NASA Invites Media to Cover Asteroid Sample Return, Logistics Call
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) mission will deliver the agency’s first asteroid sample collected in space to Earth on Sept. 24, 2023.Abbey Donaldson (NASA)
NASA Hosts OSIRIS-REx Sample Lab Media Day in Houston
Ahead of the first asteroid sample collected by the U.S. arriving on Earth in September, media are invited on Monday, July 24, to see NASA’s newly-built OSIRIS-REx Sample Curation Laboratory where the agency will study the sample at its Johnson Space…Roxana Bardan (NASA)
NASA Awards Millions in STEM Research Grants
NASA announced the recipients of its annual STEM grants, providing nearly $4 million in total funding, to support scientific and technical research that aligns with the agency’s strategic research and technology development priorities.Claire O’Shea (NASA)
NASA Awards Contract for Earth Radar Data Operations, Management
NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, Alaska, for the continued development and operation of the Synthetic Aperture Radar Distributed Active Archive Center for NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.Claire O’Shea (NASA)
Join NASA to Celebrate Webb Space Telescope’s First Year of Science
NASA is commemorating the first year of science and discoveries from the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most powerful, and most complex space telescope ever built.Abbey Donaldson (NASA)
APOD: 2023 July 8 - Stickney Crater
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Stickney Crater
Image Credit: HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona), NASA
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APOD: 2023 July 8 - Stickney Crater
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APOD: 2023 July 7 - The Double Cluster in Perseus
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The Double Cluster in Perseus
Image Credit & Copyright: Mårten Frosth
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APOD: 2023 July 7 - The Double Cluster in Perseus
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Yeah, I reckon it'd be cool if someone's keeping a track of "social media world" events vs crazy Fediverse surges.
Unless I've missed one, the previous surge began around 14th June, I think in line with Reddit going belly-up? mastodon.social/@mastodonuserc…
APOD: 2023 July 6 - Fireworks vs Supermoon
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Fireworks vs Supermoon
Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Seeley
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APOD: 2023 July 6 - Fireworks vs Supermoon
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APOD: 2023 July 5 – A Map of the Observable Universe
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A Map of the Observable Universe
Image Credit & Copyright: B. Ménard & N. Shtarkman; Data: SDSS, Planck, JHU, Sloan, NASA, ESA
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APOD: 2023 July 5 – A Map of the Observable Universe
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what should i do if this exact image appears on my toast tomorrow.
And even more importantly. What topping should i put on that piece of toast?
APOD: 2023 July 4 – Aurora over Icelandic Waterfall
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Aurora over Icelandic Waterfall
Image Credit & Copyright: Cari Letelier
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APOD: 2023 July 4 – Aurora over Icelandic Waterfall
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#Disability #DisabilityPride #DisabilityPrideMonth
#cartoon #cartoons #comic #comics #instacomic #instacartoon
#academia #science #research
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APOD: 2023 July 3 – Venus in Ultraviolet from Akatsuki
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Venus in Ultraviolet from Akatsuki
Image Credit & Copyright: JAXA, Planet-C Project Team; h/t: Mehmet Hakan Özsaraç
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APOD: 2023 July 3 – Venus in Ultraviolet from Akatsuki
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Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica
Image Credit & Copyright: LI Hang
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APOD: 2023 July 2 – Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica
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I only discovered the #fediverse this week because I stopped being able to conveniently access reddit.
Love the concept, still adapting to the execution.
This will probably only reach the void but: is there a community for professional chemists or laboratory workers like r/chempros or r/labrats?
APOD: 2023 July 1 - Three Galaxies in Draco
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Three Galaxies in Draco
Image Credit & Copyright: David Vernet , Jean-François Bax , Serge Brunier, OCA/C2PU
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APOD: 2023 July 1 - Three Galaxies in Draco
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Asteroid City, meet #AsteroidDay.
