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Smelly science!

Carbon Mapper will use data from @nasa's EMIT mission and current airborne and future satellite instruments to detect methane from waste sites. Methane is the source of roughly a quarter to a third of global warming caused by humans! go.nasa.gov/3WkjkZn
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NASA Sensors to Help Detect Methane Emitted by Landfills

A nonprofit group, Carbon Mapper, will use data from NASA’s EMIT mission, plus current airborne and future satellite instruments, to survey waste sites for methane emissions.
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Making moves!

Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter recently completed Flight 36, staying above the Martian surface for just over a minute (60.52 seconds)!

See more stats in the flight log: go.nasa.gov/2U43zuH
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Mars Helicopter - NASA

The Mars Helicopter is a technology demonstration to test powered flight on another planet for the first time.
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All eyes on lo, the most volcanic place in the solar system!

NASA’s Juno mission will get images of the Jovian moon Io this week as it explores Jupiter’s inner moons. Juno is performing double duty observing Jupiter's moons with even more flybys to come! go.nasa.gov/3WezzXU
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NASA’s Juno Exploring Jovian Moons During Extended Mission

After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io.
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Team Earth! 🌎

Water connects us all – and that couldn't be more true than with the international SWOT mission, which was jointly developed by @nasa and @CNES with contributions from @csa_asc and @spacegovuk.

Follow along! SWOT is set to launch on Dec. 15. #TrackingWorldWater
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The heart of SWOT!

A new Earth-observing satellite will survey water on more than 90% of Earth’s surface and see our planet's water in higher definition than ever before. An instrument called the Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn) is making it possible: go.nasa.gov/3FgGMzQ
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Latest International Water Satellite Packs an Engineering Punch

Meet the scientific heart of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission, which will see Earth’s water in higher definition than ever before.
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KaRIn has been designed to capture very precise measurements of the height of water in Earth’s freshwater bodies and the ocean. And unlike other satellites, it can take measurements regardless of cloud cover or time of day.

SWOT is set to launch on Dec. 15. #TrackingWorldWater
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LIVE NOW 🔴
Tune in as science experts on the SWOT mission give us insight into how the satellite will gather data on water, one of our planet's most essential resources. Ask questions using #AskNASA, and they may be answered live on air. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1mrxm…
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Why is #TrackingWorldWater important?
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite will help communities monitor and plan for changing water resources as well as the effects of sea level rise today at noon PT (3pm ET) to learn more. youtu.be/-gM1KyJqLa0
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#TrackingWorldWater: The Science Behind the SWOT Satellite (News Briefing)

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission, led by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), is days away from l...
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What happens when students and professional engineers compete side by side with their homemade machines? JPL's Invention Challenge! 🤓

The long-running event returned to in-person competition, and North Hollywood’s Oakwood School emerged victoriously: go.nasa.gov/3BqpKxY
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Practice Makes Perfect for Student Inventions at JPL Competition

Months of preparation led to three teams from one school taking home the top prizes at the 23rd Invention Challenge hosted by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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The briefcase-sized satellite will search for water ice on permanently shadowed craters at the Moon's South Pole. 🔦

More on its mission and the real-time visualization tool that lets you follow its journey: jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-lunar-…
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NASA’s Lunar Flashlight Has Launched – Follow the Mission in Real Time

NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System web-based visualization tool lets you “see” the SmallSat as it journeys to the Moon and seeks out water ice in the darkest craters there.
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The SmallSat will search for water ice in the darkest regions of the Moon: jpl.nasa.gov/missions/lunar-fl…
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Lunar Flashlight

Roughly the size of a briefcase, Lunar Flashlight is a very small satellite being developed and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that will use near-infrared lasers and an onboard spectrometer to map ice in permanently shadowed regions near…
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Is there water ice in permanently shadowed craters on the Moon? @nasa's Lunar Flashlight hopes to find out. go.nasa.gov/3F8chx1

