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    7 hours ago

    Coming up for the telescope (UTC-5): ✨ Dec. 21 at 2pm ET: Pre-launch briefing ✨ Dec. 24 at 6am ET: Live launch broadcast ✨ Dec. 24 at 6:30am ET: launch broadcast We're ready to ! Get details on how you can watch:

    The 18 golden hexagon mirrors that comprise the James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror reflect light while open in a clean room.
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  2. Retweeted
    9 hours ago

    🌕 We're grateful for tonight's full Moon, a brilliant light on a long, dark night. The last full Moon of year comes just before the winter solstice – the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere 🌕

    Image of a full Moon
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  3. 13 hours ago

    Encapsulation in its rocket nosecone complete, is set to launch Dec. 24 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Here are the next steps for the world’s most powerful telescope on its way to : 📸: ©ESA-Manuel Pedoussaut

    A protective nosecone containing the James Webb Space Telescope is emblazoned with logos for NASA, the European Space Agency, Canadian Space Agency and Arianespace.
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  4. Dec 17

    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! 🎅🚀
    85 replies 358 retweets 2,933 likes
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  5. Dec 17

    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
    48 replies 166 retweets 1,377 likes
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  6. Dec 17

    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.
    46 replies 294 retweets 1,762 likes
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  7. Dec 17

    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
    89 replies 863 retweets 5,194 likes
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  8. 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
    81 replies 445 retweets 3,600 likes
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  9. 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
    36 replies 225 retweets 1,504 likes
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  10. 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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  11. 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
    130 replies 831 retweets 6,435 likes
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  12. 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 →
    43 replies 208 retweets 1,459 likes
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  13. 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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  14. 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."
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  15. 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.
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  16. 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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  17. 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 329 retweets 2,043 likes
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  18. 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.
    262 replies 1,246 retweets 6,306 likes
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  19. Retweeted
    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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  20. 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
    36 replies 160 retweets 1,292 likes
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