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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 17
These stars took sibling rivalry to the next level! Our Fermi telescope found two supernova remnants that are likely the debris from a stellar pair where one star exploded, sending the other hurtling through space … and then it blew up too: go.nasa.gov/4vQ51NP #AAS248
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NASA Universe
@NASAUniverse
Jun 19
A moment of quiet after a busy year. The LINK robotic spacecraft from Katalyst Space will launch soon to attempt an orbital boost of our Swift observatory. It went from a concept to poised for launch in less than a year. Now, it is nestled into Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL
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Hubble
@NASAHubble
Jun 18
It's a galactic group hang! Called CL0016+1609, this image shows two clusters of galaxies merging together, drawn in by gravity. Hubble's data sheds light on the distribution of dark matter – the invisible "scaffolding" of our universe: go.nasa.gov/4euZ2Hn
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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
@NASARoman
Jun 18
Get ready to send your name a MILLION MILES AWAY!! Submit your name to be added to a memory card that will fly on the Roman Space Telescope this year to Lagrange point 2, the same location as @NASAWebb. go.nasa.gov/RomanNames Submissions close July 12th.
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NASA Universe
@NASAUniverse
Jun 18
#TBT to June 13, 2012, when our NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) headed to space! NuSTAR unlocks the mysteries of X-ray sources throughout the universe, from supermassive black holes to our very own Sun. To celebrate, here are some quick mission facts! ⬇️
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NASA Universe
@NASAUniverse
Jun 18
Replying to @NASAUniverse
In its 14 years in space, NuSTAR has detected over 14 billion cosmic X-rays … which is still LESS than a single chest X-ray! Many of the sources NuSTAR is looking at are extremely bright, but they’re so far away that very few X-rays make their way to the telescope.
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NASA Universe
@NASAUniverse
Jun 18
We can’t wait to see what NuSTAR helps us learn next about our dynamic X-ray universe. Learn more about the telescope and download this colorful mission poster here: science.nasa.gov/mission/nustar/
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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
@NASARoman
Jun 17
Have you caught yourself 'Roman' around the internet looking for mission updates? We now have a blog! Stay up to date on all things Roman: science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/
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NASA
@NASA
Jun 17
LIVE: Experts from NASA, Katalyst Space, and Northrop Grumman preview the mission to boost the orbit of our Swift Observatory. Raising Swift's altitude will extend its mission lifespan. youtube.com/live/ymp7dIUvp…
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NASA Webb Telescope
@NASAWebb
Jun 16
One well-done gas giant planet, coming right up! Webb examined a “hot Jupiter” exoplanet called HD 80606 b, with four times Jupiter’s mass, and a very elliptical orbit that sweeps close by its Sun-like star. go.nasa.gov/3QtN6xr
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NASA Science
@NASAScience_
Jun 16
Extending mission lifetimes takes bold innovation and teamwork. Join us Wednesday, June 17 at 11am ET, to preview of one of our most daring undertakings: the @katalystspace mission to boost the orbit of @NASA’s Swift observatory: go.nasa.gov/4vRV1ni
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NASA Webb Telescope
@NASAWebb
Jun 16
Webb teamed up with @NASAHubble to examine a relic from our galaxy’s formation. This object might look like a globular cluster of stars, but is actually something much odder and rarer - a “bulge fossil fragment.” science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/…
$A dramatically crowded starfield that looks like a just-shaken snow globe. The black background of space, which is clearer at the edges, is covered by thousands of tiny white, orange, and blue points of light, which are stars. The stars are most concentrated in the center, forming a roughly circular orb, and sparser at the edges of the image. Several larger orange stars, particularly those largest near the edges of the frame, have prominent diffraction spikes.$
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NASA Universe
@NASAUniverse
Jun 16
#OTD in 1995, @NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day made its first post. With a new image each day, its archive is now the largest collection of annotated astronomical images on the internet. Do you have a favorite post? Check them all out here: apod.nasa.gov
$A section of the Cat’s Paw Nebula, observed by the James Webb Space Telescope. There are four roughly circular areas around the center of the image. Each has a luminous blue glow, with the top center and bottom left areas the brightest. Brown-orange filaments of dust, which vary in density, surround these four bluish patches and stretch toward the frame’s edges. Small zones, such as to the left and right of the top-center blue circular area, appear darker and seemingly vacant of stars. Toward the center are small, fiery red clumps scattered among the brown dust. Many small, yellow-white stars are spread across the scene, some with eight-pointed diffraction spikes that are characteristic of Webb. A few larger blue-white stars with diffraction spikes are scattered throughout, mostly toward the top left and bottom right. In the top-right corner is a bright red-orange oval. The image is watermarked “Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.”$
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Learn With NASA
@LearnWithNASA
Jun 15
Get ready for a worldwide Moon appreciation moment 🌓 Last International Observe the Moon Night, an estimated 1 million people in 128 countries celebrated our nearest neighbor in space together. Who will you observe the Moon with this year? Sign up: go.nasa.gov/ObserveTheMoon
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NASA Universe
@NASAUniverse
Jun 15
Engineers attached Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket to the company’s Stargazer aircraft at @NASAWallops. Inside is LINK, Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft, which will rendezvous with our Swift telescope to attempt an orbital boost. go.nasa.gov/3SaFNvh
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