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A total lunar eclipse is coming 🌕 🌏 ☀️ In the early morning hours of March 3, 2026 (UTC), the full Moon will pass through Earth’s shadow, reddening the lunar surface. Here’s what you need to know: Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio

A total lunar eclipse is coming 🌕 🌏 ☀️ In the early morning hours of March 3, 2026 (UTC), the full Moon will pass through Earth’s shadow, reddening the lunar surface. Here’s what you need to know: Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio

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This asteroid is a little… quirky. Shaped like a five-mile-long peanut 🥜 Wobbles like a top 🌪️ Encountered water, but lost it 💦 Published today, NASA’s Lucy mission reveals close-up imagery and data from its flyby of oddball asteroid Donaldjohanson. More:

This asteroid is a little… quirky. Shaped like a five-mile-long peanut 🥜 Wobbles like a top 🌪️ Encountered water, but lost it 💦 Published today, NASA’s Lucy mission reveals close-up imagery and data from its flyby of oddball asteroid Donaldjohanson. More:

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Moon phases, but different. 🌖 🌒 Soon, humans will be on the far side of the Moon. From the Artemis II crew's POV, the Moon phase will be the opposite of what we see on Earth. Follow us for lunar science updates throughout the mission. Where will you view the full Moon from?

Moon phases, but different. 🌖 🌒 Soon, humans will be on the far side of the Moon. From the Artemis II crew's POV, the Moon phase will be the opposite of what we see on Earth. Follow us for lunar science updates throughout the mission. Where will you view the full Moon from?

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Flashlights and lasers in space? 💥 During a solar flyby, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made a surprising discovery about high-speed particles accelerated by explosive events on the Sun: Protons spread out like a flashlight beam 🔦 Heavy ions shoot out straight like a laser ⚡ This unexpected data is hinting at the power source behind solar storms that disrupt tech on Earth. More:

Flashlights and lasers in space? 💥 During a solar flyby, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made a surprising discovery about high-speed particles accelerated by explosive events on the Sun: Protons spread out like a flashlight beam 🔦 Heavy ions shoot out straight like a laser ⚡ This unexpected data is hinting at the power source behind solar storms that disrupt tech on Earth. More:

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As it sped past Mars in March, Europa Clipper conducted a critical radar test that had been impossible to do on Earth. It went without a hitch, generating a detailed radargram of the Martian surface, which bodes well for exploring Jupiter's icy moon Europa

As it sped past Mars in March, Europa Clipper conducted a critical radar test that had been impossible to do on Earth. It went without a hitch, generating a detailed radargram of the Martian surface, which bodes well for exploring Jupiter's icy moon Europa

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What exactly are asteroids? Why do we track and explore them?

What exactly are asteroids? Why do we track and explore them?

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From the Moon, a lunar eclipse looks like a total solar eclipse, but it lasts a LOT longer. For NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, that means the team has to plan carefully for the 4 hours that the spacecraft — and its solar panels — will be in the dark and the cold. 🌑🛰 1/3

From the Moon, a lunar eclipse looks like a total solar eclipse, but it lasts a LOT longer. For NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, that means the team has to plan carefully for the 4 hours that the spacecraft — and its solar panels — will be in the dark and the cold. 🌑🛰 1/3

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More about 16 Psyche, the asteroid that #MissionToPsyche will explore, one of the most intriguing targets in the main asteroid belt:

More about 16 Psyche, the asteroid that #MissionToPsyche will explore, one of the most intriguing targets in the main asteroid belt:

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🧵3/4 A wider view of the same event. From SOHO’s wide coronagraph, we see a clearer view of the dust cloud emerging after the flyby. It looks like comet MAPS dove straight into the Sun… but another spacecraft’s view tells a different story.

🧵3/4 A wider view of the same event. From SOHO’s wide coronagraph, we see a clearer view of the dust cloud emerging after the flyby. It looks like comet MAPS dove straight into the Sun… but another spacecraft’s view tells a different story.

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Scientists on our #JunoMission to Jupiter have transformed data collected during recent flybys of Io into animations that highlight two of the Jovian moon’s most dramatic features: a mountain and a glass-smooth lake of cooling lava. See more science:

Scientists on our #JunoMission to Jupiter have transformed data collected during recent flybys of Io into animations that highlight two of the Jovian moon’s most dramatic features: a mountain and a glass-smooth lake of cooling lava. See more science:

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Another way to explore Mars virtually

Another way to explore Mars virtually

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After riding to Saturn aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft, 20 years ago today European Space Agency's Huygens probe made the first landing on a world in the outer solar system when it descended through Titan's thick atmosphere.

