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My parents back yard in Florida. Nikon N50/50mm 1.8G lens/Kodak Portra 400

12 years ago today Falcon 9 flew for the first time

Four whirlwinds a day and clouds of dust: @NASAPersevere's sensors are tracking the wild winds of Jezero Crater. The new findings help scientists better understand the planet's weather and could one day help predict Martian dust storms: https://t.co/YtMT2iEpWi https://t.co/kG7QnL8cDw

Mars Has Auroras Without a Global Magnetic Field, And We Finally Know How

As a test pilot and aerospace engineer, I find this fascinating! As the wind blows past the mountains, the viscosity of the air causes eddies, or vortices, to be shed from alternating sides of the mountain…the same phenomena that makes a flag wave! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/kjtq7Ox1i8

80 years ago today, the Battle of Midway began. The course of World War II was dramatically altered when Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft destroyed four Japanese carriers. More: https://t.co/c1wlEGCCZV https://t.co/Zkxdgl1W7G

The Atacama Desert in Chile is home to more wildlife than you may think! Here's a bird of prey known as 'mountain caracara' in front of an @ALMAObs antenna. 🔗 https://t.co/rEU9DIE5G0 Credit: J. C. Rojas/ @ESO https://t.co/JGZhjhGmXI

First and second stage separation of Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle during the Return to Sender mission on November 20th, 2020.

The Stars in Distant Galaxies are Surprisingly Heavier Than Milky Way’s Stars

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Three Chinese military pilots are ready for launch Saturday on a Long March 2F rocket to begin a six-month expedition to help expand China’s space station in low Earth orbit, a mission slated to include the arrival of two modules and multiple spacewalks. https://t.co/eeRpE74XQg https://t.co/AWTFqXadHi

Our @NASAEarth EMIT mission will help us better understand how mineral dust clouds affect our climate. Currently, we don’t have a firm answer on whether they're heating or cooling our planet. "5 Things to Know" before launch: https://t.co/h0PUmQXvOx https://t.co/LfXU74oHV8

The crew flying on China’s Shenzhou 14 is commanded by Chen Dong (middle), a veteran of 32 days in orbit on a 2016 mission. Liu Yang (right) became the first Chinese woman in space in 2012. Cai Xuzhe (left) is flying on his first mission to space. https://t.co/eeRpE74XQg https://t.co/peHpL7qzyk

CAPSTONE: A pathfinding moon cubesat for the Artemis program https://t.co/ZKebua4Ixz

#OTD in 1930, Lt. Apollo Soucek flew an open cockpit Wright Apache fighter to a world record altitude of over 43 thousand feet. He wore this fur helmet to keep warm during the flight. #IdeasThatDefy https://t.co/ZJSUdVK7wu