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NASA Goddard

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NASA Goddard

@NASAGoddard

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Greenbelt, MD USA

Joined February 2009

NASA Goddard
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🎶 Black Hole Star 🎶 Aren’t those the lyrics? @NASAWebb discovered Little Red Dots in 2022 and researchers are working to connect pieces of the puzzle. By analyzing one dot’s spectrum, the team has found evidence that it is a black hole star. go.nasa.gov/4uKB3Km
$A field of galaxies against the black background of space. In the center is a bright-white elliptical galaxy that is the core of the Abell S1063 galaxy cluster. Around the core are short, curved red lines, which are distant background galaxies magnified and warped by gravitational lensing. A couple of foreground stars appear large and bright with Webb’s signature eight-point diffraction spike pattern. Toward the very bottom, slightly off center toward the right, is a small red dot that is highlighted by an orange square outline. A larger orange square in the top right corner shows the object in more detail. The object, labeled “GLIMPSE-17775” looks like a fuzzy red dot with a yellow core.$
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NASA Goddard
@NASAGoddard
Jun 24
This could be your Roman empire. Apply to join us for a NASA Social at @NASAKennedy as we launch the @NASARoman Space Telescope on Aug. 30. Experience the launch firsthand, and help us tell the story of NASA's spectacular new space explorer. go.nasa.gov/4a9LEap
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Jun 23
🐝 Buzz Buzz 🐝 Those aren’t bees buzzing toward their hive, they’re galaxies! @NASAHubble captured an image of this galaxy cluster, MACS0329-0211, which can help tell the story of how the structure of the universe evolved. go.nasa.gov/4a1PBhb
$Numerous galaxies dot the scene and appear to cluster around the image center. The view includes large elliptical galaxies along with spiral and lenticular galaxies. Faint arcs of distant galaxies gravitationally lensed by the cluster appear in the upper-right quadrant of the image. A couple of foreground stars are also visible and easily distinguished by their diffraction spikes.$
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NASA Goddard
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Jun 22
Sorry to barge in 🚢 @NASARoman arrived at @NASAKennedy on June 21, after a shipping journey packed safely inside its own environmentally controlled transportation container. Next stop: space! go.nasa.gov/4oJZypC
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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
@NASARoman
Jun 21
Special delivery! 📦📦 Roman has successfully made it to @NASAKennedy today after its 8-day journey at sea!
NASA's Kennedy Space Center
@NASAKennedy
Jun 21
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at Kennedy Space Center, kicking off final prelaunch preparations! Roman is targeting liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A no earlier than August 30, putting the mission eight months ahead of
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NASA Wallops
@NASAWallops
Jun 19
For the first time, NASA will launch two student missions on one sounding rocket! The sounding rocket will launch Wednesday, June 24, with a window opening at 5:30 a.m. EDT. A livestream will be available on the Wallops YouTube channel. Stay tuned for our launch viewing map!
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NASA Wallops
@NASAWallops
Jun 19
After mating the Pegasus rocket carrying Katalyst's LINK spacecraft, @northropgrumman’s Stargazer L-1011 aircraft departed Wallops. Wallops' ability to support both spacecraft & Pegasus integration within weeks streamlined this mission to boost Swift's orbit later this summer.
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NASA Science
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Jun 18
NASA has selected the DAPHNE mission to study how Earth’s atmosphere drives space weather, helping improve predictions that protect tech and astronauts. Twin satellites will launch no earlier than 2029. More: go.nasa.gov/4vf3LE5
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NASA Goddard
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Jun 18
Jupiter’s fast traveling particles captured by Juno 🏃💨 NASA’s Juno Mission measured particles traveling close to the speed of light near Jupiter. Those speedy particles will help scientists learn more about how and where high-energy particles form. go.nasa.gov/4fHzHMB
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NASA Goddard
@NASAGoddard
Jun 17
And the award goes to… NASA scientists James Irons and Eric Vermote were awarded the 2025 William T. Pecora award for outstanding scientific contributions toward a better understanding of Earth through satellite or aerial remote sensing. go.nasa.gov/4oq8O1R
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Jun 16
Even from afar, wildfires are creating unhealthy air. A NASA-supported study found wildfires have worsened ground-level ozone, or smog, across the U.S., with larger changes in the West and Midwest. Wildfires can increase surface ozone thousands of miles away from active fires.
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NASA Goddard
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Jun 16
Read more:
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NASA-Funded Study Shows Wildfire Smoke’s Hidden Ozone Toll - NASA Science
Over the last decade, wildfires have worsened ground-level ozone pollution across much of the contiguous United States, creating unhealthy air far from active flames.
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NASA
@NASA
Jun 15
Creators: @NASARoman is launching this summer, and you’re invited! We're looking for storytellers to join us as our Roman Space Telescope lifts off to help answer some of the biggest questions about our universe. Applications close June 28 at 11:59pm ET: go.nasa.gov/4v5hCge
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NASA Goddard
@NASAGoddard
Jun 15
From Goddard intern to Space Communications and Navigation deputy program manager for capability development, Greg Heckler is creating comms infrastructure for the Moon. 🎧 In this episode of Houston We Have a Podcast, hear how his team supports Artemis: go.nasa.gov/43joNoP
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