After riding to Saturn aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft, 20 years ago today European Space Agency's Huygens probe made the first landing on a world in the outer solar system when it descended through Titan's thick atmosphere.

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Happening now: our #JunoMission is closing in on Jupiter for the spacecraft's 73rd close encounter with the giant planet. Follow along virtually in real time at See the latest real images from Juno at

Happening now: our #JunoMission is closing in on Jupiter for the spacecraft's 73rd close encounter with the giant planet. Follow along virtually in real time at See the latest real images from Juno at

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Nothing can hide her glow. Watch for tonight's full moon. 🌕 See upcoming Moon phases and get observing tips at

Nothing can hide her glow. Watch for tonight's full moon. 🌕 See upcoming Moon phases and get observing tips at

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Explore known near-Earth asteroids using the Eyes on Asteroids app:

Explore known near-Earth asteroids using the Eyes on Asteroids app:

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Join us live on July 16 at 2 p.m. ET to meet the team building NASA’s Dragonfly, learn how it will explore Titan’s rich prebiotic chemistry (the molecules and processes that can lead to life), and see how the mission is coming together. Set a reminder:

Join us live on July 16 at 2 p.m. ET to meet the team building NASA’s Dragonfly, learn how it will explore Titan’s rich prebiotic chemistry (the molecules and processes that can lead to life), and see how the mission is coming together. Set a reminder:

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Some things our Psyche spacecraft picked up during its brief visit to Mars in May: - 1000 MPH speed boost - 3-degree trajectory adjustment - Science data - Lots of pictures!

Some things our Psyche spacecraft picked up during its brief visit to Mars in May: - 1000 MPH speed boost - 3-degree trajectory adjustment - Science data - Lots of pictures!

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POV: You're flying by the Moon. This visualization is designed to show you what exactly the Artemis II astronauts will see outside their window during their lunar flyby. Here, the seven-hour visualization is compressed into 28 seconds. ⬇ (1/4)

POV: You're flying by the Moon. This visualization is designed to show you what exactly the Artemis II astronauts will see outside their window during their lunar flyby. Here, the seven-hour visualization is compressed into 28 seconds. ⬇ (1/4)

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"...copy, Moon joy."

"...copy, Moon joy."

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Right now, the Artemis II astronauts are farther from Earth than anyone has ever been before. Live coverage:

Right now, the Artemis II astronauts are farther from Earth than anyone has ever been before. Live coverage:

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What's Up for July? A predawn meetup between the Moon and planets, a returning comet, dark skies for the Milky Way, and Saturn's unusually thin rings.

What's Up for July? A predawn meetup between the Moon and planets, a returning comet, dark skies for the Milky Way, and Saturn's unusually thin rings.

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NASA’s ESCAPADE mission, our next science mission to Mars, has a new launch date: today! The launch window opens at 2:57 p.m. EST. Yesterday's launch attempt was postponed due to the intense geomagnetic storm that rocked our planet. Learn more:

NASA’s ESCAPADE mission, our next science mission to Mars, has a new launch date: today! The launch window opens at 2:57 p.m. EST. Yesterday's launch attempt was postponed due to the intense geomagnetic storm that rocked our planet. Learn more:

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One week in the solar system 🪐 Even as NASA Artemis II was making its historic trip to the Moon, several other NASA missions were exploring all across the solar system. Here are just a few of the images some of them captured during one week

One week in the solar system 🪐 Even as NASA Artemis II was making its historic trip to the Moon, several other NASA missions were exploring all across the solar system. Here are just a few of the images some of them captured during one week

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Smile! Tomorrow is the Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice! 😎☀️ This “sunny smile” is made of coronal holes — darker, cooler regions on the Sun where solar material escapes to space at incredible speeds. 🕳️ More on coronal holes in this episode of NASA’s Illuminate.👇

Smile! Tomorrow is the Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice! 😎☀️ This “sunny smile” is made of coronal holes — darker, cooler regions on the Sun where solar material escapes to space at incredible speeds. 🕳️ More on coronal holes in this episode of NASA’s Illuminate.👇

