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Happy #NationalTattooDay!

Got any space-themed ink you want to show off? Today’s the day. Leave a picture in the comments.
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not a specific nebula or anything, but this is my tribute to Carl Sagan's 'shores of the cosmic ocean' quote. "The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself." #tattoos #cosmos


Wyoming Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station nasa.gov/press-release/wyoming… #NASA
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A squad of four small satellites is set to lift off today! #Starling will attempt to maneuver and do tasks as a team without any commands from mission control.

Watch the launch on the @RocketLab live feed, and follow our blog for mission updates: blogs.nasa.gov/smallsatellites

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The Exp 69 crew took a well-deserved day off on Monday. Meanwhile, August is shaping up to be a busy month with crew and cargo missions. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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Algae has covered about half of Florida’s largest freshwater lake, Lake Okeechobee, for much of June and early July 2023.

The @nasa/@usgs #Landsat 9 satellite captured this image of the algae bloom on June 12, which is producing harmful toxins. go.nasa.gov/44qmL5a
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NASA Marshall Center Director to Retire After 38 Years of Service nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-ma… #NASA
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Major General Robert White earned his astronaut wings in the X-15 when he reached 95.9 km (59.6 mi) in altitude #OTD in 1962, setting a world record.

Oh, and he was also the first pilot to fly to Mach 4, 5 & 6 #avgeeks #aviation @NASAaero
go.nasa.gov/3PLZB4T

📷 @usairforce
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Shells and Arcs around Star CW Leonis

Image Credit: ESA, NASA, Hubble, T. Ueta (U. Denver), H. Kim (KASI)

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Fascinating to think of the origins of what I'm made of. And such a beautiful image!
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CW Leo is also a Mira-type variable star with a long 630 day period. It varies from mag 10.96 to mag 14.8 in red bad.


Shells and Arcs around Star CW Leonis apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230717.ht… #APOD
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July is a great month to see the center of the Milky Way under clear, dark skies. 🌌 This long exposure image reveals green airglow and details in the Milky Way not visible to the naked eye. solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatchi…
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#OTD in 2011, NASA's Dawn spacecraft entered Vesta's orbit, studying the asteroid's geology and composition. Dawn revealed that Vesta is actually a protoplanet surviving from the earliest days of the solar system!

Learn more about the Dawn mission: go.nasa.gov/3NSTKrM
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Nearly 4 hours after launch on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 crew captures this photo of our home planet on their way to the Moon.
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"This is Apollo Saturn Launch Control. We've passed the 11-minute mark. Now T-minus 10 min. 54 sec. on our countdown for Apollo 11."

Experience the July 16, 1969 launch of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins' mission to the Moon in real time: apolloinrealtime.org/11/
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I remember sitting with my mum and dad round our little black and white telly with live BBC coverage by satellite, hosted by James Burke and Patrick Moore. I shall never forget it.


Fueling up for an epic day in spaceflight history 🥩 🍳

Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin were joined by Bill Anders (left) and Deke Slayton (right) for the traditional pre-flight breakfast of steak and eggs hours before liftoff #OTD in 1969.
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If you were going on a trip to deep space, who would you want to come with you? Sign up to #SendYourName aboard @EuropaClipper, our mission to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. Pets welcome, too: go.nasa.gov/MessageInABottle

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Are Sun-like stars the best places to find habitable worlds? Two of our closest stellar neighbors may help us answer that question. Learn more in Episode 3 of High Above Down Under!

Follow the whole series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_8…

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Meteor and Milky Way over the Alps

Image Credit & Copyright: Nicholas Roemmelt (Venture Photography)

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I’m not a purist. I think the dude adds something to the picture. He also goes with the lighting of the town - another artificial stuff.


