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hey girl, are you an ULIRG? because you shine brighter than a trillion suns ✨

Arp 220 is an ultra-luminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) that emits 300 times more light than the Milky Way. It also happens to glow brightest in infrared light, Webb's specialty: go.nasa.gov/3oef1TD
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We’re broadcasting live from #38Space Symposium this week!

April 18, 11:15am ET (1515 UTC) @Astro_Pam on "Our Next Steps to the Moon and Beyond"

April 19, 4pm ET (2000 UTC) NASA leaders discuss "Moon to Mars" strategy

Info on NASA at #SpaceSymposium: go.nasa.gov/3o8i6ob
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ELVES Lightning over Italy apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230417.ht… #APOD
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Ganondorf be like…

“Do not look away. You witness a king's revival...and the birth of his new world.”

#Zelda #TearsoftheKingdom

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if I read that description accurately, this phenomenon is really only seen by a high-speed camera. Is that correct?


ELVES Lightning over Italy

Image Credit & Copyright: Valter Binotto

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If you are feeling out of sorts, try a grounding exercise. There are some suggestions here: drcordes.com/blog/2014/11/24/e…


Having trouble sleeping? Try some of these seven techniques our astronauts use to get better sleep in space!

These methods help @NASA_Astronauts sleep well through the disruptions of their natural sleep cycle — and they may help you too: go.nasa.gov/3MNWYhA
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very interesting. On the subject of circadian rhythms, it would make sense to reduce the colour temperature of domestic led lights


Learning about the past, looking to the future.

Through The @GLOBEProgram, NASA is helping create a global network of student and citizen scientists who are monitoring how Earth is changing and making an impact in their communities. Watch their stories: youtu.be/hglfRAUaA1U
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A streak in a @NASAHubble image was so unusual that it was thought to be an artifact. Later observations revealed it to be a 200,000-light-year-long chain of bright newborn stars spurred by a possible runaway black hole. We've never seen anything like it! go.nasa.gov/3ZXD9XW
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After Apollo 16 lifted off #OTD in 1972, the crew snapped this photo of our home planet as they began their trans-lunar coast. John Young, Charlie Duke, and Ken Mattingly were on their way to the Moon for their 11 day mission: go.nasa.gov/41nEmZL
#NASAhistory


M2-9: Wings of a Butterfly Nebula apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230416.ht… #APOD
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That image just totally blows my mind. It looks so symmetrical to be real. It looks solid.

What is actually happening in the Butterfly Nebula?



M2-9: Wings of a Butterfly Nebula

Image Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive, NASA, ESA; Processing: Judy Schmidt

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The @SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft splashed down at 4:58pm ET off the coast of Tampa, Florida, returning @ISS_Research equipment and samples for @nasa, which will be taken to @NASAKennedy for further analysis. go.nasa.gov/3zZLPm0
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Last year was pretty busy.

We launched to the Moon. We yeeted a spacecraft into an asteroid (on purpose.) And we unveiled images from a brand new space telescope. NBD.

Oh yeah, we also nabbed nine noms for the #Webbys. If you like what you saw, vote? go.nasa.gov/3KBXNZl
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In the early 1960s, NASA was investigating a new concept in space flight, a model of which is seen in this photo taken in 1961.

Tell us your guess of what it was! 🤔
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The @SpaceX cargo Dragon is heading back to Earth, with splashdown off the coast of Florida expected at 4:58pm ET. 🪂

Follow the space station blog for updates: blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/
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The dark landmass of Rennell Island, part of the Solomon Islands, and its raised coral reef stand out against the bright sunglint on the Pacific Ocean and Lake Te Nggano in this astronaut photo taken from the @Space_Station.

go.nasa.gov/3KXzVOP
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Dragon is soaring home!

@SpaceX's cargo spacecraft separated from the @Space_Station at 11:05am ET (1505 UTC), carrying space-grown tomatoes and other @ISS_Research for analysis back on the ground. Follow our ISS blog for the latest #CRS27 updates: blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation
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LIVE: @SpaceX's #CRS27 cargo mission is scheduled to undock from the @Space_Station at 11:05am ET (1505 UTC) today.

