This week at NASA:
- Supplies, snacks, and science arrive at the @Space_Station
- Our Lucy spacecraft spots an asteroid duo orbiting its larger sibling Dinkinesh
- We celebrate the first anniversary of #Artemis I Moon launch
For more space in your life: https://t.co/MyG37QzGhO
#OTD in 1889, Edwin Hubble was born! 🥳
Celebrate his birthday the @NASA way, by learning what his namesake @NASAHubble telescope observed on your birthday!
Click to explore: https://t.co/6ISiZqcRoS
Congratulations to the 40 Global Finalists from our #SpaceApps Challenge that ran Oct. 7-8, 2023—our largest hackathon to date! https://t.co/GQkljsaxKU
Stay tuned for the announcement of the Global Winners in January 2024.
Look up! Tonight's waxing moon will pass the steady light of golden Saturn. And the 1st quarter moon will come tomorrow. For more sky events, visit EarthSky’s night sky guide at: https://t.co/JOP4rkrUdn
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Astronomers want your help hunting for asteroids
Anyone with an internet connection can now join @uarizona researchers as they work to discover asteroids hurtling through our solar system. To begin asteroid hunting, make an account on @the_zooniverse.
Next month, the Deep Space Network marks its 60th anniversary of making communication with distant spacecraft possible.📡🎉
We're starting the celebration early with fun activities in this week's #NASASTEM EXPRESS!
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I spy, with my little eye... the @Space_station! 🔍🛰️
Ready to see the space station for yourself? The new Spot the Station mobile app is the easiest way to keep tabs on the orbiting lab. See current location, set up alerts, and more!
Download the app: https://t.co/eQJkHvDWOg
The tool bag accidentally lost on November 2 by spacewalking astronauts is visible to observers on the ground. And, did you know? It can appear as bright as a 6th-magnitude star! Wow. Learn how to see it here:
https://t.co/acVUYlFPxT
📷 Eddie Irizzary and Nelson Ortega.
Researchers have reconstructed what alien astronomers, observing our Milky Way galaxy from afar, would find if they analysed our home galaxy’s chemical composition. The study, led by researchers from @mpi_astro is relevant for our own understanding of the cosmos...
Orion is back! November evenings are a great time to say hello to everyone's favorite constellation: Orion the Hunter. Look for it in the eastern sky. Find Orion now and enjoy it for months to come! 🌌
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📸 Chelynne Campion/ EarthSky.
Join us in wishing astronaut Fred Haise a very happy 90th birthday! 🥳
Haise was one of 19 astronauts selected in @NASA's third class in April 1966, and most notably served as the lunar module pilot for the tense Apollo 13 mission. Wishing him many more happy orbits!
It's time for the EarthSky Minute! Join EarthSky's Marcy Curran for a 1-minute video preview of this week's best sky events. Thank you to all who've subscribed, liked and shared videos from our YouTube page. Wishing you clear skies! ⏰🌌
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The Moon isn't haunted, but it will soon be inhabited with Artemis astronauts!
The #Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a mission around the Moon to prepare for future human landings to the lunar surface. #HappyHalloween