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An epic dance: At this very moment, the #JunoMission spacecraft is approaching Jupiter for its 50th close pass of the giant planet. Ride along using our 3D solar system simulator: https://go.nasa.gov/3ZI8Q7v
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Eyes on the Solar System - NASA/JPL

Explore the 3D world of the Solar System. Learn about past and future missions.
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An epic dance: At this very moment, the #JunoMission spacecraft is approaching Jupiter for its 50th close pass of the giant planet. Ride along using our 3D solar system simulator: https://go.nasa.gov/3ZI8Q7
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💍Saturn's not the only planet to put a ring on it

A new image from @NASAWebb displays Uranus' rings in infrared light. Uranus is a top target in the next decade of planetary science, so we're eager to see what else Webb will reveal of this distant planet http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/uranus/
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Uranus

The seventh planet from the sun with the third largest diameter in our solar system, Uranus is very cold and windy.
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Looking forward to exploring the weird and wonderful worlds of our solar system with you! http://solarsystem.nasa.gov
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Home – NASA Solar System Exploration

NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.
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It’s quite a view from out there.

Today, NASA announced the crew of #Artemis II. Astronauts Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen will fly around the Moon, taking in the spectacular sights of the craggy lunar surface and our home planet in the distance. https://go.nasa.gov/3K9LSAg
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NASA: Artemis II Crew

Meet the astronauts who will venture beyond the Moon on Artemis II, flying farther into space than any humans ever have before and paving the way for future lunar surface missions.
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What’s Up in April? See if you can spot Mercury, enjoy some lovely Moon-planet pairings, and get up early on April 23rd to enjoy some Moon-free meteor viewing. More tips: http://solarsytem.nasa.gov/skywatching
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More about 16 Psyche, the asteroid that #MissionToPsyche will explore, one of the most intriguing targets in the main asteroid belt: https://go.nasa.gov/3wRRHLg
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In Depth | 16 Psyche – NASA Solar System Exploration

Asteroid Psyche is a giant metal-rich asteroid that will be explored by a spacecraft with the same name - NASA's Psyche mission.
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Put the verse in universe and tour the solar system with these poems: https://go.nasa.gov/3Z5U2Py
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Student Slideshow: NASA Space Poetry | NASA/JPL Edu

Read poems all about space written by explorers at NASA to learn about different kinds of poetry!
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Today is the equinox, when the Sun is directly over the equator. Did you know other planets have seasons and equinoxes, too? On Saturn, they happen only once about every 15 Earth years. This view of an equinox in 2009 came from our Cassini spacecraft. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/658/the-rite-of-spring/
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The Rite of Spring | NASA Solar System Exploration

Of the countless equinoxes Saturn has seen since the birth of the solar system, this one, captured here in a mosaic of light and dark, is the first witnessed up close by an emissary from Earth … none other than our faithful robotic explorer, Cassini.
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Grab some binoculars, get outside, and look up at the stars! On this week’s episode of NASA’s Curious Universe podcast, we’re going stargazing. Tune in as we take a tour of the stars and talk about how you can join from your own backyard! https://www.nasa.gov/mediacast/stargazers-welcome
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Curious Universe Season 5 Ep 4: “Stargazers Welcome”

The night sky isn’t just for experts, it belongs to all of us! And we here at NASA love to encourage people to go out and take a look.
Gary Daines (NASA)
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Get more skywatching tips: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching
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NASA Skywatching Home

What’s visible in the night sky? Get skywatching tips and resources from NASA.
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Take a tour of the solar system's asteroids and the spacecraft that are now exploring them – no hyperdrive required: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids

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Asteroids

These rocky fragments are leftovers from the beginning of our solar system.
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In a first, scientists have seen direct evidence of active volcanism on Venus. They made the discovery after poring over archival radar images taken in the 1990s by NASA’s Magellan mission.

Details: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-magellan-data-reveals-volcanic-activity-on-venus

Make a virtual visit to Venus: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/venus
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NASA’s Magellan Data Reveals Volcanic Activity on Venus

In a first, scientists have seen direct evidence of active volcanism on Earth’s twin, setting the stage for the agency’s VERITAS mission to investigate.
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Where else in the solar system do we see active volcanoes? Jupiter's moon Io – seen here by @NASAVoyager and in infrared light by the #JunoMission – is continually tugged by gravity from Jupiter and its other moons, resulting in hundreds of volcanoes. http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/io
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Io

Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system.
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..and of course Earth. This view captured by an astronaut on @Space_Station shows the Sarychev volcano in Russia's Kuril Islands, northeast of Japan, in an early stage of eruption on June 12, 2009. http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/earth
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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the sun and the fifth largest in the solar system.
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📬 Special Delivery!

