Beginning work in 2027, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to yield results that would be impossible to get with existing telescopes. Explore @NASARoman’s scope of discovery: https://t.co/rF70DSdgSh https://t.co/ZHtRCKyRqw
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🥳 Happy birthday Mark Vande Hei (@Astro_Sabot!) NASA and @SpaceX are lighting a big candle 🚀 in the sky for you tonight – one with four #Crew3 astronauts onboard ready to celebrate your big day when they arrive to the @Space_station tomorrow. https://t.co/zigFwCrkU4
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Launch day is always an exciting day. Launching rookies is extra exciting. Three rookies, a rookie commander, and a former colleague launching for his 3rd time tonight! https://t.co/D9sIAql9Y5 https://t.co/MalEPLDYxn
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SpaceX’s two launch pads in Florida are occupied with Falcon 9 rockets today. At pad 39A, SpaceX is prepping for a crew launch at 9:03pm EST (0203 GMT) heading to the space station. At pad 40, a Falcon 9 is set to launch Friday with Starlink satellites. https://t.co/JnXx2JGleD https://t.co/0Lybik4vI9
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On this day in 1970, Luna 17 launched to the Moon carrying Lunokhod 1, the first successful Soviet rover: https://t.co/JXBKIzaZRi https://t.co/8yiLNfM89E
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NOW: Have questions for astronomers studying the X-ray universe? Use #AskNASA and join our @TwitterSpaces. You might even get to ask your question live. https://t.co/asBF3Uno8r
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You can see the moon near Saturn in the night sky tonight. Here's how. https://t.co/NSHjvK9EMi https://t.co/UIDWoCbW4q
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DART may be one of the most consequential missions ever undertaken by @NASA, and it launches in just two weeks. It's our 1st attempt to redirect an asteroid. But how much does the mission cost? Find out here: https://t.co/KTZKeUj284 https://t.co/f4E8ovBetp
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Our Wall of Honor is a permanent memorial recognizing pioneers who made history, veterans who served our country, and those with a passion for flight. This #VeteransDay, honor a family member or loved one by adding their name to the Wall of Honor: https://t.co/l9lyohYBkO https://t.co/5dMEhkITyw
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SpinLaunch hurls a test vehicle kilometers into the air. Eventually it'll throw them almost all the way to orbit - https://t.co/HHaIOhMmmP https://t.co/uAw7cFhe1j
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This is a 3D animation of my Andromeda Galaxy image which is currently featured on Wikipedia under value "Andromeda Galaxy". The animation was done to better show the true 3 dimensional shape of Andromeda. it's not squashed, it's just a spiral galaxy when viewed from above
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Are there any Earth-threatening asteroids? Luckily there are no known threats to Earth for at least 100 years, but that doesn’t mean we’re not looking. @NASAJPL asteroid expert Davide Farnocchia breaks it down: https://t.co/UKa8Lg77Ar https://t.co/lr1M0bZbEx
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Comparing the baseline vs actual cost of recent NASA science missions.
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9 month progress
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Seven Sisters, Pleiades
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