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This image dubbed the “pale blue dot” was taken by @NASAVoyager today in 1990. As the spacecraft sped toward interstellar space, it captured Earth from 3.7 billion miles (6 billion km) away. Find out 10 fast facts: go.nasa.gov/3E7eW9m
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10 Things You Might Not Know About Voyager's Famous 'Pale Blue Dot' Photo
The Voyager imaging team asked for the photo to show Earth’s vulnerability — to illustrate how small, fragile and irreplaceable it is on a cosmic scale.NASA Solar System Exploration
Our Curious Universe podcast is back! Listen or read along every Tuesday starting Feb. 21. Asteroid cataloging, rocket launches, and new spacesuits are but a taste of what this season has to offer.
Check out the first four seasons at nasa.gov/curiousuniverse
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NASA's Curious Universe
NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.NASA
Our next mission to the @Space_Station is only a couple of weeks away!
#Crew6 is scheduled to lift off from @NASAKennedy on Sunday, Feb. 26—and if you can't watch the launch in person, there are plenty of ways to join in online: go.nasa.gov/3lvDS3Y
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NASA Invites Public to Virtually Share in Excitement of Crew Launch
The public is invited to take part in virtual activities and events ahead of the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for 2:07 a.m. EST Sunday, Feb.Jason Costa (NASA)
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News from around NASA this week:
Making space for all with @NMAAHC, celebrating the #DARTMission, and spotting a tiny asteroid with @NASAWebb.
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NASA’s Curiosity Finds Surprise Clues to Mars’ Watery Past
Among other discoveries made by the rover, rippled rock textures suggest lakes existed in a region of ancient Mars that scientists expected to be drier.Tony Greicius (NASA)
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NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.NASA
Watch a Progress cargo ship, loaded with nearly three tons of food, supplies, and fuel, launch to the @Space_Station on Feb. 9: go.nasa.gov/3I6aslI
Live NASA TV coverage begins at 1am ET (0600 UTC): nasa.gov/live
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Space Oddities: NASA Sorts Fact From Fantasy | Multimedia Section – NASA Mars Exploration
This page explains the phenomenon of pareidolia, and provides images as examples of how humans on Earth have a natural tendency to interpret some objects on Mars and elsewhere in the cosmos as familiar items seen on Earth.NASA Mars Exploration
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Heart disease studies and a closer look at space-resistant microbes are among the @ISS_Research on @SpaceX's next cargo resupply mission, scheduled to launch as soon as Friday, March 10.
Applications for media accreditation are due by Wednesday, Feb. 22: go.nasa.gov/3I4yzBh
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NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 27th Resupply Launch to Space Station
Media accreditation is open for SpaceX’s 27th commercial resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
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NASA’s X-57 Maxwell is a step closer to flight readiness
NASA’s X-57 Maxwell all-electric aircraft reached another milestone toward its first flight with the successful thermal testing of its cruise motor controllers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center.Kelly Sands (NASA)
“My big takeaway is: it's okay to take chances. Sometimes we step in our own way and we need to accept help.”
Tiffany Fairley brings the #Artemis missions to the world as a public affairs officer for @NASAKennedy. Celebrate #BHM: go.nasa.gov/3wXkG1w
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Public Affairs Officer Tiffany Fairley
My big takeaway is: it's okay to take chances. Sometimes we step in our own way and we need to accept help." — Tiffany Fairley, Public Affairs Officer, Artemis Team Lead, NASA's Kennedy Space CenterThalia Patrinos (NASA)
Are you a student majoring in... anything? Apply now for an internship at intern.nasa.gov!
We have several programs, including Pathways, which accept many majors and provide a structured path to potential full-time employment at NASA after graduation. Deadline: Feb. 10.
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Hubble’s New View of the Tarantula Nebula
A snapshot of the Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is featured in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
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Full Moon Guide: February - March 2022
The Next Full Moon is the Snow, Storm, or Hunger Moon; the Wolf or Candles Moon.NASA Solar System Exploration
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How to Photograph the Moon
Ten suggestions for making the most of a moonlit night with your camera.NASA Solar System Exploration
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With funds from a grant through @NASAArmstrong, scientists studied how arctic ground squirrels retain muscle and bone mass while hibernating, which could apply to future astronauts on long-duration space missions: go.nasa.gov/3HUpHNF
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Could NASA’s Studies on Hibernating Squirrels Help Astronauts?
