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My first attempt at The Andromeda Galaxy M31 - untracked

“The nature of life on Earth and the search for life elsewhere are two sides of the same question—the search for who we are.” – Carl Sagan Today would have been his 87th birthday. Join us in the exploration he celebrated, from @NASAEarth to @NASAAstrobio. https://t.co/0NAqC3IRAE https://t.co/qY7VWtYlrR

Blue jet lightning spotted from the ISS. These strange and exotic blue jets stretch into the stratosphere and are believed to be a kind of short-range electric discharge inside the thundercloud, resulting from turbulent mixing and bringing oppositely charged regions close together. [1200 x 676]

Tonight's Waxing Moon

The @SpaceX #CrewDragon with four @Commercial_Crew astronauts reentered the atmosphere above an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday night. Credit: Clint Young https://t.co/pfpArPUYGq

Still the Best Meme to Date!

Saturn with a Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ

Tonight's Waxing Moon

My first attempt at capturing The Andromeda Galaxy - untracked

Going from a career in business to NASA; advice for non-interns and non-engineers?

Hi there! I'm an Operations Manager for a large tech company, but I’ve always dreamed of leaving the business world behind and working for NASA/JPL some day. Unfortunately, it's hard to find much info on full-time, non-engineering roles. If you work at NASA/JLP in operations, HR, marketing, analytics, etc., then I'd love to know: * What's your experience been like at NASA? (I.e. culture, work/life balance, differences from the private sector, etc.) * Is it feasible to move from a private sector desk job to NASA without an internship/prior government experience? My first 8 applications were rejected so any advice for the next batch? * (Optional) ignore the first 2 bullets and tell us whatever insight you want to share! Any advice is extremely appreciated and I hope you have a great day :) Thanks!

A reversed conjunction from the Southern Hemisphere.

Welcome back to Houston, Crew-2! After a successful splashdown off the coast of Florida last night, these four astronauts made their way back to the Space City to reunite with friends and family. https://t.co/lRo8mCbpL9

Happy #CarlSaganDay! Planetary scientist and science communicator Carl Sagan was born on this day in 1934. He's pictured here front of a Viking lander mockup. He helped plan the Viking missions and was a tireless promoter of the Viking program and other planetary exploration. https://t.co/5gnaZIjVGg

Caught the moon here during the day, thought you guys might like it

Emission reductions caused by the #COVID19 pandemic had unexpected effects on our atmosphere, showing how closely the problems of climate warming and air pollution are linked. A new study examined what a lower-emissions future might look like. https://t.co/ekwmFuUS64 https://t.co/sr2spz6Hqh