Alyssa Carson

Astrobiologist, Aquanaut, Pilot,
IIAS Science Researcher, Future Mars Walker

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

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[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"This Artemis II image captures auroras, zodiacal light, and city lights all at once — Earth as a solar system body, not just a backdrop.

This is the view I'm training for. 🚀

What's the first thing you'd look for if you saw Earth from space?"

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"We want to manufacture materials in space to protect astronauts on long missions. But we just hit a wall: microbes can't 'eat' in zero gravity the way they do on Earth. 🧫

If we want to build on Mars, we have to figure out how to feed the builders."

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"An astronaut took this photo on the way to the Moon. That's not the Sun lighting up the Earth. It's moonlight. 🌕🌍

We are so used to seeing the Moon from Earth. Seeing Earth from the Moon changes everything."

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"New research from the ISS shows that microgravity disrupts how engineered cells absorb nutrients. The microbes couldn't take in what they needed to produce protective melanin.

Every problem we solve in orbit saves a life on a deep space mission. 🔴

What's the hardest part of surviving in space that people never think about?"

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"How do you survive on the Moon when there is no resupply ship coming? You recycle everything. 💧

NASA is currently testing a deployable wastewater treatment facility designed for future lunar and Martian bases. It turns waste into nutrients to grow food hydroponically.

Survival in space isn't just about rockets. It's about closed-loop ecosystems."

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"By studying the extreme winds on seven 'hot like Jupiter exoplanets', scientists realized the only thing that could slow those winds down is a magnetic field interacting with the atmosphere.

The more we understand what makes a planet hold onto its atmosphere, the better we understand what it will take to protect humans on Mars. "

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"Earth has one. Jupiter has one. Mars lost its billions of years ago — and that's why Mars is a desert.

Now, astronomers have found the strongest evidence yet that exoplanets, planets outside our solar system have magnetic fields too. 🧲

It's the invisible shield that makes life possible."

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"Roman is designed to hunt for dark energy, dark matter, and thousands of new exoplanets. It will map the cosmos faster than any telescope in history."

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"Hubble gave us the deep dive. Webb gave us the sharpest details. Now, NASA has set the launch date for the telescope that will give us the big picture. 🔭

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches August 30. Its field of view is 100 times wider than Hubble's.

We are about to see the universe in panorama."

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"Methane sublimates easily, so finding it means it was buried deep inside the comet — protected until it got close to our Sun.

Every interstellar visitor gives us a free sample of a distant world we can't reach yet. "

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"Webb just detected methane on an interstellar comet passing through our solar system. ☄️

Comet 3I/ATLAS came from outside our neighborhood — and its chemistry is completely different from anything that formed here.

We are tasting the atmosphere of another star system."

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

@vast @EmmanuelMacron @Thom_astro @Arno_astro "The transition from government-only to commercial space stations is happening faster than anyone predicted. This is a massive milestone for the future of orbital infrastructure. 🚀"

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"The Expedition 74 crew just harvested the latest batch inside the Kibo laboratory module.

People often ask why we spend money going to space when we have problems on Earth. This is why. The solutions to our biggest problems might require leaving the planet to find them. 🌍

What other medical breakthroughs do you think microgravity could unlock?"

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"NASA is growing stem cells on the International Space Station to learn how to manufacture treatments for cancer and blood disorders. 🔬

Weightlessness changes how cells self-replicate. We are literally using space to cure diseases on Earth."

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"Haven-1 is scheduled to be the world's first commercial space station. ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will command the mission — marking a huge shift in how international spaceflight works.

Every new station in orbit is another stepping stone toward the infrastructure we need for Mars."

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"A commercial space station is becoming a reality. France just signed a historic agreement to fly two astronauts on Vast's Haven-1 station in 2027. 🚀

The era of governments being the only players in space is officially over. The door is opening wider."

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"Let me know if you were able to view the sky tonight."

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"Look west tonight after sunset. Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury are lining up in the sky. You don't need a telescope — just a clear view of the horizon. 🔭✨"

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"These planetary meetups remind me that we are standing on a rock, watching other worlds race around the same star. It never gets old.

Who is going outside to look up tonight?"

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

@NASAHubble "Hubble has been up there for decades and it still manages to make the universe look like art. Incredible shot. 🌌"

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

@abhitomarX That's really fantastic. I'm all about helping teach the younger generation so that they stay interested in space and science.

[Alyssa Carson @NASABlueberry1]

"Mars doesn't have a strong magnetic field like Earth does. So how does its atmosphere survive the brutal solar wind? Scientists just found the answer hidden in NASA data. 🔴🛡️"