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Launching soon: A new mission to study magnetic explosions in space! NASA’s TRACERS, a pair of washing machine-sized satellites, will orbit Earth to capture the explosive moments when the Sun’s magnetic field collides and fuses with Earth’s. ☀️🧲🌎 More:

Launching soon: A new mission to study magnetic explosions in space! NASA’s TRACERS, a pair of washing machine-sized satellites, will orbit Earth to capture the explosive moments when the Sun’s magnetic field collides and fuses with Earth’s. ☀️🧲🌎 More:

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We've spotted the #OSIRISREx capsule on the ground, the parachute has separated, and the helicopters are arriving at the site. We're ready to recover that sample!

We've spotted the #OSIRISREx capsule on the ground, the parachute has separated, and the helicopters are arriving at the site. We're ready to recover that sample!

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NASA is launching a new experiment to track charged particles in a "space doughnut" encircling Earth. 🍩 Installed on the International Space Station, STORIE will study the ring current — a swarm of particles that can surge when a solar blast hits Earth, disrupting satellites & power grids.

NASA is launching a new experiment to track charged particles in a "space doughnut" encircling Earth. 🍩 Installed on the International Space Station, STORIE will study the ring current — a swarm of particles that can surge when a solar blast hits Earth, disrupting satellites & power grids.

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The Dragonfly mission is flying through milestones! Recent thermal and environmental testing shows how the rotorcraft will survive and navigate Titan’s skies. This bold mission will explore one of our solar system’s most intriguing worlds.

The Dragonfly mission is flying through milestones! Recent thermal and environmental testing shows how the rotorcraft will survive and navigate Titan’s skies. This bold mission will explore one of our solar system’s most intriguing worlds.

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Moon science? Yes. Preparing for our long-term future in space? Also yes. ✅ ✅ The Artemis II lunar flyby mission will give humanity a new perspective on the Moon, and test the systems and technology that will eventually bring astronauts to the lunar surface to stay.

Moon science? Yes. Preparing for our long-term future in space? Also yes. ✅ ✅ The Artemis II lunar flyby mission will give humanity a new perspective on the Moon, and test the systems and technology that will eventually bring astronauts to the lunar surface to stay.

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Planets gather after sunset, the Moon passes in front of Venus, summer officially begins, and deep sky treasures rise into view. That's What's Up for June. ✨

Planets gather after sunset, the Moon passes in front of Venus, summer officially begins, and deep sky treasures rise into view. That's What's Up for June. ✨

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What would it take to say we found life beyond Earth? Before NASA scientists make that claim, they must be certain – from ruling out contamination to spotting chemical signals. Watch our expert explain how scientists confirm evidence of life & why the bar is so high:

What would it take to say we found life beyond Earth? Before NASA scientists make that claim, they must be certain – from ruling out contamination to spotting chemical signals. Watch our expert explain how scientists confirm evidence of life & why the bar is so high:

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The Artemis II crew will fly through a dangerous environment, but they’re not going it alone. Here’s how NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are protecting explorers from the most powerful eruptions in the solar system. 🛡️ More:

The Artemis II crew will fly through a dangerous environment, but they’re not going it alone. Here’s how NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are protecting explorers from the most powerful eruptions in the solar system. 🛡️ More:

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There are many stars in our galaxy but only one #RingoStarr. Happy birthday! Your message of #PeaceAndLove is currently flying across the solar system aboard our #LucyMission - the first mission to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.

There are many stars in our galaxy but only one #RingoStarr. Happy birthday! Your message of #PeaceAndLove is currently flying across the solar system aboard our #LucyMission - the first mission to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.

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How do planets form? Tiny grains of dust orbiting a newborn star collide, grow, and eventually build entire worlds. ✨🪐 A NASA scientist explains how planets like Earth came to be:

How do planets form? Tiny grains of dust orbiting a newborn star collide, grow, and eventually build entire worlds. ✨🪐 A NASA scientist explains how planets like Earth came to be:

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✅ All systems go! The #OSIRISREx mission team has voted to release the capsule containing an asteroid sample from the spacecraft. Here’s what we’re expecting to happen today:

✅ All systems go! The #OSIRISREx mission team has voted to release the capsule containing an asteroid sample from the spacecraft. Here’s what we’re expecting to happen today:

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