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Comets have auroras too! Our instruments aboard the @ESA_Rosetta spacecraft have helped reveal that a comet has its own far-ultraviolet aurora. About this first-ever finding on a celestial object other than a planet or moon: https://go.nasa.gov/3603tbt pic.twitter.com/34llumwE7t

Pieces of asteroid Vesta have been discovered on asteroid Bennu, the target of our @OSIRISREx mission. In 2011, our @NASASolarSystem Dawn mission studied Vesta. Learn what this mission crossover tells us about Bennu's formation & composition: https://go.nasa.gov/33N1MeS pic.twitter.com/z5nihUTwRb

On Sept. 29, we are launching @ISS_Research & products to the @Space_Station: Growing radishes in space Cancer therapies Space toilets Water recovery A @felixandpaul VR camera An @EsteeLauder serum Tune in Sept. 24 at 1pm ET for more: https://go.nasa.gov/2FF9UGn pic.twitter.com/6VDMqQ7Zr5

LIVE NOW: We are going to the Moon, and here's how. Administrator @JimBridenstine and other senior leadership discuss our #Artemis Phase 1 plan to return humanity to lunar surface by 2024. Listen in: http://www.nasa.gov/nasalive pic.twitter.com/18GNq62Elw

Look back on the remarkable accomplishments of Hispanic astronauts who have contributed to @Space_Station assembly and research over the last 20 years: https://go.nasa.gov/2FZOB1H  #HispanicHeritageMonthpic.twitter.com/OvnYRw6Jdr

Pristine lunar samples from the Apollo missions, sealed for ~50 years, were opened recently for research. New analysis from a @NASA_Johnson-led team using the samples supports the theory that our Moon was formed when two early planets collided: https://go.nasa.gov/35UukWC pic.twitter.com/CKoNR4Yokb

Our @NASAHubble Space Telescope looked right in the eye of this galaxy at the head of the southern constellation Hydra. The bright blue areas show recent or ongoing star formation: https://go.nasa.gov/33Ox3y9 pic.twitter.com/6BwCGaGBwK

Since arriving at asteroid Bennu in Dec. 2018, our @OSIRISREx spacecraft has set a record-breaking orbit and mapped the surface better than any planetary body. On Oct. 20, it will collect our first sample of an asteroid: https://go.nasa.gov/2FOunrZ pic.twitter.com/YIOvhyhily

From linking family farms to local markets, to using ultraviolet light to clean air — the winners of this year’s @SpaceApps COVID-19 Challenge have found incredible ways to tackle the pandemic from all walks of life. More: https://go.nasa.gov/32KReNV pic.twitter.com/x1szoPjGhQ

This week... @NASAEarth satellites provide data to hurricane forecasters Science teams monitor California wildfires to aid disaster response Our Sun officially enters a new solar cycle Watch: http://youtu.be/rrzHZhZANXU pic.twitter.com/Nd90EBb2Dm

#ICYMI: The 1st possible 'survivor' planet closely orbiting a white dwarf, the dense leftover of a Sun-like star, was found. From birth to death, stars experience some of the most extreme conditions our cosmos has to offer. Peek into their lives: https://go.nasa.gov/3ccga3V pic.twitter.com/DVYDAisKbI

The Sentinel-6/Michael Freilich ocean-observing satellite, an international collaboration between NASA, @NOAA, & European partners, is targeted to launch Nov. 10 on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Media accreditation is now open: https://go.nasa.gov/2Ed9hCX pic.twitter.com/M43EvkDEaf

A laser-based @NASA_Technology designed to help spacecraft make pinpoint landings is set to undergo testing on an upcoming @BlueOrigin suborbital launch. The adapted technology is also being used on Earth to develop self-driving systems for cars: https://go.nasa.gov/3iKSSVg pic.twitter.com/ScndpFzDyB