The cast of the movie had a few questions for us about OSIRIS-REx, a @NASASolarSystem mission traveling #ToBennuAndBack to return an asteroid sample to Earth this September. nasa.gov/osiris-rex/
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#NASA
OSIRIS-REx
OSIRIS-REx traveled to near-Earth asteroid Bennu and is bringing a small sample back to Earth for study. The mission launched Sept. 8, 2016, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.NASA
Wake up, babe. @NASAWebb dropped a new infrared image of Saturn.
On June 25, the space telescope detected the planet’s faint moons and looked at its icy rings. Methane gas in Saturn’s atmosphere absorbs light, so it appears darker here. go.nasa.gov/3r97xD0
#NASA
#OTD in 1967, Robert H. Lawrence was chosen for the MOL program: the first African-American selected as an astronaut for a U.S. space program. Tragically, he was killed in an accident before going to space.
More about Lawrence's legacy: go.nasa.gov/3NPi6nJ
📸 @usairforce
#NASAhistory
Robert Lawrence: First African-American Astronaut
The USAF selected Maj. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., on June 30, 1967, as the first African-American astronaut by any national space program.NASA
X marks the spot!
For #AsteroidDay, check out this Hubble image, which shows the aftermath of a suspected collision between two asteroids. This led to the bizarre X-shaped object seen here, at the head of a comet-like trail of material.
Learn more: go.nasa.gov/44qvx2J
#Hubble
Of course Saturn brought its ring light 🪐
Webb took its first near-infrared look at Saturn on June 25. The planet appears dark at this wavelength, as methane gas in its atmosphere absorbs sunlight — but its icy rings stay bright! Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3XtQ5Fr
#JamesWebb
Welcome home Dragon! 🪂
@SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Florida today at 10:30am ET carrying 3,600 pounds of science and hardware back to Earth. This marks the completion of SpaceX’s 28th cargo resupply mission. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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SpaceX Dragon Cargo Splashes Down, Returning Science to Earth
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 10:30 a.m. EDT Friday, June 30, off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, marking the return of the company's 28th contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA.blogs.nasa.gov
Just checking in! 👀
Hubble sometimes checks in on our galactic neighbors, like the one featured in this #HubbleFriday view.
Known as ESO 174-1, this galaxy contains a bright cloud of stars, and a faint, meandering tendril of dark gas and dust: go.nasa.gov/46oEnjv
#Hubble
Hubble Checks in on a Galactic Neighbor
The highly irregular galaxy ESO 174-1, which resembles a lonely, hazy cloud against a backdrop of bright stars, dominates this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
FYI the hashtag #HubbleFriday is throwing errors now: 403 connection refused.
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APOD: 2023 June 30 – Orbits of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
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Orbits of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Illustration Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech
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APOD: 2023 June 30 – Orbits of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
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Otherworldly (literally!) ✨
Two new ultraviolet views from NASA’s @MAVEN2Mars orbiter help show the movement of water vapor and ozone at Mars. MAVEN’s studies help reveal the planet’s climate history and potential for supporting past life.
Read more: go.nasa.gov/42Zm4OM
#NASAMars
NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Stuns with Ultraviolet Views of Red Planet
NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission acquired stunning views of Mars in two ultraviolet images taken at different points along our neighboring planet’s orbit around the Sun.NASA Mars Exploration
#NASASolarSystem
What Is a Barycenter? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
And how does it help us find new planets?spaceplace.nasa.gov
#NASA
#NASA
#NASAExoplanets
NASA’s Webb Identifies the Earliest Strands of the Cosmic Web
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a thread-like arrangement of 10 galaxies that existed just 830 million years after the big bang.Jessica Evans (NASA)
Happy #NationalCameraDay! While not a camera per se, #Landsat’s OLI instrument captures beautiful images of our planet. 🌍
The imager on the upcoming Landsat Next satellites will see changes on Earth’s surface with more precise detail than ever before. go.nasa.gov/3CSga7v
#NASAEarth
Landsat Next | Landsat Science
A New and Revolutionary Landsat Mission Landsat Next is on the horizon—the new mission will not only ensure continuity of the longest space-based record of Earth’s land surface, it will fundamentally transform the breadth and depth of actionable info…Landsat Science
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