It's ridesharing with this launch. Watch live here ⬇️
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NASA’s Lunar Flashlight SmallSat Readies for Launch

The small satellite will search for water ice in permanently shadowed craters at the Moon’s South Pole, using an orbit only one other spacecraft has employed.
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3-2-1... 🔦
Lunar Flashlight, a SmallSat that will search for water ice in the darkest regions of the Moon, is scheduled for launch aboard a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 11:38pm PT. go.nasa.gov/3F8chx1
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NASA’s Lunar Flashlight SmallSat Readies for Launch

The small satellite will search for water ice in permanently shadowed craters at the Moon’s South Pole, using an orbit only one other spacecraft has employed.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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See you later, SWOT! 👋
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite has been encapsulated in a payload fairing, which will be placed on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It's scheduled for launch on Dec. 15 at 3:46 a.m. PT from Vandenberg Space Force Base. go.nasa.gov/3W4vUMb
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Water-Tracking SWOT Satellite Encapsulated in Rocket Payload Fairing

The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission is one step closer to launching so it can track water on more than 90% of Earth’s surface.
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Fun fact: X-ray brightness mainly depends on the size of the star. In other words, the bigger the stellar sparkler, the brighter it will glow in X-rays. ✨
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Alaska holds 40% of U.S. surface water resources but is largely unmonitored due to its size and terrain.

The upcoming SWOT mission will collect data to help fill gaps in these remote places and provide valuable info to local decision-makers. go.nasa.gov/3W2FUFN
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Water Mission to Gauge Alaskan Rivers on Front Lines of Climate Change

The upcoming Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will provide a trove of data on Earth’s water resources, even in remote locations. Alaska serves as a case study.
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By #TrackingWorldWater, SWOT will allow scientists and water managers to understand how often streams experience low- and high-flow conditions and develop a reference point to evaluate current conditions - all from the vantage point of space. youtube.com/clip/Ugkx9lRtaXCnP…
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✂️ SWOT: Community Impact in Alaska

46 seconds · Clipped by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Original video "SWOT: Earth Science Satellite Will Help Communities Plan for a Better Future" by NAS...
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A kaleidoscope of grains to study🔬
Unlike the 15 rock cores collected to date, 2 samples taken by @NASAPersevere are filled with broken rock & dust. Studying these could help teams design safer missions & equipment, especially for future Mars astronauts. go.nasa.gov/3YgdutY
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Gets the Dirt on Mars

The mission’s first two samples of regolith – broken rock and dust – could help scientists better understand the Red Planet and engineers prepare for future missions there.
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Look up!

Mars slips behind the Moon tonight (called an "occultation") for viewers in most of the U.S. If you're in the East Coast or the Southeast, the Moon will appear to just barely graze past Mars.

Check out stargazing tips for the December here: go.nasa.gov/3zLnOgh
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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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It's official! 🚀 NEO Surveyor has passed a major milestone and is now slated to launch no later than June 2028 to discover some of the most hard-to-find asteroids and comets in our solar system.
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"Water is my happy place."

Meet Cedric David, a freshwater scientist who will use data from the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite (SWOT). SWOT will track water on more than 90% of Earth's surface — and it launches next week! #TrackingWorldWater
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📌 Want to learn more about SWOT?
Tune into the JPL Instagram account tomorrow at 12pm PT for a live conversation with Cedric as we gear up for launch next week ➡️ instagram.com/stories/nasajpl/…
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Keeping it chill.

JPL is testing a new robotic arm, called Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm (COLDArm), that could help future @nasa missions explore extremely cold environments, like the unexplored regions around the South Pole of the Moon.
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NASA Is Testing a New Robotic Arm That Really Knows How to Chill Out

Future planetary missions could explore in extremely cold temperatures that stymie existing spacecraft, thanks to a project under development at JPL.
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Merging galaxies!
@NASAWebb used two of its cutting-edge science cameras, including MIRI (the Mid-Infrared instrument), to capture these galaxies blending together in a chaotic splash of dust and gas. go.nasa.gov/3ugh9Ky
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VP Harris, French President Get First Look at Galactic Get-Together

Vice President Kamala Harris and French President Emmanuel Macron previewed a new image of a pair of galaxies from the Webb telescope’s MIRI and NIRCam cameras.
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Hey, stargazers!

