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Our home planet has some extreme environments! Studying those places can help inform our missions searching for life elsewhere. From the lava fields of Iceland to the undersea volcanoes of Santorini, follow NASA scientists as they explore Our Alien Earth:

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🏁SWANKPIE🏁1 year ago

Is this out home planet even? Hear me out. We from somewhere else.

Jonny1 year ago

SpaceX or NASA?

Stylo 💎1 year ago

Why did they call SpaceX to rescue those astronauts stuck up there and not you guys?

Arhaam Afridi1 year ago

Hatts off to you people

Ronnie Mack™ 🇺🇸1 year ago

It’s what makes our planet so special

Universe1 year ago

This image of Earth was taken 55 years ago in 1969 during Apollo 10, from ~100,000 miles away.

💫Shamara💫1 year ago

Excited for this one! ♥️🇬🇷

Aasi Tahir Siddique1 year ago

Why Greece?

Wes - BeatTheMarket1 year ago

Shouldn't you guys focus on getting your people home?

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