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  1. 2 hours ago

    This just in from the Kourou Spaceport: The team is still hard at work encapsulating the telescope for launch. We will keep you posted.

    Final encapsulation operations ongoing. Need a few more hours to complete them. Target launch date is December 24 at 12:20 am UTC. Confirmation Saturday. Go /! Go ! Go! 🎅🚀
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  2. 3 hours ago

    On ? Here, you deserve to shine. ✨ Try our NEW “Webb’s Golden Glow” augmented reality effect to see yourself reflected in the telescope’s iconic golden mirrors. Tell us why you’re excited to & tag us in your story:

    Webb's Golden Glow AR Effect
    31 replies 97 retweets 695 likes
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  3. 6 hours ago

    The First Woman graphic novel is an exciting taste of what future missions might be like. 🌙 Take a journey to the Moon this holiday season! PDF: Audio book:

    A woman holding an astronaut helmet looks up toward the night sky. Next to her stands her small robot companion.
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  4. 6 hours ago

    Orville and Wilbur Wright made their historic flight on December 17, 1903. 118 years later, a piece of their Wright Flyer is soaring through the skies of Mars:

    A black-and-white photo of the Wright brothers' first flight in the Wright Flyer, above the sands of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
    A yellow-and-brown photo of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, a small, boxy structure with four legs, sitting on the flat plains of Mars with hills in the distance
    A close-up photo of the underside of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, with a dark rectangular square (from the Wright Flyer) attached by wires and other materials
    55 replies 577 retweets 3,115 likes
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  5. Dec 16

    We're assigning Stephen Bowen and on our Crew-6 mission to the , currently scheduled to lift off from in 2023. Details:

    An image of the International Space Station, with several modules in the center and its golden solar panels extending perpendicular to the Station on its right and left
    76 replies 408 retweets 3,321 likes
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  6. Dec 16

    ¿Hablas español? Join our first Spanish-language podcast Universo Curioso for a tour of , the space telescope that will . Escúchalo en:

    Universo Curioso de la NASA illustration with images of James Webb Space Telescope, planets, black holes, stars, and galaxies
    35 replies 219 retweets 1,432 likes
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  7. Retweeted
    Dec 16

    Just in from the Webb launch site: The team has fixed the connection issue and is in the midst of its final scheduled aliveness test before launch. We’ll provide an additional update on the status of encapsulation and the launch date tomorrow.

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  8. Dec 16

    3.9 billion light-years from Earth, a pair of supermassive black holes may be behind an unusual set of cosmic cavities spotted in a gigantic galaxy cluster by :

    Two images of a distant galaxy cluster: on the left, an image in the visual realm, with orange and yellow galaxies scattered against a black background, and on the right, four black circles against a blue background
    123 replies 798 retweets 6,098 likes
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  9. Dec 16

    The first galaxies. Ocean worlds. Things we haven't yet imagined. What will see? Explore with the story of how Webb will . ↓

    How did the universe begin? How do galaxies form and evolve? These are some of the questions that ’s James Webb Space Telescope will study to help us better understand the origins of the universe. Get closer to all the space action with →
    41 replies 195 retweets 1,388 likes
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  10. Retweeted
    Dec 16

    118 years ago, the Wright Brothers' dream took flight. At , we're building on their legacy. is making flight on Earth faster & more environmentally-friendly. And this year, the helicopter logged the 1st flight on another planet.

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  11. Dec 16

    Are you: ✅ A U.S. citizen? ✅ A college grad in a STEM field? ✅ Eager to lead teams on upcoming and missions? Today is the last day to apply to be a flight director for mission control! Details:

    A woman wearing a blazer crosses her arms and smiles at the camera from her desk in mission control. The sign on her desk reads, "Flight Director."
    51 replies 170 retweets 1,253 likes
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  12. Dec 16

    NOW: experts are answering your questions on ! What do you want to know about the world’s most powerful space telescope that’s launching soon to ? Join the conversation:

    Webb telescope upright and folded inside its processing facility. Some lights are off giving it an eerie, golden glow.
    144 replies 535 retweets 4,698 likes
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  13. Dec 15

    The bedrock of Mars's Jezero Crater, across which has rolled for nearly 10 months, appears to have been formed from red-hot magma—possibly from a long-dormant Martian volcano:

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  14. Dec 15

    Is there water on Mars? There sure is! It’s not exactly like water on Earth, but Martian H20 can tell us a lot about the planet’s distant past while potentially aiding explorers in the future. Mars scientist Eva Scheller explains. Get more Martian science:

    Is There Water on Mars? We Asked a NASA Scientist
    83 replies 317 retweets 2,007 likes
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  15. Dec 14

    UPDATE: is now targeted to launch no earlier than Dec. 24 to allow teams to work a communications issue between the observatory and its launch vehicle system:

    Space telescope folded up inside its launch integration facility. The large room houses the rocket fairing, standing upright alongside the spacecraft.
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    Dec 14

    Need a lift? ⬆️ On Dec. 11, was slowly hoisted nearly 130 ft (~40 m), then secured on top of its rocket. Next up: encapsulating Webb inside the rocket’s specially adapted fairing. Read more: 📸: ESA-M.Pedoussaut

    Webb is hoisted to align on top the Ariane 5 rocket.
    Webb is hoisted to align on top the Ariane 5 rocket.
    Webb is hoisted to align on top the Ariane 5 rocket. The observatory is contained by a special "shower curtain" to maintain cleanliness.
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  17. Dec 14

    Video responses are IN for your questions about 's mission to ! 🚀 Join our expert Dr. Naomi Rowe-Gurney for an about her hopes for the world’s most powerful telescope, Webb's science goals, & capabilities:

    James Webb Space Telescope Tumblr Answer Time
    35 replies 160 retweets 1,283 likes
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  18. Dec 14

    LIVE NOW: Join the scientists & experts behind the experiments set to launch to next Tuesday aboard – including bioprinter technology that will speed up the wound healing process, plant studies in microgravity. Tune in:

    67 replies 309 retweets 6,392 likes
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  19. Dec 14

    ☀️ Our has touched the Sun! For the first time in history, a spacecraft has flown through the Sun's atmosphere, the corona. Here's what it means:

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  20. Dec 13

    In 2022, we plan to launch four missions into space to help us study, understand and protect our home planet. has the details on EMIT, SWOT, TROPICS and 's JPSS-2:

    Tour 2022: NASA's Upcoming Earth Missions
    97 replies 509 retweets 3,143 likes
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