Super indeed. go.nasa.gov/42Cdjew
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Most landscapes in North America are fire-adapted, and frequent fires enable trees and wildlife to flourish.

In this image, red dots indicate active fires in the U.S. Southeast as detected by the @nasa @noaa Suomi NPP satellite on March 14, 2023. 🔥 go.nasa.gov/3z5k1w6
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Prescribed (or controlled) burns are often used to manage forests and forest undergrowth.

Cropland or prescribed fires are responsible for 77% of active fire detections in the U.S. using @nasa MODIS data. go.nasa.gov/3z5k1w6 🔥
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First light data from the NASA-@CNES SWOT mission reveals that it provides 10 times the resolution of ocean measurements than data gathered by seven other satellites combined. These measurements will help us better study Earth’s surface water. go.nasa.gov/3z5hIJj
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A whole new view 🤩 🌊

First taste from the SWOT mission shows Earth’s water in higher definition than ever before. The spatial resolution of SWOT ocean measurements is 10 times greater than sea surface height data gathered over the same area by seven other satellites combined.
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SWOT’s scientific heart, the KaRIn instrument, also measured the elevation of inland water bodies on Long Island (bright pink spots) – an exciting sign of how SWOT can measure details of smaller lakes, ponds, and rivers in ways that satellites could not before.
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Meet Laura Judd, an air quality researcher at @NASA_Langley. 👋

She uses data from satellites and research aircraft to study air pollutants like nitrogen dioxide, which is a precursor to ozone near Earth’s surface. #WomenInScience #WomensHistoryMonth
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More on how SWOT is #TrackingWorldWater: go.nasa.gov/40dDK8R
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This week's #SpaceToGround is all about science! Learn more about newly arrived @ISS_Research studies investigating astrobiology and using microgravity to create more effective medications. 🔬🧬
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Welcome to the galaxy JW100.

Located about 800 million light-years away, it resides in the constellation Pegasus.

Seen at the lower right of this #HubbleFriday image, JW100 is known as a jellyfish galaxy because of its "tendrils" of star-forming gas: go.nasa.gov/40fgqHB
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Clocking a time of 11.2 years, the Opportunity @NASAMars Rover completed a marathon on the red planet #OTD in 2015, travelling 26.2 miles (42.2 km).

Planned to last 3 months, Opportunity's mission lasted to 2018: go.nasa.gov/3lqD0Oz

What enduring NASA mission is your fave?
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The airborne instruments she uses are similar to what will be on NASA’s upcoming TEMPO mission.

Scheduled to launch in April 2023, TEMPO is a geostationary satellite that will measure ozone, air pollutants, and more every hour.

Learn about TEMPO: go.nasa.gov/3Z4yItW
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Laura Judd came to NASA through the SARP summer internship program, where she assisted with @nasa air pollution research as a college student studying meteorology.

Learn about SARP: go.nasa.gov/3JCTKKj
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Outbound Comet ZTF apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230324.ht… #APOD
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Outbound Comet ZTF

Image Credit & Copyright: Rolando Ligustri

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Good Dog (Stars)!🐶
Sirius A, the brightest star in our night sky, revolves with its faint, tiny stellar companion Sirius B. Both are in the Canis Major (Big Dog) constellation. Sirius B may look tiny, but it's also massive, the remains of an exploded star. #NationalPuppyDay
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A ham radio call to students in Hawaii, a microgravity combustion investigation, and space botany filled the Exp 68 crew members' Thursday as they look ahead to a Soyuz departure next week. 🗾 go.nasa.gov/3Z9PeJe
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Scientists originally developed this lightweight material to protect spacecraft during atmospheric re-entry. Now, this @NASASpinoff technology is being used in clothing to keep the wearer warm without overheating when they’re on the move. go.nasa.gov/3lC99Tm
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Look westward to find the Moon as a beautiful slim crescent this evening after sunset, hanging just below blazing-bright Venus. Tomorrow evening, look west again to spot the Moon once more, this time shining from above Venus.