On Sept. 24, 2023, the #OSIRISREx spacecraft will deliver a capsule of precious asteroid material to Earth and @USPS just announced there will be a stamp to mark the occasion! http://nasa.gov/osirisrex
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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.
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Metal Math: this year's #NASAPiDayChallenge includes the #MissionToPsyche! https://go.nasa.gov/3l2h10a
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Educator Guide: Metal Math: A ‘Pi in the Sky’ Math Challenge | NASA/JPL Edu

In this illustrated math problem, students use pi to calculate the approximate density of the asteroid (16) Psyche and compare that to the density of known terrestrial materials.
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Observations of Ganymede, heavy elements in Jupiter's atmosphere, and more: see some of the recent science findings from our #JunoMission: https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/science-findings/
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Science Findings - Mission Juno

NASA's Mission Juno will explore Jupiter, seeking to unlock secrets of the giant planet and our solar system.
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What's Up for March? Venus and Jupiter part ways after their recent rendezvous, and it's time to meet the little planet that shares its namesake with your breakfast cereal. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching
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NASA Skywatching Home

What’s visible in the night sky? Get skywatching tips and resources from NASA.
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If you missed yesterday's conjunction of Jupiter and Venus, don't worry too much. The pair will still appear close together in the sky for several days. Look to the west just after sunset. http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching
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NASA Skywatching Home

What’s visible in the night sky? Get skywatching tips and resources from NASA.
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If you have a pair of binoculars or a small telescope, you can also see Jupiter's moons. If you look closely here, Callisto and Ganymede are visible as tiny dots just above Jupiter
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Major news in the field of planetary defense!
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NASA’s DART Data Validates Kinetic Impact as Planetary Defense Method

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#VERITASMission will map Venus from above, to study the planet’s geology and composition. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/veritas/overview/
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Overview | VERITAS – NASA Solar System Exploration

The first U.S. mission to Venus in more than three decades, VERITAS will discover the secrets of a lost habitable world on Venus, revealing how the paths of Venus and Earth diverged.
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Wishing for clear skies to observe tonight's planetary conjunction. Jupiter and Venus will appear right next to each other in our sky.
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NASA is developing two missions to study Venus: #DAVINCIMission and #VERITASMission. DAVINCI will send a probe through Venus' dense atmosphere to explore its environment and surface.
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If you could ride along with Juno, this would be your view right now as the spacecraft nears Io, as recreated in "Eyes on the Solar System" https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-system/#/sc_juno
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Eyes on the Solar System - NASA/JPL

Explore the 3D world of the Solar System. Learn about past and future missions.
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As you watch them tonight, remember that these planets are not just points of light in the sky, but beautiful and intriguing worlds
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What we learn about other planets informs our understanding of our own planet. A new study using archival NASA data shows that Venus may be geologically active in regions called coronae, providing hints about early tectonic activity on Earth. https://go.nasa.gov/3Isy03b
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Study Finds Venus’ ‘Squishy’ Outer Shell May Be Resurfacing the Planet

The research uses archival NASA data to show that Venus may be losing heat from geologic activity in regions called coronae, possibly like early tectonic activity on Earth.
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If you have clear skies after sunset this evening, watch for the crescent Moon with bright Jupiter and Venus nearby. Details: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching

See how this celestial line-up came together using our 3D solar system simulator: https://go.nasa.gov/3Sk0zoc

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NASA Skywatching Home

What’s visible in the night sky? Get skywatching tips and resources from NASA.
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Venus’ high temperatures can melt lead solder and its atmosphere is so massive that on the planet’s surface, it would feel as though you were a kilometer underwater. Amazingly, a NASA-funded team is building a battery that can operate in these conditions: https://science.nasa.gov/technology/technology-highlights/providing-power-on-earth-s-evil-twin
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Providing Power on Earth’s Evil Twin | Science Mission Directorate

NASA and Advanced Thermal Batteries, Inc. are developing a high-temperature battery system to power a long-lived lander on the Venus surface.
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NASA has learned a lot about asteroids in the last few years, and more information is on the way!

Tune in to this week to @nasa’s Curious Universe podcast for an episode all about asteroids: https://go.nasa.gov/3Ip6XWy
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Curious Universe Season 5 Ep 1: “Defending the Planet from Asteroids”

Our solar system contains millions of asteroids, orbiting our sun and rocketing through the night sky! Join scientists Kelly Fast, Tom Statler, and Davide Farnocchia as we discover what we can learn from these building blocks of the universe, and ho…
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See more tips at http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching
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NASA Skywatching Home

What’s visible in the night sky? Get skywatching tips and resources from NASA.
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Have you noticed two bright "stars" in the western sky just after sunset? Those are the planets Jupiter and Venus. Over the next few days, they'll appear closer and closer together in the sky every evening, culminating in a close conjunction on March 1st. https://piped.kavin.rocks/hcgj6KsR-fc?t=12
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And NASA’s VIPER mission will visit Mons Mouton on the Moon, named for NASA mathematician and programmer Melba Roy Mouton. Mouton was a “human computer” and head programmer of a team that helped NASA track spacecraft in orbit. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/moon-mountain-name-honors-nasa-mathematician-melba-mouton/
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Moon Mountain Name Honors NASA Mathematician Melba Mouton

Scientists recently named a mesa-like lunar mountain that towers above the landscape carved by craters near the Moon’s South Pole.
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This week, two solar system objects gained names.

Meet Dinkinesh, an asteroid that the #LucyMission will flyby on Nov 1, 2023. 'Dinkinesh' is the Ethiopian name for the human-ancestor fossil, also known as Lucy, which was discovered there.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/nasas-lucy-asteroid-target-gets-a-name/
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NASA’s Lucy Asteroid Target Gets a Name

The first asteroid to be visited by the NASA Lucy mission now has a name.
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