Here's a closeup of the bright prominence that many people reported seeing with their naked eye during the eclipse. This was captured using two telescopes- at 2000mm and at 3650mm.
These prominences are part of the solar chromosphere, and normally require a specially modified telescope to view. Not during an eclipse!
Check out the first images from the landing of the #OSIRISREx sample return capsule containing rock and dust from asteroid Bennu at the @DeptofDefense's Utah Test and Training Range. More ๐ท โก๏ธ https://t.co/psoX8NcWOB
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The #OSIRISREx asteroid sample hitches a ride on a helicopter. The next stop is a clean room here in Utah. It will eventually make its way to @NASA_Johnson for scientific analysis.
Live Now: #OSIRISREx delivers the US's first pristine asteroid sample after a 3.86 billion-mile journey. Watch landing live from @DeptOfDefense's Utah Test & Training Range. Use #AskNASA to send us your questions. https://t.co/biS33u6RtP
Our #OSIRISREx spacecraft is set to deliver NASA's first pristine asteroid sample on Sunday, Sept. 24. Watch live coverage of reentry and landing starting at 10am ET (1400 UTC): https://t.co/Z9XCBlYOJ0
What else we have planned: https://t.co/9aPAiNGbmn
Happy 54th Apollo 11 Landiversary!! Sharing this today because 1) it makes me happy just to listen to it, and 2) it gives me hope for other audacious achievements in space exploration! (Yes, like #Artemis#MarsSampleReturn#MoonToMars!)
https://t.co/P3JatO6aPl
If you're on a desktop, go to this newly released @MarsCuriosity panorama, click the full screen toggle option on the top pic and then zoom in & scroll around: https://t.co/zVpL9e2IST You won't be disappointed.๐ฒ
Weโre starting to put down a set of 10 amazing samples in a depot on the surface of Mars โ a HUGE milestone for #MarsSampleReturn! @NASAPersevere is still our main pathway for delivering the samples that would be returned, but this depot means we have a great backup plan!
Not one to brag, but this is pretty momentous. By dropping this one tube to the ground, Iโve officially started setting aside samples that Mars Sample Return could bring back to Earth someday.
Learn more: https://t.co/abNfyxE8Cy
What a year it has been for Webb! It feels like just yesterday we were getting ready to launch, and now Webb has hit the ground running in its mission to #UnfoldTheUniverse. Break out your box of tissues and relive the magic with us. Happy Birthday, Webb! ๐
I love when I get to show current geologic events as examples of topics I'm covering in my classes...This semester was awesome, first with #Artemis1 & now #MaunaLoaErupts#MaunaLoaVolcano
This short video shows thermal camera footage of the onset of the #MaunaLoa eruption from the volcano's summit. The temperature in degrees C is shown by the colored scale bar on the right. For additional information visit: https://t.co/rfwkMVSJKM #MaunaLoaErupts
Our @NASAArtemis#Orion spacecraft is making #selfie history, capturing itself with our entire home planet and all of mankind. Itโs plain to see from this perspective that we humans are truly one, all in this together in our one common home. Almost halfway to the Moon already!