Moving a 6,000-pound spacecraft is tricky, like when we maneuvered
@EuropaClipper
into JPL's thermal vacuum chamber, where teams simulated the conditions it will experience in space.
Up next: Moving the spacecraft from our California clean room to
@NASAKennedy
in Florida.
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Your name here: If you signed up to send your name to Europa, it has been loaded aboard our spacecraft, along with messages and artwork connecting one water world with another. To see – and hear – more, just dive in:
#GoEuropaClipper
Water can be found in regions around black holes! Similar to how lasers amplify visible light, water can amplify microwave light. These “water masers” can be particularly bright near the central black holes in certain galaxies. Learn more:
#BlackHoleWeek
If you love space, comics, and art you’re going to love our graphic novel series Astrobiology: The Story of our Search for Life in the Universe. Download issues 1-9 this
#FreeComicBookDay
to explore key discoveries, missions, and how you can get involved!
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Just this morning, Hubble changed its clock. 🕒
Remember Y2K? It turns out Hubble has something similar – only Hubble’s clock restarts every 6,213 days, 18 hours, 48 minutes, and 31.875 seconds.
AKA, about every 17 years, so today marked Hubble's second clock change!
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Iconic! NASA has selected 40 undergrad students for the new Europa ICONS (Inspiring Clipper: Opportunities for Next-generation Scientists) internship program, which matches students with mentors from the mission’s science team to conduct original research.
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Astrobiologists seek to unravel the mysteries of life in the cosmos, including studying the ocean worlds of our solar system. Download
@NASAAstrobio
’s latest graphic novel "Becoming an Astrobiologist" and find out how you can get involved:
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Do you want to learn how to contribute to our search for life beyond Earth? Do you like graphic novels?
We have just what you're looking for! Check out "Becoming an Astrobiologist,"
@NASAAstrobio
’s newest free graphic novel:
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Feed your students' curiosity with the latest issue of
@NASAAstrobio
's graphic novel series!
From what to study in school to career tracks, this comic-book-style guide breaks down different paths for contributing to NASA's search for life. 🔎🦠
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Are you curious about the stars and the potential for life among them?
From what to study in school to career paths, learn how you can get involved with the search for life in
@NASAAstrobio
's new graphic novel "Becoming an Astrobiologist."
💬 JUST RELEASED: Issue
#9
of our graphic novel series!
From what to study in school to career paths as a scientist – learn how you can contribute to the search for life beyond Earth through a comic-book-style narrative. Download today:
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Peak solar activity this year will give two NASA spacecraft – MAVEN and Curiosity – the opportunity to study solar maximum from Mars.
Their findings could help design radiation protection for future astronauts on the Red Planet. 👩🚀
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Live, laugh, launch your career! 💖
The next round of Pathways Internships will accept applications from Aug. 14 - Aug. 21, 2024. These hands-on internships offer a direct route to conversion into a career with
@NASA
.
Prepare to apply:
Join scientist and artist Dr. Aaron Gronstal at 3 p.m. ET today to explore ways to get involved with NASA's search for life!
Bring your questions and join here:
"Becoming an Astrobiologist," our latest graphic novel, will be released tomorrow alongside an
#AskAstrobio
Q&A with the author at 3 pm ET! Ahead of the show, we want to know which of the following core subjects of astrobiology are your favorite. Vote now:
"Becoming an Astrobiologist," our latest graphic novel, will be released tomorrow alongside an
#AskAstrobio
Q&A with the author at 3 pm ET! Ahead of the show, we want to know which of the following core subjects of astrobiology are your favorite. Vote now:
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I've been sniffing traces of methane in Gale Crater for years, but why it's there and how it behaves has puzzled scientists. A new proposal suggests that the gas may be sealed under solidified salt deposits in the Martian regolith:
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What an honor to carry a Message in a Bottle from Earth – including millions of names and tributes to our shared connections – when we set sail for Jupiter and its ocean moon Europa later this year. Thank you.
#Webbys
Happy launch anniversary,
@NASAHubble
! For 34 years, this observatory has been providing clues about planetary formation and insight into life's potential in the Solar System—all while unveiling the beauty of the cosmos. Explore its anniversary image here:
With over 5,000 confirmed
@NASAExoplanets
in our universe and more to be discovered, help NASA search for potential civilizations from the palm of your hand! Celebrate
#CitSciMonth
and
@DoNASAScience
by volunteering with the “Are We Alone” project today:
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Europa’s ocean fascinates scientists, in part, for what it might teach us about the most important water world we know: our own. Celebrate
#EarthDay
with
@NASAEarth
and explore the many ways we’re monitoring and protecting our planet’s water: