🌸 Ok, bloomer: Spring is here. The March equinox marks the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. During equinox, the Sun shines on the equator with nearly equal amounts of day & night: https://t.co/WC28LsQzbL
Looking to do some stargazing? We’ve put together a handy guide with tips to help you find the best times and locations for enjoying the night sky: https://t.co/S0HWQqi2G6
When we plan missions to send science off Earth, we have to prepare for inhospitable circumstances like acid clouds or extreme heat. Discover how we design spacecraft to travel through dangerous environments in this episode of the Curious Universe podcast: https://t.co/jCOEuHdDpO
Give your mail a cosmic commemoration!
On Sept. 24, #OSIRISRex spacecraft will deliver a capsule of asteroid material to Earth as part of its journey #ToBennuAndBack. @USPS announced an #OSIRISRExStamp to mark this epic delivery available later this year: https://t.co/6Wnu2yszHc
Where will you be during the eclipses in 2023 and 2024?
This map shows the path of the Moon’s shadow as it crosses the contiguous U.S. during the eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023 and total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Will you get a chance to see them? https://t.co/mC7CagW0AR