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😍 Hello, outer planets! Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune look as spectacular as ever in these newly released Hubble images. Hubble checks in on the outer planets every year. Find out what we learned in 2021: https://t.co/0jxI5Gh6EZ https://t.co/4o3bG39N6A

Moongazers unite! The longest partial lunar eclipse of this century will occur overnight, peaking early Nov. 19 at 4:03am ET (09:03 UTC). Find out what parts of the world will be able to see it: https://t.co/wEuWtoZCMl https://t.co/xtXjwbgvnl

The crew is turning their attention to the Cygnus space freighter as it nears departure this weekend. The astronauts are also preparing for a spacewalk to replace a faulty antenna system on station. https://t.co/US3M9Zwevh

1/ The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has completed its annual grand tour of the outer Solar System and revealed atmospheric changes for Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. 🔗 https://t.co/o5QUZHmd2e Credit:@NASA/@ESA,A.Simon(@nasagoddard)&M.H.Wong(@ucberkeley)& the OPAL team https://t.co/8iguupYCJd

On this day in 2000, Cassini captured this photo of Jupiter’s eye, the Great Red Spot you see disappearing around the eastern edge of the planet, staring at its largest moon Ganymede, which is about 50% larger than Earth’s Moon. https://t.co/SB3Dmmsikq

Tune in now as @NASAWebb experts talk about the science hardware that will allow the revolutionary space telescope to #UnfoldTheUniverse: https://t.co/z1RgZwQkWS https://t.co/rcBOsbPpHE

🪐 Buckle up for Hubble’s grand tour of the outer planets! Here’s the latest news and views of our solar system, provided by Hubble’s powerful vision. Read more: https://t.co/adBzzpcF6V https://t.co/4nKhXNjX8s

@NASA @esa @NASAGoddard @UCBerkeley @stan_dart 6. Neptune: In recent observations, researchers found that Neptune’s dark spot, which was recently found to have reversed course from moving towards the equator, is still visible in this image, along with a darkened northern hemisphere. https://t.co/fn08uOowlG

Elon Musk briefed the National Academies on the Starship program Wednesday. SpaceX is finishing a launch pad in Texas and targeting an orbital flight as soon as January. Musk hopes for 12 Starship test flights in 2022, with operational missions in 2023. https://t.co/MwhwKhjqVH https://t.co/OtWMby2xIW

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims releases its opinion on the Blue Origin HLS lawsuit ruling

Ultrahot 'superionic' ice is a new state of matter https://t.co/rGjI0pFoKF https://t.co/Ttvr25gRda

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins will make a historic trip as the first Black woman on the space station crew

Charon -- Pluto's moon. This is the most accurate natural color image of Charon taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft in 2015.

The next @SpaceX cargo launch to the @Space_Station, targeted for late December, will carry @ISS_Research that could improve cancer treatments, and a 3D human tissue bioprinter. Media may apply to cover prelaunch and launch activities at @NASAKennedy: https://t.co/pcB0JyedU0 https://t.co/4TSxGBXyQ3

@NASA @esa @NASAGoddard @UCBerkeley @stan_dart 5/ Uranus: Hubble’s view of Uranus puts the planet’s bright northern polar hood in the spotlight. It’s springtime in the northern hemisphere and the increase in ultraviolet radiation from the Sun seems to be causing the polar region to brighten. https://t.co/oJMfPZ62Sp