Meteor and Milky Way over the Alps apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230716.ht… #APOD
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See the bright arcs in this @NASAHubble image? They indicate bends in spacetime. Massive objects, like merging galaxy clusters here, can act as gravitational lenses, revealing more distant objects otherwise beyond our view. go.nasa.gov/3Ofvn8Y
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Gravitational lensing is one of the techniques we can use to reveal faraway exoplanets! exoplanets.nasa.gov/alien-worl…
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This week at NASA, we set plans to test a remotely operated humanoid robot, unveiled fully electric vehicles that will carry #Artemis astronauts to the launch pad, and celebrated one year of science with @NASAWebb! Learn more at nasa.gov/webb.

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Meet Vince Ambrosia 👋

He’s been “putting out fires” at NASA for over 42 years. From leading the team behind new fire-monitoring technology to managing NASA Applied Sciences’ Wildland Fire program, his career leaves a lasting legacy.

go.nasa.gov/3BPCgqV
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Webb's First Deep Field apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230715.ht… #APOD
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Webb's First Deep Field

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, NIRCam

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Here's a fascinating article on how the folks at JWST make these images from the raw data:

webbtelescope.org/contents/art…

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I remember where I was, where I was sitting, the first time I saw this photo. I also remember that my mouth was hanging open, without words, at the mind-boggling majesty of it.


Heat, dry lightning, and drought have fueled major fires in Canada.

Nearly 600 out-of-control fires burned throughout Canada on July 13, with about half in British Columbia or Alberta, according to the CIFFC. go.nasa.gov/44q4EfA

🛰️: @nasa Aqua on July 12, 2023
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NASA’s Disasters program is sharing satellite data to help identify the extent of flooding in Vermont. go.nasa.gov/3NKLbPO

The team is working with @fema, @femaregion1, @esri’s Disaster Response Program, and @uvmvermont.

🛰️: @esa Copernicus Sentinel-2A/2B on July 12
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New NASA Artemis Instruments to Study Volcanic Terrain on the Moon nasa.gov/press-release/new-nas… #NASA
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Media: Join us and @SBAgov at 9:30am ET on Tuesday, July 18, for an unveiling of the annual scorecard highlighting how federal agencies—including NASA—rank on meeting their small business partnership goals. go.nasa.gov/3rsRZKn
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Comet C/2023 E1 ATLAS near Perihelion apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230714.ht… #APOD
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Friday includes a light-duty day for the Exp 69 crew. As the week wraps up, crew members continue maintenance on systems aboard the station and carry out in-flight surveys. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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Comet C/2023 E1 ATLAS near Perihelion

Image Credit & Copyright: Dan Bartlett

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One step closer to launch ✅ 🛰️

In India, two major components of the NISAR satellite have been combined to create a single spacecraft. The joint @nasa-@ISRO mission will track movements of Earth’s land and ice surfaces in extremely fine detail. go.nasa.gov/3OnDgJX
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NASA to Host Small Business Administration’s Annual Scorecard Event nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to… #NASA
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NASA Awards Sounding Rocket Operations Follow-On Contract nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-aw… #NASA
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Another Genes in Space investigation is underway today. The Exp 69 crew also observed and took photos of Earth, installed hardware and completed inspections. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20…
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Could we see technological traces of intelligent life – “technosignatures” – on faraway exoplanets? Researchers are working on it. go.nasa.gov/3rvKrq4
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Webb's Rho Ophiuchi apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230713.ht… #APOD
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Wow, if ever something looked like a Lovecraftian monster in space...


Webb's Rho Ophiuchi

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI), Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

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this is the most amazing space photo I've seen since the one people referred to as the hand of God. How much of the vibrant color is real and how much does NASA exaggerate?

  • The coloring is an accurate depiction (0 votes)
  • Coloring is enhanced to raise public interest (0 votes)
Poll end: 2 years ago



We're hosting a pair of news conferences on Tuesday, July 25, to talk about our @SpaceX #Crew7 launch and astronaut Loral O'Hara's upcoming mission to the @Space_Station. Here's who's participating and how to tune in: go.nasa.gov/3D9cnTx
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