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LIVE: Hear about our Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) satellite, slated to launch Dec. 4 to test @NASA_Technology that could give future space missions a faster way of “talking” with Earth: https://t.co/z1RgZwQkWS Have questions? Use #AskNASA. https://t.co/fB3tquYh0I

🦋 Listen to the "sounds" of the Butterfly Nebula cascade off its wings! Strings and synthetic tones represent the nebula in sound. Stars are assigned the digital harp, while its tilted hour-glass figure is heard as a crescendo. More: https://t.co/qqMXUfUN8J #NebulaNovember https://t.co/fsRoZ6eI6U

Astronomers have captured the first clear shot of a moon-forming disk around a distant exoplanet.

Love leaving work as the sun is setting here at AFRC

.@NASA has assigned astronaut Jessica Watkins to the upcoming @SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the space station. https://t.co/lDptWeB4gW

#OTD in 1963, President John F. Kennedy, who set the U.S. on its path to the Moon, made his last visit to NASA’s launch facility at Cape Canaveral, which was renamed Kennedy Space Center in his honor, following his death. 📷: Kennedy examines rocket system during his last visit. https://t.co/vWVljCONEm

📡🌎Explore @NASA satellites using our upgraded Eyes on the Earth. This 3D visualization tool lets users track satellites in Earth orbit and access their vital science data. https://t.co/YLJ8gM3CgC https://t.co/JyXatjmcWh

NEW: Astronaut Jessica Watkins has been assigned to fly on NASA’s @SpaceX Crew-4 mission, set to launch April 2022. She’ll join crewmates @Astro_Kjell, @Astro_FarmerBob, and @ESA astronaut @AstroSamantha: https://t.co/dsBfz1pU4w https://t.co/IcqFQd5vb4

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum, however I want to share one of my best photos that I took in the simulator Space Engine, precisely in August of this year. This photograph is my representation of the planet Miller orbiting the Gargantua black hole. I hope you like it.

.@NorthropGrumman's #Cygnus space freighter departs the station this Saturday at 11am ET live on @NASA TV. https://t.co/zLo57mlztT

Waxing Moon through RC6

Space debris from Russian anti-satellite missile test spotted in telescope images and video https://t.co/TdMPEApEz0 https://t.co/U6qZ3Rq3dt

#TDIH in 1959: Joseph Kittinger made his first high altitude parachute jump from an Excelsior balloon at an altitude of 76,400 feet. The stunt almost ended a disaster as a stabilizing parachute wrapped around his neck. Fortunately, the emergency chute saved his life. https://t.co/l63xUX7FGD

The third and final crewed Skylab mission launched from @NASAKennedy #OTD in 1973. Astronauts William Pogue, Jerry Carr, and Edward Gibson spent 84 days in the orbiting lab observing the comet Kohoutek and performing experiments. Learn more: https://t.co/QhicYgnRK0 https://t.co/x8NsvW7Ibk

Live from @NMAAHC: @SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts share stories about their six-month mission, which launched to the @Space_Station a year ago this week! https://t.co/0G8dvbIFz0