Spot the duo? Share your pictures.
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This #NationalPuppyDay, we salute all the dog stars out there. Exploring is more fun with your best friend at your side. 🐾
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in reply to NASA

you should certainly be sending Labradors into space 😀


Not only did it used to take much longer to get science like this, many of these observations were simply unavailable before @NASAWebb. It's a game changer!
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We’ve got an outer planet weather report!

Hubble regularly checks in on the outer planets in our solar system to monitor changes in seasons and atmospheres. New images of Jupiter and Uranus show storms, cloudy bands, and more: go.nasa.gov/3ly4yBD
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100 points if you know the Gemini III spacecraft's nickname! 💯

The first crewed flight of the Gemini spacecraft and America's first space flight with TWO astronauts (Gus Grissom & John Young) was #OTD in 1961. More on the mission: go.nasa.gov/3n8COE9

📷 Gemini III training
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in reply to NASA

It was "The Unsinkable Molly Brown. A reference to Gus' Mercury capsule that sank. Also, the date on the post is wrong. It should be 3/23/1965.


Take a virtual trip to @NASAGoddard today! Catch a live panel of scientists who are training astronauts, helping select #Artemis landing sites and more, in preparation for conducting science at the Moon’s South Pole.

📅 March 23 from 1-2PM ET
📺 Watch: video.ibm.com/channel/nasa-gsf…
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Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841 apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230323.ht… #APOD
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Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

Image Credit & Copyright: Roberto Marinoni

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Pause. Rewind. @NASAWebb may have found sand particles in the atmosphere of planet VHS 1256 b, which orbits a pair of stars 40 light-years away. Webb also detected water, carbon monoxide, and methane. Get the gritty details: go.nasa.gov/3lDePfN
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Reporters: Interview the four astronauts who will travel around the Moon and deeper into space than any humans before them.

Media credentialing to cover the joint @nasa-@CSA_ASC reveal of the #Artemis II crew in Houston on April 3 is open now: go.nasa.gov/404oRpc
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On Wednesday, the international crew worked on equipment maintenance, heart research, and two studies involving wearable scientific instruments: a headband that monitors sleep quality and a garment that collects physiological data. go.nasa.gov/3Z9tLQr
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Small stars, giant planets?
New data from @nasa's TESS space telescope is changing our understanding about how -- and where -- giant planets form. ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/mar/small-…
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NASA celebrated #WomensHistoryMonth today with a panel discussion with some of our leading women. Check out photos from the event here: flic.kr/s/aHBqjAwMBS
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40 light-years away, a planet has two suns and gritty clouds. A year there, one orbit, lasts 10,000 years. @NASAWebb analyzed its atmosphere and identified water, methane and carbon monoxide. go.nasa.gov/40o9EiA
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In just a few hours, @NASAWebb identified more molecules than we've ever seen at one time on a planet outside of our solar system! Its churning clouds are in constant motion, rising and mixing, and containing grains of silicates, like sand.
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Compared to the 1981-2010 average maximum, the Arctic Ocean in winter 2023 was missing an area of ice equivalent to the states of Texas and Arizona combined. This map shows the ice extent on the day of its annual maximum.
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Arctic update: On March 6, 2023, Arctic sea ice appeared to reach its annual maximum extent (or coverage) at 14.62 million square kilometers (5.64 million square miles) – the fifth lowest in the satellite record maintained by the @NSIDC.

Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3neiPnx
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Since the start of the satellite record in 1979, the ten lowest maximums have all occurred within the past two decades.

NASA’s fieldwork and satellites monitor the changing ice pack, helping to predict how the ice will change in the future.
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Rebecca Espina is a Mechanical Systems Senior Structural Engineer at @NASAGoddard. Her work on Webb involved supporting sine vibration testing, or “shake tests,” to check how well the observatory could withstand the forces of launch. Watch how it works: youtube.com/watch?v=kxIJ4dJ31g…
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Water is a key to life. From space, our Earth-observing satellites help us track how different sources of it are changing. New water missions, like SWOT and PACE, are taking NASA into the next decade.
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