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NASA Universe

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NASA Universe

@NASAUniverse

Your backstage pass to the universe and how NASA studies it. Exoplanets, black holes, dark energy, and more!

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NASA Universe
@NASAUniverse
Jun 22
At @NASA, we undertake the near impossible. This month, a first-of-its-kind mission will launch to boost our Swift observatory before it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere. Follow along with this daring, rapid-response effort to advance American spacecraft servicing technology.
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NASA Science
@NASAScience_
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Not quite a planet. Not quite a star. Help NASA search for elusive brown dwarfs hiding in WISE telescope images as part of the new Backyard Worlds: Binaries project. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3QoEpEQ
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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
@NASARoman
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Have you signed up to send your name to space yet?! We've seen your comments and made improvements to the site so that even more of you can now send us your names to be aboard the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. go.nasa.gov/RomanNames
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NASA Universe
@NASAUniverse
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How powerful are gamma-ray bursts, the biggest explosions since the big bang? 💥 You could pop 10 million billion trillion trillion kernels of popcorn from the energy of one! Find out how satellites like Swift and Fermi study them: go.nasa.gov/3T1aljg
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Hubble
@NASAHubble
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It's a little dusty over at MCG+08-11-002. This odd-looking galaxy sports a spectacular band of dark dust across its center, which is likely the aftermath of an earlier collision of two separate galaxies. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4ev2jHT
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NASA Goddard
@NASAGoddard
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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 JPL
@NASAJPL
Jun 24
New upgrades to the Cold Atom Lab aboard the @Space_Station are helping scientists take precise measurements of quantum phenomena that happen at the atomic level. Learn more: jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-qua…
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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
@NASARoman
Jun 24
You've got a friend in me, Euclid! Last year, @esa's Euclid space telescope paused its usual observations to look at the heart of our Milky Way Galaxy, previewing one of Roman’s major surveys.
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NASA Universe
@NASAUniverse
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Our TESS telescope helped find two new “super-puff” planets that are about the size of Jupiter but have the density of cotton candy. TOI-791 b and c might even be the puffiest planets ever found! Further study can help us learn about planetary evolution. go.nasa.gov/4v6Oyo0
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ESA Science
@esascience
Jun 24
Today, @ESA_Euclid revealed the largest, most detailed photo ever taken of our galaxy's centre in visible light 🙌 This video takes you on a journey across this region. Turn up the volume and enjoy our galactic centre 🤩
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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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NASA Universe
@NASAUniverse
Jun 24
Our Swift spacecraft’s quick response to unexpected events like gamma-ray bursts has helped spot other cosmic surprises! Read about five unpredictable things Swift has seen, plus one we're still looking for: tmblr.co/Zz_Uqjh4_zSk4u…
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Hubble
@NASAHubble
Jun 24
Rubin + Hubble = 🤩🌌 Hubble recently celebrated 36 years in space with a detailed look into the Trifid Nebula, a star-forming region about 5,000 light-years away, seen in this “inset” image: go.nasa.gov/4eCozOP
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