Good morning, Sunshine! ☀️
Today, Mercury will pass between the Earth & the Sun, silhouetting it against our home star. This passage will begin at approximately 7:35am ET and last for more than five hours. Here's how you can watch the #MercuryTransit: https://t.co/ZPf6Kf98Pa
The amount of people messaging me to say that they had tears of joy when we found Fern is absolutely astounding!
Were you one of them!? Did you have all these same feeling I had!? I love hearing about it! 💚🐢
#Extinctoralive#fern#fernandinaislandtortoise
Rushing to finish last-minute voiceover before sending this episode up to space. Tune in Wednesday night at 9pm on @discovery for an #ExpeditionUnknown season finale event!
The 1st woman and next man will go to the Moon in 2024 👩🚀👨🚀
Today, we previewed the next-generation #Artemis spacesuits that our astronauts will wear – 1 for launch and re-entry, and 1 for exploring the lunar South Pole. Watch a recap: https://t.co/e4cxB3rK6e
#AppreciationPost: The Moon rocks 🌚🌝
🗓️ On Oct. 5, celebrate our closest celestial friend & 50 years of human lunar exploration for International #ObserveTheMoon night! With 831 events currently available around the world, don’t miss 1 in your area: https://t.co/okSL01OZHy
History is all around us, but it is often difficult to see. When you walk down the street, remember that many have walked before you. #Caen#Normandy#France#DDay#WW2
When keeping field notes on #ExpeditionUnknown, I don’t monkey around (hey-ooohhh!!!!). That’s why I use BIC Gel-ocity Ultra pens. Smooth, vivid, & even water-resistant. Also useful when bargaining for extra bananas. I’m looking at you, Professor Bobo. #sponsored@BICPenPals
Feeling the Halloween spirit? 💀This galaxy might be rising from the dead. This elliptical galaxy is considered “dead” because it contains mostly old stars. But here, astronomers have spotted young, blue stars—hinting that it may not be "dead" after all: https://t.co/pl2eclu0WE
Anyone else a cave buff? Just spent some time chatting with @Caver59 from Kentucky and have been amazed at what you can do locally if you dedicate yourself to conservation and education! We need more people like you out there Ken!
When #Apollo11 landed on the Moon in 1969, the “sensors” ensured it was in a safe spot before touching down — the “sensors” being Neil Armstrong’s eyes. Discover how we will test a navigation system that could become the ‘eyes’ for the next lunar lander: https://t.co/p7UO4NE356
SAVE THE DATE! Sat., Oct. 19 is International Archaeology Day and Arkansas is celebrating by hosting the annual ArchaeOlympics competition at WRI on Petit Jean Mt! Teams of 4-5 NONPROFESSIONAL archeologists are invited to participate. Email [email protected] for registration info!
“Exhibition Unknown” was a short lived series we did about mysterious museum displays. There was also “Inhibition Unknown” which was too hot for TV, and “Expiration Unknown” in which @erinRyder13 and I searched for bagged spinach past its sell-by date.
Did you know that commemorative American presidential pipes were made in Germany in the 1800s? Read about this one, our September Artifact of the Month, here: https://t.co/wiftX486qG
As #HurricaneDorian reached Category 5 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind scale, data indicates that the storm now has maximum sustained winds near 175 mph and wind gusts over 200 mph. For the latest updates, visit our @NASAHurricane blog: https://t.co/yJNZH4hAyG.