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Ordained Minister. Certified Television Producer. Everything Astro. Solar System Ambassador, Planetary Defender. Opinions and views are my own.
Joined August 2022
We're heading to the Moon. The launch window opens as early as Feb. 6 for our crewed @NASAArtemis mission. Throughout the journey, we'll bring you live coverage on NASA+: https://t.co/XjTc1fTzOv
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We are just weeks away from Artemis II, where we will send astronauts around the Moon—farther than any crew has traveled before. The mission’s press kit is now available! Check it out: https://t.co/R3JaaG8lQU
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Happy New Year! 🥳🎉 The International Space Station orbits into 16 sunrises and sunsets every day. Check out some out-of-this-world photographs of past sunrises and sunsets from the orbiting laboratory to kick off 2026!
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What does a supernova look like? This visualization simulates the first 150 milliseconds of a supernova. As the star collapses in on itself, hot gas emits from its core in uneven shock waves. Researchers use computer simulations like this to more accurately understand the
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LIVE: See the latest images of comet 3I/ATLAS, the third object we've ever seen passing through our solar system from elsewhere in the galaxy. We’re sharing what we know about this visiting comet, how we’re studying it, and what we can learn from it.
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We are going and we want you to come along with us! 🌙 Artemis II is set to launch in early 2026 and you can send your name aboard the Orion spacecraft when it ventures around the Moon. Get your boarding pass now! https://t.co/ykj0nDWGu9
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Big ideas needed! Join the @NASA @SpaceApps Challenge next weekend, Oct. 4-5. ⬇️
Registration is open for the 2025 NASA #SpaceApps Challenge! 🌍🚀💫 Join the largest annual global hackathon, choose from 450+ Local Events, and use open data from #NASA & 14 Space Agency Partners. Register today: https://t.co/lddDX5vXGT
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Pioneers like Valentina Tereshkova (1st woman in space), Katherine Johnson (calculated space trajectories), Charlie Blackwell-Thompson (NASA's first female launch director) have propelled our journey in space, & inspire women to do rocket science.🚀 #WomenInSTEM #RocketScience
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Congratulations to @NASA’s 2025 astronaut candidates! Looking forward to your future launches from Kennedy! 🚀
.@NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates were introduced Monday following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000 applicants from across the United States. The class now will complete nearly two years of training before becoming eligible for flight assignments supporting
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A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response (AVATARs) for astronaut health are flying around the Moon - ANOTHER FIRST for America! 🇺🇸 This experiment will study the impact of deep space on human cells which will lead the way for astronauts to thrive in the final frontier - from
#DYK bone marrow is one of the organs most sensitive to radiation? AVATAR heading to deep space will contain bone marrow cells from @NASAArtemis II crew. Insights could advance personalized medicine, for both astronauts in space and patients on Earth. https://t.co/keWrejow2h
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Rings are trending? 💍 Although they are the biggest and brightest, #DYK that Saturn isn't the only planet in our solar system with rings? Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune all possess ring systems as well. Learn more about our planets >> https://t.co/5z49XPIhFq
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Calling all librarians! 📚 Join us on Aug. 26, at 1 p.m. ET for a free, virtual event to unveil NASA’s new Librarian Starter Kit – everything you need to host an event that helps your patrons take part in @NASA research through citizen science. Register: https://t.co/oI0uw5EIbO
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What do astronauts eat in space? 🌮 Crews need nutritious meals to keep them healthy, focused, and energized! Learn about what's being dished up aboard @Space_Station and how we’re creating foods to sustain future missions to the Moon and Mars.
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It’s #SunDay! This week’s (Aug 15 - 21) space weather report includes: · 1 M-class flare · 30 coronal mass ejections · 0 geomagnetic storms It was a calm week for solar eruptions, but NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured several giant filaments snaking across the
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Asteroid Bennu is a time capsule of our solar system. New #OSIRISREx results show its samples contain stardust older than the Sun, interstellar organics & high-temp minerals, later reshaped by water and space over time: https://t.co/24fRv7zmOO
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We are "go" for launch 🚀 @NASA, @SpaceX, and international partner teams polled “go” to continue launch preparations following conclusion of the Flight Readiness Review at @NASAKennedy. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 remains targeted to launch no earlier than 12:09 p.m. EDT on
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Crew-11 is headed to the @Space_Station soon, and they have big plans for science 🚀 From practicing lunar landing tactics to physiology research preparing for deep space travel, read about the studies: https://t.co/EaSXcS2UXi
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It's been 9 years of studying Jupiter - and its rings and moons - for the #JunoMission. 🎉 The Juno spacecraft, which entered orbit around Jupiter on July 4, 2016, is the first explorer to peer below the planet's dense clouds to answer questions about the gas giant itself and
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NASA Blasts X-59 Quiet Supersonic Mini Jet to Mach 1.4 in Tokyo Tunnel https://t.co/AES3mxlmH6 ✨💫
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Supersonic tunnel trials suggest the X-59’s shape can scatter shock waves, paving the way for hush-hush high-speed flight.
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The #LucyMission team has released new images from its flyby of asteroid Donaldjohanson, a rough, cratered, peanut-shaped relic of the early solar system. This successful pass was a dress rehearsal for Lucy’s big mission: visiting the Jupiter Trojans. https://t.co/Cn4Iip4vsq
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