What's Up for December? The Moon is on the move, slipping past Jupiter (twice!) and passing in front of Mars, while the winged stallion constellation, Pegasus, will be on view. 👀

✨ More skywatching tips: go.nasa.gov/3zLnOgh
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NASA Skywatching Home

What’s visible in the night sky? Get skywatching tips and resources from NASA.
NASA Solar System Exploration
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Daring mighty things, together.

Big congrats to the Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter team, recipient of the prestigious @AeroSociety's Gold Medal for the advancement of aerodynamics and aerial robots for planetary science! 🏅
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Mark your calendars 🗓️
The SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) satellite is nearing launch! #TrackingWorldWater
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Burping baby stars! (Really)

Young stars often shine in bright bursts as they consume material from surrounding disks. These luminous eruptions are signs of feeding binges as the growing stars devour material from disks of gas and dust that surround them. go.nasa.gov/3H12Tgl
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Baby Star ‘Burps’ Tell Tales of Frantic Feeding, NASA Data Shows

The youngest stars often shine in bright bursts as they consume material from surrounding disks.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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"Water unites us all."

Meet Tahani Amer, who oversees Earth science missions for NASA, including the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, which is scheduled to launch next month. This mission will track water on more than 90% of Earth's surface.
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🔴 LIVE NOW
Tune in to learn what it took to design, build, test, and launch the @NASAMars Spirit and Opportunity rovers. (Spoiler: It wasn't easy!)

For fans of the recently released #GoodNightOppy, this is definitely a must watch! ⬇️
youtu.be/f_sSzn87ljM
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JPL and the Space Age: Mission to Mars

After the devastating loss of two back-to-back missions to Mars in 1999, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory found itself at a crossroads: Would the lab pull ba...
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Ready for launch 🔦

The Lunar Flashlight mission is set to launch no earlier than Nov. 30. Once it's in orbit around the Moon, this briefcase-size satellite will use lasers to light up dark craters as it hunts for hidden water ice.
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Learn more about what this tiny satellite might teach us - from its unique lunar orbit to its use of a new kind of "green" propellant: go.nasa.gov/3F8chx1
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NASA’s Lunar Flashlight SmallSat Readies for Launch

The small satellite will search for water ice in permanently shadowed craters at the Moon’s South Pole, using an orbit only one other spacecraft has employed.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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The JPL and the Space Age documentary series continues today (#RedPlanetDay!) at 4pm PT with “Mission to Mars." This episode tells how overcoming adversity led to the @NASAMars Spirit and Opportunity rovers.

Tune in here: youtu.be/f_sSzn87ljM
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JPL and the Space Age: Mission to Mars

After the devastating loss of two back-to-back missions to Mars in 1999, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory found itself at a crossroads: Would the lab pull ba...
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A black hole's gravity is so powerful that not even light can escape it. 😱

But on this #BlackHoleFriday, we ask you not to fear the mysterious things in our universe and instead be open to their beauty.
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A feast…for your eyes 👀

This #Thanksgiving, space is offering some dinner and dessert inspiration from cranberry-colored nebulae to drumstick-shaped comets.
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The #MarsHelicopter completes the shortest flight in Martian aviation history!

Ingenuity conducted a short hover for Flight 34, popping up 16 ft (5 meters) for 18 seconds. This flight tested out the capabilities of a major software update. go.nasa.gov/3Ow8BZa
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Flight 34 Was Short But Significant - NASA

Compared to some of the other flights this past year, Flight 34 might not stand out. Even shorter than Ingenuity’s first flight, yesterday’s successful 18-second flight simply popped up to a little over 16 feet (5 meters), hovered, then landed.
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