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NASA Plans Coverage of Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station
NASA will provide live coverage as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Thursday, June 22, for station upgrades and retrieval of equipment.Abbey Donaldson (NASA)
APOD: 2023 June 20 – The Nandu in the Milky Way
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
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NASA Plans Coverage of Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station
NASA will provide live coverage as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Thursday, June 22, for station upgrades and retrieval of equipment.Abbey Donaldson (NASA)
#OTD in 2008, the Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 satellite launched to measure changes in sea-level rise. For a decade, it helped display the relationship between ocean circulation and climate change as well as weather forecasts!
Read more: go.nasa.gov/3XbLkQA
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📍 NGC 5584
About 72 million light-years away, the brilliant, blue glow of young stars traces the spiral arms of the galaxy in this #HubbleClassic image.
Thin, dark dust lanes appear to be flowing from the yellowish core, where older stars reside: go.nasa.gov/3CDjaEs
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The Ñandú in the Milky Way
Image Credit & Copyright: Fefo Bouvier; Line Drawing: Alfonso Rosso
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APOD: 2023 June 20 – The Nandu in the Milky Way
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Not really surprising since those birds seem to be pooping everywhere these days. 🥥
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Hubble Spots Bright Splash of Stars Amid Ripples of Gas and Dust
Open cluster KMHK 1231 is a group of stars loosely bound by gravity. Seen in the upper left of this Hubble Space Telescope image, this cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud is surrounded by a crimson nebula of gas and dust extending both to the right…Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
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Webb Rules Out Thick Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere for Rocky Exoplanet
Infrared measurements of TRAPPIST-1 c indicate that it is probably not as Venus-like as once imagined.Madison Olson (NASA)
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Webb Rules Out Thick Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere for Rocky Exoplanet
Infrared measurements of TRAPPIST-1 c indicate that it is probably not as Venus-like as once imagined.Madison Olson (NASA)
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APOD: 2023 June 19 – The Busy Center of the Lagoon Nebula
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Cruising into Monday like a boss ✅
Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-111) made a picture-perfect landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California #OTD in 2002. @NASAArmstrong
More moments from Endeavour's history: go.nasa.gov/3Jgy8US
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Shuttle Endeavour
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The Busy Center of the Lagoon Nebula
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing: Francisco Javier Pobes Serrano
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APOD: 2023 June 19 – The Busy Center of the Lagoon Nebula
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Stunning!
The movement is incredible!
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Four-fathers: New exoplanet discovery part of a quadruple-star system
Astronomers have discovered the second known case of a planet residing in a quadruple star system. The planet was known before, but was thought to have only three stars, not four.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
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Love from Germany.
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40 Years Ago: STS-7 and the Flight of Sally Ride
On June 18, 1983, space shuttle Challenger lifted off on its second journey to space, the STS-7 mission. Among its five-person crew, Challenger carried the first American woman into space, NASA astronaut Sally K. Ride.Kelli Mars (NASA)
Lakes come in all shapes and sizes! 🟦
A @Space_Station astronaut took this image of “oriented lakes” in the Bolivian lowlands. The rectangular-shaped lakes are only a few meters deep and oriented in the same direction. go.nasa.gov/3Jkxztg
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The Bolivian Lowlands
The ecoregion displays an array of natural patterns, from meandering rivers to rectangle-shaped lakes.go.nasa.gov
"We are taking big steps toward establishing a sustained human presence on the Moon.
Aditi Ratnaparkhi's aerospace journey began with a handwritten letter. Now as deputy systems engineer manager at Maxar for @NASA_Gateway's Power and Propulsion Element: go.nasa.gov/3Xhwyb1
#NASAArtemis #Artemis
APOD: 2023 June 18 – Saturns Northern Hexagon
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Gone fishin’? 🎣
We’re wishing a relaxing #FathersDay to all the dads and father figures out there! Enjoy this Hubble view of the Lagoon Nebula, 4,000 light-years away.
Find out more: go.nasa.gov/3CwsVEq
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Messier 8 (The Lagoon Nebula)
Commonly known as the Lagoon Nebula, M8 was discovered in 1654 by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna, who, like Charles Messier, sought to catalog nebulous objects in the night sky so they would not be mistaken for comets.Rob Garner (NASA)
#40YearsAgo today at 7:33 a.m. EST, Sally K. Ride became the first American woman to go to space.
