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    15 hours ago

    LIVE: Watch the total lunar eclipse with NASA! We're streaming eclipse views from around the world and talking with our lunar experts. Send us your Moon questions using :

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  2. 1 hour ago

    Join the virtual voyage of 's on OFT-2, the test flight to the that will help qualify it as our newest human-rated spacecraft! Watch live as Starliner lifts off, scheduled for 6:54pm ET (22:54 UTC) Thursday, May 19:

    Launching Soon: NASA's Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 #Starliner
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  3. 15 hours ago

    We'd love for you to join us online — and if you're in the lunar eclipse viewing area, go out and take a look for yourself! Here's where on Earth the eclipse will be most visible:

    A map of Earth with the visibility area for the total lunar eclipse overlaid on it, with eastern North America and South America in the peak visibility zone. An image of the "red moon" at full eclipse is at bottom.
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  4. May 15

    🌕 The window is closing soon to send your name around the Moon. Sign up for free and get a custom boarding pass for the I flight:

    A boarding pass with "Your Name" on it. The boarding pass has a light blue background and an Artemis logo. The text reads: "Launch site - Kennedy Space Center, Florida; Launch destination - lunar orbit; Launch vehicle - Space Launch System (SLS); Spacecraft - Orion. Mileage earned: 1,300,000 miles. Boarding now."
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  5. May 13

    This Week @ NASA: • NASA telescopes help spot Milky Way's black hole • detects largest marsquake yet • Scientists grow plants in lunar soil Our NASA Newsletter has even more space for you:

    This Week @ NASA: May 13, 2022
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  6. May 13

    Psst! Want to see a total lunar eclipse? Watch on May 15 when Earth sneaks between the Moon and the Sun. No matter where you are, or if your skies are clear, you can watch with us and experts ready to answer your questions:

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  7. May 13

    is preparing for liftoff. On May 19, 's capsule is set to launch on a demonstration that gets it one step closer to certification to fly astronauts to the . Get the schedule of next week's activities:

    Boeing Starliner capsule inside facility preparing for stacking atop rocket
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  8. May 13

    Armed with a tool belt of knowledge, Dr. Howard Hui, a staff scientist at & , is researching the earliest parts of the universe from one of the coldest places on Earth. Join us in celebrating our team members, & learn their stories:

    Portrait of Dr. Howard Hui in front of greenery. He wears a black shirt and round, black-rimmed glasses.
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  9. May 13

    NOW: Plants, the Moon, and the future of astronaut missions to deep space. Ask questions using or request to speak.

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  10. May 13

    🌖 How did scientists grow plants in lunar soil? Get answers during our ! Use or request to speak: host Liz Landau  Robert Ferl  Anna-Lisa Paul  Sharmila Bhattacharya  Jacob Bleacher 

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  11. May 12

    Got questions about the black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy (and how it interacts with the space around it)? Bring them to a Twitter Q&A today over on at 2pm ET (1800 UTC). Experts will be standing by!

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  12. May 12

    🌱 Like plants? Good. Like plants grown in lunar soil? Scientists just did that. Ask and experts about their groundbreaking experiment, and what it means for future astronauts.

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  13. May 12

    For the first time ever, scientists have grown plants in lunar soil. This and experiment using Apollo Moon samples could shape the future of sustainable astronaut missions to deep space. Dig into the story:

    View from above of seven small plant samples growing from small containers. The four sprouts on the left were grown in volcanic ash and appear vibrant and sturdy. The three sprouts on the right are slightly smaller and slightly duller because they were grown using the nutrient-enhanced lunar soil. All samples sit inside a clear, flat container on top of a white surface.
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  14. May 12

    Have you seen the picture of the black hole at the center of our galaxy? The image of Sagittarius A* (inset) was taken by . Now see it in context with support from our , Swift and NuSTAR observatories. Here's what the colors mean:

    Composite image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Pointing to the middle of the main image is an inset image of the region around the “event horizon." In the main image, golden orange specks of light and tendrils of neon purple and blue clouds are set against a black background. Oranges and purples were captured in infrared light by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The blues represent data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. At the heart of the main image are several bright white dots, including one that contains the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, known as Sagittarius A*. Emerging from this bright white dot is an inset image, housed at upper right. The image is from the Event Horizon Telescope. It shows a bright, orange ring with three golden yellow spots and red aura. This is gas around the event horizon of the galaxy’s supermassive black hole. The bright ring is formed by light bending in the black hole's intense gravity.
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  15. May 12

    Congratulations to the team on capturing the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of our galaxy!

    Our own black hole! Astronomers have just revealed the 1st image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy using the - a planet-scale array of radio telescopes that emerged from decades of NSF support.
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  16. May 11

    This Heritage Month, we celebrate the contributions of Life Detection Systems branch chief Vance Oyama and chemist Audrey Miyamoto. In the late 1960s their investigations looked for evidence of life in Apollo 11 lunar samples:

    In this image from 1969, Life Detection Systems branch chief Vance Oyama operates a specially designed soil distribution system, used for dispersing the lunar soil in equal amounts to thousands of petri dishes as part of the lunar biological experiments performed at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Oyama is wearing a white lab coat and stylish 1960's glasses and is in a lab setting.
    In this image from 1969, Chemist Audrey Miyamoto prepares an Apollo lunar sample to be analyzed for amino acids at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Miyamoto is wearing a white lab coat, with an ascot around her neck and stylish women's 1960's glasses. She is in a lab setting.
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  17. May 11

    LIVE: Teams from NASA and give an update on OFT-2, the second test flight of Boeing’s spacecraft. Launch to the for the human-rated capsule is targeted for May 19:

    View from above of the Starliner crew capsule. It is gray and resembles an upside-down ice cream cone. The window markings around it are blue and it appears to be lowered onto the top of a rocket for processing. A heavy duty yellow crane suspends it.
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  18. May 11

    Hello, world! First-light images from 's GOES-18 weather satellite reveal our home planet in high resolution. We oversaw development and launch of this mission, which will provide data to improve weather forecasts, and monitor our changing climate:

    Full disc image of Earth's Western Hemisphere by GOES-18 satellite. North and South America are clearly visible, with streaks of white clouds across the oceans and landmasses. Mexico appears brown and arid while Brazil is lush and green.
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  19. May 11

    🔴Live Now: Join the astronauts of as they answer questions about their recent mission aboard the in their first media event since splashdown. Submit your questions using :

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    May 10

    Welcome to the Accords, Colombia. 🇨🇴 The path to the Moon is enhanced with international partnerships. Thank you for committing to a safe and prosperous future in space:

    Colombian Vice President and Foreign Minister Marta Lucía Ramírez signs the Artemis Accords as NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy looks on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Colombia is the 19th country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program.
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