Noctiluca, is that you?
The @nasa / @usgs #Landsat 9 satellite captured this image of swirling tendrils of phytoplankton – which appear to be Noctiluca scintillans – off the coast of Germany's East Frisia Islands on June 14, 2023. #WorldOceansMonth
🌊 : go.nasa.gov/3JryeZU
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Noctiluca in the North Sea?
These swirling tendrils of phytoplankton might be Noctiluca scintillans—a type of marine dinoflagellate known to inhabit this area.go.nasa.gov
NASA’s upcoming PACE satellite will allow researchers to infer more information about the oceans.
PACE will be able to determine the concentration and size of particles in seawater, diversity of phytoplankton, and rates of phytoplankton growth. go.nasa.gov/3Jryg3Y
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NASA PACE - Home
PACE's technologies will provide unprecedented insight into Earth's ocean and atmosphere, which impact life by regulating climate and making Earth habitablego.nasa.gov
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Cosmonauts Exiting Station for Spacewalk Live on NASA TV
NASA coverage is underway for today’s spacewalk with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin.blogs.nasa.gov
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Stars and Dust across Corona Australis
Image Credit & Copyright: Alessandro Cipolat Bares
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APOD: 2023 June 22 - Stars and Dust across Corona Australis
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
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What’s Up: Skywatching Tips from NASA
Watch the latest video in NASA’s “What’s Up” series to discover the skywatching highlights for this month.NASA Solar System Exploration
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APOD: 2023 June 22 - Stars and Dust across Corona Australis
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Sometimes #SamplingMars has its surprises. Hear from one of my scientists about the first sample I collected, and how we made Martian “lemonade” when Mars gave us a lemon. 🔴 🍋
More on each of my samples: mars.nasa.gov/mars-rock-sample…
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Perseverance Rover Mars Rock Samples
More about the Mars rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover that may one day be returned to Earth by a future mission for scientists to study.NASA Mars Exploration
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El Niño is back. 🌊
On June 8, 2023 @noaa declared El Niño conditions – known for warmer than average sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific that can bring cooler, wetter conditions to the U.S. Southwest and drought to the western Pacific. go.nasa.gov/3JokwXH
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El Niño Returns
The climate phenomenon emerged in late spring 2023, as waters grew warmer and sea levels rose higher than usual in the tropical Pacific Ocean.go.nasa.gov
El Niño can be seen in sea surface height, as warmer waters pile up due to weakening trade winds, raising sea level.
This map shows sea surface height anomalies from the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich and Sentinel-3B satellites for June 1-10, 2023. go.nasa.gov/3JokwXH
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El Niño Returns
The climate phenomenon emerged in late spring 2023, as waters grew warmer and sea levels rose higher than usual in the tropical Pacific Ocean.go.nasa.gov
Listen to the galaxies of Stephan’s Quintet sing! 🎶
This image, which combines infrared data from the Webb & Spitzer telescopes with X-ray data from @chandraxray, has been "translated" to sound to provide another way of experiencing the cosmos. More: chandra.si.edu/photo/2023/soni…
[Video embedded in original tweet]
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NASA, Department of Agriculture Advance Exploration, Science
NASA and the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday strengthening the collaboration between the two agencies, including efforts to improve agricultural and Earth science research, technology, agricultural…Abbey Donaldson (NASA)
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When Apollo 14 went to the Moon, astronaut Stuart Roosa took tree seeds with him and brought them back to Earth.
Today, these “Moon Trees” are all over the country. Join the @GLOBEProgram #MoonTreesQuest to observe these trees and others like them: go.nasa.gov/3Pkboal
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Tidally locked planets (Earth at Twilight) - Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
For a tidally locked planet there is no day or night, only freezing darkness on one side and burning constant sunlight on the other.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
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Cosmonauts Go for Spacewalk as Crew Works Cargo, Maintenance
Preparations continue for Thursday’s spacewalk to replace hardware on the International Space Station.blogs.nasa.gov
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20230621 NASA's Earth Information Center Ribbon Cutting
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Welcome to the #Artemis Accords, Ecuador! 🇪🇨
Ecuador has joined the 25 other nations that have committed to the peaceful exploration of deep space. We go, together: go.nasa.gov/3Xl9doJ
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NASA Welcomes Ecuador as 26th Artemis Accords Signatory
During a ceremony at the Ecuador embassy in Washington on Wednesday, Ecuador became the 26th country to sign the Artemis Accords.Claire O’Shea (NASA)
Space telescopes help us explore our origins, like how materials from bygone stars help form our bodies. So whenever you see a space pic, consider it an elemental selfie connecting you to the universe! #NationalSelfieDay📷: @NASAWebb
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NASA’s InSight Records Monster Quake on Mars
Estimated to be magnitude 5, the quake is the biggest ever detected on another planet.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Today NASA Administrator @SenBillNelson cut the ribbon to unveil @nasa’s new Earth Information Center in downtown D.C.!