Sending a cosmic salute to all the fearless women astronauts who've soared beyond boundaries and inspired generations. 🌟 💪 👩🚀 #WomeninSpace #Inspiration
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Saturn's Northern Hexagon
Image Credit & Copyright: NASA, ESA, JPL, SSI, Cassini Imaging Team
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APOD: 2023 June 18 – Saturns Northern Hexagon
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Scientists studied how ocean heatwaves affected phytoplankton in the open Pacific Ocean using satellite data, models and @NASA_NCCS supercomputers. 🌊 #WorldOceanMonth
Full story: go.nasa.gov/3PcyWOl
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Ep. 293: Deep Space Hydration
Experts at NASA's Johnson Space Center discuss the new potable water dispenser that will soon be tested on the space station for future Artemis missions into deep space. HWHAP Episode 293.Abby Graf (NASA)
Every December, the Geminids light up the night sky in one of the biggest meteor showers of the year.
As our Parker Solar Probe swoops around the Sun—closer than any spacecraft in history—it's helping uncover how these shooting stars came into existence: go.nasa.gov/3NfS0se
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Another busy week at NASA
@NASA_Astronauts install solar arrays on the @Space_Station, a new X-plane is named, and a laser communication system for #Artemis awaits integration.
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The "8 Balls" astronaut class turns 10 today! 🎱
NASA's 21st astronaut class of 8 exceptional men and women, chosen from >6,000 candidates, was announced #OTD in 2013. 2 of them, @Astro_Christina and @AstroVicGlover, have since been selected to fly to the Moon on #Artemis II.
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What was the last astronaut group to include members that went to the Moon?
Group 5, selected in 1966.
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Planet Earth at Night II
Video Credit: NASA, Gateway to Astronaut Photography, ISS Expedition 53; Music: The Low Seas (The 126ers)
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Flying Over the Earth at Night II
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Wish you were here!
XOXO, Curiosity
This postcard from @MarsCuriosity is an artistic interpretation, with blue added to parts captured in the morning & yellow to parts taken in the afternoon to enhance how the landscape changes throughout the day. go.nasa.gov/42Pfjiq
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NASA's Curiosity Captures Martian Morning, Afternoon in New 'Postcard'
Lighting from two times of day was combined for a stunning view of terrain that the rover is leaving behind.NASA Mars Exploration
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U.S. and international media: You are invited to @NASAKennedy to interview subject matter experts and view the @NASA_Orion spacecraft slated for the next three #Artemis missions.
For more information, including deadlines and how to apply, click here: go.nasa.gov/42Lm58M
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NASA Invites Media to View Orion Spacecraft for Next Artemis Missions
Media are invited to view NASA’s Orion spacecraft for upcoming Artemis missions at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida later this summer.Claire O’Shea (NASA)
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Systems Engineering Supervisor Amy Lendian
"So here I am, a transgender woman, an engineer, working at Kennedy Space Center, and I get to work around these really smart, wonderful people, supporting the Artemis mission, sitting in the control room during the launch.Thalia Patrinos (NASA)
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40 Years Ago: STS-7 and the Flight of Sally Ride
On June 18, 1983, space shuttle Challenger lifted off on its second journey to space, the STS-7 mission. Among its five-person crew, Challenger carried the first American woman into space, NASA astronaut Sally K. Ride.Kelli Mars (NASA)
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40 Years Ago: STS-7 and the Flight of Sally Ride
On June 18, 1983, space shuttle Challenger lifted off on its second journey to space, the STS-7 mission. Among its five-person crew, Challenger carried the first American woman into space, NASA astronaut Sally K. Ride.Kelli Mars (NASA)
Smoke from fires in Canada is shrouding the U.S. Midwest, causing hazy skies and hazardous air quality in Canada and across several U.S. states.
@nasa’s Aqua satellite captured this image on June 14, 2023.
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Smoke Blankets the Upper Midwest
Smoke from the fires in Canada polluted the air and shrouded the Minneapolis skyline.go.nasa.gov
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