Can studying sleeping Arctic ground squirrels help astronauts and further NASA’s mission?Cody Lydon (NASA)
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NASA Scientists Join White House Cancer Initiative
NASA scientists are working with doctors and researchers across the federal government to help cut the nation’s cancer death rate by at least 50% over the next 25 years, a goal of the White House’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative.Sean Potter (NASA)
News from NASA 🚀
Astronauts make updates to the @Space_Station, @VP gives two former @NASA_Astronauts the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, and @NASAPersevere finishes its sample depot for #MarsSampleReturn.
Experience launches and more, virtually: go.nasa.gov/3la9CeY
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NASA: Virtual Guest
Since 2020, NASA has invited the public to be virtual guests at launches and milestone events.NASA
Eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities will receive $11.7 million to build the next generation in STEM and conduct data science research using AI and machine learning.
More on this opportunity from our Science Mission Directorate & @NASASTEM: go.nasa.gov/3Yq9run
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NASA Awards Millions to Historically Black Colleges, Universities
NASA is awarding $11.7 million to eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through the new Data Science Equity, Access, and Priority in Research and Education (DEAP) opportunity.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
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Home – NASA-ISRO SAR Mission (NISAR)
NASA’s first global SAR mission, in partnership with ISRO, providing data for studying hazards, changes in glaciers and ice sheets, and global environmental change.NASA-ISRO SAR Mission (NISAR)
See NISAR in @NASAJPL's clean room today at 5pm ET (2200 UTC). Set to launch from India in 2024, it will measure the movement of Earth’s surfaces to provide info on trends that affect global challenges like food security. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1LyxB…
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Help us see space from a new perspective!
Try your hand at applying different filters to images captured from our space and ground-based telescopes for the Astrophoto Challenge. The best submissions will be highlighted on the Astrophoto Challenge website: go.nasa.gov/3RsSiOl
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Help us see space from a new perspective!
Try your hand at applying different filters to images captured from our space and ground-based telescopes for the Astrophoto Challenge. The best submissions will be highlighted on the Astrophoto Challenge website: go.nasa.gov/3jxZRXp
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Is polar ice melting?
Unfortunately, yes. And it’s the number one contributor to sea level rise. @NASAClimate scientist Dr. Brooke Medley tells us how NASA studies the relationship between ice sheets and sea level to better understand our changing planet. climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/i…
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Ice Sheets | NASA Global Climate Change
Vital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming. Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA.Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Spacesuits are powered on and the hatch is open. It's spacewalk time.
Watch @AstroDuke and @Astro_Wakata work in the vacuum of space to prepare the @Space_Station for solar power upgrades.
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🔭 Know what’s happening in the February sky (aside from that #comet)!
Here's how to spot the Auriga constellation, a couple of star clusters, and Jupiter and Venus converging: go.nasa.gov/37ePy0B
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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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NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.NASA
“Bob and Doug represent the best of our nation.” —@VP Kamala Harris
Congratulations to former @NASA_Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, recipients of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, presented to them for their bravery in NASA’s @SpaceX Demo-2 mission.
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NASA Spinoffs Bolster Climate Resilience, Improve Medical Care, More
When it comes to NASA, most people look to the skies as rockets, rovers, and astronauts push the boundaries of space exploration.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
Join us for a spacewalk this Thursday!
NASA's @AstroDuke and @JAXA_en's @Astro_Wakata are heading outside on Feb. 2 to continue preparing a new set of roll-out solar arrays for the @Space_Station. Watch live on our social channels and NASA TV: go.nasa.gov/3Y9B0rx
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NASA to Air Live Coverage of Spacewalk for Power System Upgrades
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk Thursday, Feb. 2, to continue the installation of hardware for future power system upgrades. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 8:15 a.m.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
Do you #MealPrep? What'd be on the menu if you were going to space?
We selected finalists in Phase 2 of our Deep Space Food Challenge. Beyond making safe, healthy, tasty food for astronauts, winning technologies may help address food insecurity on Earth: go.nasa.gov/3DuZjIz
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NASA Announces Finalists in Challenge to Design Future Astronaut Food
NASA has selected 11 finalists in Phase 2 of the Deep Space Food Challenge, a public competition to extend the limits of humans in space – through food.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
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Former NASA Astronauts to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Vice President Kamala Harris will award former NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 4:15 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 31.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
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Untangling a Knot of Galaxy Clusters
Astronomers have captured a chaotic scene of mergers and collisions between at least three galaxy clusters.Lee Mohon (NASA)