The exhibit and immersive experience will open to the public on June 26. Info: go.nasa.gov/3Jpr4Fu
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NASA Holds Ribbon Cutting for New Earth Information Center
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson led a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday to showcase a new Earth Information Center at NASA Headquarters in Washington.Claire O’Shea (NASA)
Today NASA Administrator @SenBillNelson cut the ribbon to unveil @nasa’s new Earth Information Center in downtown D.C.!
The exhibit and immersive experience will open to the public on June 26. Info: go.nasa.gov/3Jpr4Fu
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NASA Holds Ribbon Cutting for New Earth Information Center
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson led a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday to showcase a new Earth Information Center at NASA Headquarters in Washington.Claire O’Shea (NASA)
APOD: 2023 June 21 – Three Sun Paths
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
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20230621 Ecuador Artemis Accords Signing
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🧀 No, it’s not made of cheese, but there are many great things to digest about our Moon. It contains layers, with heavy materials like iron at its core and a surface covered in dust and rocks.
Here's a taste of what the Moon is made of: moon.nasa.gov/inside-and-out/c…
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What is the Moon made of?
The Moon is a differentiated (or layered) world with a core, mantle, and crust.Moon: NASA Science
Oh, those summer nights! It's the #SummerSolstice, the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere—and the shortest in the Southern Hemisphere where winter starts.
Glance up tonight for a planetary cameo, with Mars and Venus just beside the Moon: go.nasa.gov/3CDqMaj
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With 135 Space Shuttle missions spanning 1981-2011, what makes NASA's 57th special? #OTD 30 years ago, STS-57 launched with the first Spacehab module, providing extra workspace for experiments.
Read more about the mission: go.nasa.gov/3NjJxnT
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For #WorldMusicDay, take a listen to R Aquarii!
Using data from Hubble and @ChandraXRay, this sonification represents information in this cosmic view as sound, giving us a new way to experience the image.
Listen to more sonifications here: go.nasa.gov/447AFbW
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Cosmic Harmonies: Sonifications From NASA Telescopes
Three new sonifications of data from Chandra and other NASA telescopes have been released.Lee Mohon (NASA)
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We created the Earth Information Center with founding partners across the federal government, including the @EPA, @FEMA, @NOAA, @USAID, @USDA, and @USGS.
Together, we're delivering satellite data directly to people, whether they live on farms or in cities. go.nasa.gov/eic
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Three Sun Paths
Image Credit & Copyright: Marcella Giulia Pace & Giuseppe De Donà
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APOD: 2023 June 21 – Three Sun Paths
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
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Seasonal sea ice is breaking up in Canada’s James Bay. 🧊
@nasa’s Terra satellite captured this image on June 2, 2023, when little fast ice (ice fastened to the surrounding coastlines) remained. Typically, fast ice grows in December and breaks up in May. go.nasa.gov/3CDnT9l
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Notice the stain?
Much of the ice is stained with sediment, which Canadian scientists say is typical and may be caused by tides stirring up sediment that gets into the ice and concentrates on the surface as the ice melts. go.nasa.gov/3CDnT9l
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I suspect that this happens slowly because the sediment is not reflective like clean ice.
Sort of like Frost Lift.
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20230620 Microsoft Space Education Day
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in reply to NASA • • •Because the duration was mentioned, I looked up the average length of a spacewalk and saw they usually come in at around 6.5 hours. My question now is: Why?
Is it due to the extra steps required (no pun intended) for safety, the general challenge of moving in a vacuum, or because they really just wanted to get out for a bit?