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    20 hours ago

    Skywatchers, you're in for a once-in-a-lifetime treat! Jupiter & Saturn are doing a planetary dance that will result in the Great Conjunction on Dec 21, just after sunset. Find out: 🤩 When and where to look up 📷 How to photograph the conjunction Visit:

    Saturn and Jupiter just before their great conjunction on Dec. 21, 2020. Skull Valley, Utah.
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    15 hours ago

    🥳 Happy Birthday, ! Today marks the 81st anniversary of our center’s founding. Here are things to know about our world-class research center in California’s Silicon Valley:

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  3. 15 hours ago

    Now you can examine lunar samples and meteorites from the palm of your hand! Meet Astromaterials 3D Explorer, a web app that allows you to analyze space rocks from other worlds:

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    20 hours ago

    Happy 1st Birthday to the Guardians! It’s exciting to see what you have done so far and looks forward to continued collaboration on our human spaceflight mission support, emerging space transportation, scientific research and much more!

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  5. Dec 19

    The / program holds the title for the longest continuous space-based record of Earth’s land in existence. That’s nearly 50 years of steadfast observation! Explore how it all began and why the program was born. Watch:

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  6. Dec 19

    You’ve heard of asteroids… But have you heard of Trojan asteroids? 🛰️ Our upcoming Lucy mission will study these time capsules from the birth of our solar system for the first time. Here’s what you need to know about these ancient space rocks:

    What You Need to Know About Trojan Asteroids
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  7. Retweeted
    Dec 18

    Human muscle tissue on a tiny chip?!? 🤯 It’s true, and oh the from this we will learn on this week's "Houston We Have a Podcast."

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  8. Dec 18

    Between the orbits of Mars & Jupiter is mysterious dwarf planet, Ceres. got a close look and found ice in its crust. Astrobiologist Britney Schmidt discusses the implications on this week's podcast. Listen & subscribe:

    Gravity Assist: The Bright Spot of the Asteroid Belt, Britney Schmidt
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  9. Dec 18

    The warped light in this image is a prime example of gravitational lensing, which occurs when gravity from an object (in this case, a galaxy cluster) bends the light from a background galaxy before the light reaches the observer:

    Hubble image showing a distorted galaxy.
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    Dec 18

    I’ve adjusted my flight path again, and I’m on target for Mars. Save the date and get ready to tune in on Feb. 18, 2021. About 75 million miles (120 million km) to go. Track my flight:

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  11. Dec 18

    LIVE NOW: Collaboration with our international partners has been key to the success of the . Watch now as experts discuss the inner workings of maintaining continuous human presence in space as we celebrate :

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  12. Dec 18

    ⚠️ Busting the myth: Despite false reports, Earth will not go dark for six days, and we have not issued a statement with this misinformation. Unfortunately, this viral hoax story has circulated off & on during the last decade. For NASA news, visit .

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    Dec 18

    With the end of the year just days away, we're excited to announce has cleared one of its most important milestones to date. Its 5-layer sunshield has been successfully deployed & tensioned into the same configuration it will have in space!

    The James Webb Space Telescope, shown with its fully deployed and tensioned sunshield. An engineer stands to the left.
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  14. Dec 18

    This week, astronauts aboard the prepared to install a new airlock from , and worked on a heart tissue study, which could provide new understandings of heart problems on Earth. Watch :

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    Dec 17

    Meet Greg Carmouche, a Senior Test Director at — the last place in the U.S. where large engines or whole rocket stages like can be tested. 🚀 To learn more about the test facilities at Stennis, visit:

    Faces of Technology: Meet Greg Carmouche
    Greg manages the facilities that provide the gas and water needed to conduct hot fire 🚀 tests at Stennis. He jokes that "you've got to be 10% percent smarter than the thing you're trying to operate!”
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  16. Dec 17

    🌌The mystery continues… Despite searching with & , astronomers have found no evidence that a black hole estimated to weigh billions of times the mass of our Sun is anywhere to be found. Where could it be?:

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  17. Dec 17

    Limited Media Credentialing for Landing is now open. The Mars 2020 mission will pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet. For media access please visit:

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    Dec 17

    Returning samples of Mars to Earth has been a goal of planetary scientists since the early days of the space age & the successful completion of this Sample Return key decision point is an important next step in transforming this goal into reality

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  19. Dec 17

    LIVE: Our expert takes your questions about Saturn & Jupiter’s Great Conjunction happening on Dec. 21! On this episode of Live, we’ll talk about the science behind it, skywatching tips, and more. Use to join the conversation:

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  20. Dec 17

    117 years ago, the Wright Brothers made history with the first powered flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft. LIVE NOW: is on answering questions about our next generation of Electrified Aircraft. Ask us anything:

    74 replies 312 retweets 2,832 likes
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