Learn more about the @ISS_Research it's bringing back to Earth: go.nasa.gov/4059R9F twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1yNxa…
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The @SpaceX cargo Dragon undocked from the station at 11:05am ET today as the station was flying over the Indian Ocean. It will return nearly 4,300 pounds of @ISS_Research samples and hardware for NASA. Read more.. go.nasa.gov/3oe5T1w
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.@NASA_Astronauts @Astro_Woody is on duty today monitoring the undocking activities of the cargo Dragon. 📺 Watch live: nasa.gov/live
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.@nasa TV is live for the 11:05am ET undocking of a @SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft today. It will splash down off the coast of Florida this afternoon, returning scientific research samples and hardware to Earth for NASA. go.nasa.gov/3UHMVfF
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Apollo 16 Lunar Module pilot Charlie Duke stands in front of the T-38 aircraft #OTD in 1972, the day before his launch to the Moon.
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When Z is for Mars apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230415.ht… #APOD
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When Z is for Mars

Image Credit & Copyright: Tunc Tezel (TWAN)

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🐔 The book of poultry
New York, The Macmillan Company, 1921.

Polish Chickens do not actually originate from Poland but likely the Netherlands. 2day they're primarily show birds biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2…



50/50: On the heels of the #JunoMission's 50th orbit of Jupiter, NASA's Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter has completed its 50th flight on Mars. The numbers are a coincidence, but the pace of exploration across the solar system is not! Join us for the journey: solarsystem.nasa.gov
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hopeful one day, i will get to see these awesome reports, and know my son was on the team!


NASA will provide live coverage as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a series of spacewalks outside the space station scheduled for April 18, April 25, and May 4, to relocate hardware from the Rassvet module to the new Nauka multipurpose laboratory module. go.nasa.gov/41cK5C2
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📢 @NASAAero gets closer to quiet supersonic flight, @NASA_Orion’s solar arrays are tested for Moon travel, and the #LucyMission spots the distant asteroids that it will one day visit—This Week at NASA.

Smash that subscribe button for the latest videos: bit.ly/3mFZr2s
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Two cosmonauts will conduct a series of spacewalks outside the @Space_Station beginning Tuesday, April 18, to transfer hardware. Full schedule and NASA TV coverage: go.nasa.gov/3L18AfG
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Anybody know what radio frequency the space walkers will be using in case any of us #HamRadio types want to try to listen in?


It's #WorldQuantumDay! Learn more about the quantum research being done with @NASASpaceSci, @ISS_Research and @NASAJPL on the space station. 🤩⚛️
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Identification of Mirror Repeats in Viral Genomes using FPCB Analysis biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/…


This week on #SpaceToGround, a Dragon cargo spacecraft is packed and preparing to return to Earth with nearly 4,200 lbs. of @ISS_Research and hardware, including dwarf tomatoes, crystals, and heart studies! 🍅💎💓
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The @SpaceX Dragon cargo craft departs Saturday loaded with science and other cargo. Meanwhile, the Exp 69 crew studied heart treatments and prepped for a series of spacewalks. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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The @SpaceX Dragon resupply ship is departing the station at 11:05am ET on Saturday live on @nasa TV to return 4,300 pounds of science and cargo back to Earth. Pictured are previous Dragon cargo vehicles leaving the orbital outpost. More… go.nasa.gov/3UKLDAR
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ENSO is a complicated climate pattern.

Sea surface temperature, trade winds, atmospheric coupling and more are all factors in the El Niño Southern Oscillation.
#NASAEarth

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I find myself often explaining that El Nino events do not mean more hurricanes in Florida.


There are planets with clouds made of vaporized rocks. Others may have iron rain or winds blowing with the ingredients for jewels. It's a big universe. @NASAWebb allows us to peer into exoplanet atmospheres to better understand all the worlds out there.
go.nasa.gov/3KZBblr
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Tropical Cyclone Ilsa made landfall in Western Australia around midnight local time on April 13, 2023.

The @nasa @noaa Suomi NPP satellite captured this image about 10 hours prior. go.nasa.gov/3KY2j4s
#NASAEarth

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meh all pictures of hurricanes look the same. i don't believe they are real.


This #WorldQuantumDay, discover what the quantum realm is really like and how NASA studies it every day—with Ant-Man actor Paul Rudd!

Find out how our exploration of quantum science could help unlock the universe’s biggest mysteries. go.nasa.gov/3U0RjG9
#NASA

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The big mysteries aren't 'locked' though, that's a bit of an outdated model of physics talking.


#ICESat2 fires 10,000 laser pulses a second, sending six green beams of light toward Earth.

Scientists can measure the height of ice, oceans, trees and more based on how long it takes those beams to bounce off Earth and return to the satellite. go.nasa.gov/6851

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The dawn of a new age in space flight!

The wheels of Space Shuttle Columbia, the first reusable spacecraft, touched down at Edwards Air Force Base after its first flight to space #OTD in 1981.

Bob Crippen's memories of this historic flight: go.nasa.gov/410vfya
#NASAhistory

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