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Moons! There are hundreds of them in the solar system https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/
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Much of our exploration of other worlds in our solar system begins at home.

More on Planetary Analog Studies: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/planetary-analogs/
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All about the Perseid meteors, which are actually small pieces of space debris that originate from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle http://go.nasa.gov/3OQ7e9s
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The meteors are coming! ☄️ The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks on the night of Aug. 12-13. It's a great time to watch for meteors, sometimes called "shooting stars" – especially if you have access to clear, dark skies away from city lights. https://youtu.be/Nz6m-9MZSmE?t=65
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Laser-like focus on the future: Using experimental laser technology aboard #MissionToPsyche, engineers will attempt to demonstrate 10 to 100 times the data capacity of state-of-the-art radio systems used in interplanetary missions today. 📡
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Using data from @NASAMars' InSight lander, scientists have made the most precise measurements ever of the Red Planet’s rotation. https://go.nasa.gov/3DIsWGa
How? Giant radio antennas on Earth! 🌏📡🔴 Specifically, @NASASCaN's Deep Space Network.

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Fresh from Jupiter, we have new views of its active moon Io, thanks to the #JunoMission. JunoCam even caught a glimpse of a volcanic plume! This is Prometheus, the "Old Faithful of Io." More images: https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam/processing?source=public
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Meanwhile, the #LucyMission continues its journey toward its first encounter - the asteroid Dinkinesh on November 1, 2023 https://www.nasa.gov/lucy
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As one @nasa asteroid mission prepares to leave Earth, another is on its way back. The #OSIRISRex spacecraft will drop off its sample return capsule to the Utah desert on Sept. 24. https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex #ToBennuAndBack
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What's Up in August? Saturn reaches opposition, meaning it's at its biggest and brightest for the year. The "shooting stars" of the Perseid meteors are a must-see overnight on August 12-13. And August brings two full moons. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching/home/

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Happening now: the #JunoMission spacecraft is approaching Jupiter's volcanic moon Io. Follow along using this real-time simulation based on actual NASA data - https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-system/#/sc_juno
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Our #JunoMission is making ever closer passes by Jupiter’s moon Io. The spacecraft will take another look at the active, volcanic moon on July 30 – with even closer flybys to come. 🌋 https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/news/nasa-s-juno-is-getting-ever-closer-to-jupiter-s-moon-io

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How do planets get their names? Aside from Earth, planets in our solar system were named after ancient gods. Today, the job of naming falls to the International Astronomical Union, the internationally recognized authority for naming celestial bodies. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/

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Mercury is the closest planet to our Sun – yet ice may lurk in its shadowed polar craters. New NASA research is shedding more light on the terrain near the planet's south pole.
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What a fascinating time, when we can not only explore our own solar system, but glimpse the workings of other planetary systems – across both time and space – with @NASAWebb and @NASAExoplanets
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Our daredevil spacecraft is almost home! On Sept. 24, after a seven-year-long journey #ToBennuAndBack, OSIRIS-REx will return to Earth with a sample of asteroid Bennu.

Mission updates: https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/

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With less than 100 days to go before launch, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is undergoing final preparations at Cape Canaveral. 🚀 The #MissionToPsyche will journey to a place we've never visited before – a metal-rich asteroid. https://youtu.be/y__vwRQ3PVg
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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. http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching/
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Due to a postponed launch that made its asteroid targets inaccessible, NASA has decided to conclude the Janus mission. Janus was part of our SIMPLEx program of low-cost, high risk science missions ride-sharing with primary missions. https://go.nasa.gov/3OaxxHg
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So many pics...

The legacy of exploration at the giant planet continues today with the #JunoMission, @NASAWebb, and soon, @EuropaClipper
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/jupiter
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Congratulations to the NANOGrav team! We're excited that our #JunoMission to Jupiter played a role in this historic discovery by providing key data about the solar system's barycenter. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/barycenter/en/
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Today our #JunoMission completed its 52nd close pass by Jupiter! Earlier this year, it captured this view of storms and hazes on the giant planet. https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/news/nasa-s-juno-mission-observes-high-altitude-hazes-in-jupiter

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Are there earthquakes on other planets? Yes – but we don’t call them earthquakes. Instead, “moonquakes” and “marsquakes” are shaking things up in space https://go.nasa.gov/3N68hP1
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Venus and the Moon setting in hazy skies over Horseshoe Springs, Utah. Mars is also visible, just to the upper left of Venus. The trio will appear even closer together in the western sky tonight. More stargazing tips: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching/whats-up/
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And a selfie of us all. Our Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this view of our home planet on April 21, 2017 during a total solar eclipse, with the Moon’s shadow visible over the eastern half of the US. The next total solar eclipse is April 8, 2024. https://go.nasa.gov/42RqRBQ
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We're entering an exciting era: NASA has space telescopes, rovers, and other spacecraft with the ability to detect potential signs of life beyond Earth. But distant planets and moons might surrender their secrets reluctantly... http://go.nasa.gov/43SiabU
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Hello there, Mercury! Congratulations to @ESA's #BepiColombo team.
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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. https://go.nasa.gov/42Pfjiq
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Why is Venus so hot?

The planet’s thick CO2-filled atmosphere is great at trapping heat. This creates a runaway greenhouse effect that makes Venus roughly 700°F (389°C) hotter than it would be otherwise. @NASAJPL's Dr. Amy Hofmann gives us the details: https://go.nasa.gov/42FxR4v
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The search for life on other worlds starts right here at home. Join @NASAExoplanets for part one of a series about how and where we search for life in the universe: https://go.nasa.gov/3p2yBTD
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Going live shortly: Tune in for a guided tour of the known asteroids and comets in our neighborhood, and learn how to use the real-time visualization tool "Eyes on Asteroids" to follow these Near-Earth Objects yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUAvmVqHY3w
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What's Up in June? Watch Mars and Venus get closer, spot the bright stars of Summer, and learn how an ancient scholar used the June solstice to determine the size of planet Earth. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching
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See some of the best close-up views of Enceladus and its plume from the Cassini mission: https://go.nasa.gov/43Cdwy9
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is 4 months away
from returning to Earth with a sample of asteroid Bennu. Scientists will examine the sample with questions about,

🧬Origins of life
📚 History of the solar system
🪨 Changes to the sample on its journey.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/
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💎Lucy in the sky with asteroids (and a diamond beam splitter)

Learn all about the Lucy mission and its quest to learn more about the origins of our solar system on this week’s episode of Houston We Have a Podcast.
https://www.nasa.gov/johnson/HWHAP/lucy
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Look for the Moon between Venus and Mars in the western sky after sunset this evening.
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Cyclone on the seventh planet: Using ground-based telescopes, NASA scientists have observed a polar cyclone on the planet Uranus. https://go.nasa.gov/3MqCU2V
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All of the solar system's planets with substantial atmospheres show signs of swirling vortices at their poles, as seen here on Jupiter by NASA's Juno spacecraft, on Saturn by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, and on Venus by @ESA's Venus Express spacecraft.
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