the latest Twitter posts from @nasa for the past day
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A member of the Caddo and Comanche Tribes, Kenneth Attocknie has served as a @Space_Station flight controller, astronaut instructor, and is now an eng...
LIVE: Tune in as #DARTMission leaders share the details of our upcoming launch to test asteroid deflection technology. Share your questions for the te...
Re @Shar_2907 Before DART impacts the asteroid, it will release the small LICIACube satellite, which (combined with observations from ground-based tel...
RT NASA Commercial Crew: Along with @SpaceX, we are continuing to review launch and return opportunities for the upcoming crew rotation flights to and...
Our #DARTMission, the world’s 1st #PlanetaryDefense test mission, will crash into an asteroid far away from Earth to slightly change its motion. 🚀...
Re @SFAA99409530 Yes! Scientists figured out that the bright areas were deposits made mostly of sodium carbonate, which likely came from liquid that p...
How does a star’s light affect potential signs of life on planets that orbit it? On Nov. 8, we're set to launch an experiment to see how starlight af...
On Fri., Nov. 5, four @SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts aboard the @Space_Station will discuss their mission of over six months, as they prepare to return hom...
✨ Happy #Diwali to all who celebrate!
This stellar festival of lights, called a globular cluster, was captured by @NASAHubble. It contains a densel...
Today, @VP visits @NASAGoddard for a firsthand look at our work to combat the climate crisis and protect vulnerable communities. Tune in at 4:45pm ET ...
RT NASA Technology: In 2022, an ice-mining experiment will arrive on an @Int_Machines lander at the lunar South Pole, along with a @nokia communicatio...
When was the last time an asteroid hit Earth? Small asteroids and other tiny particles bombard our planet daily, but almost all of them burn up safely...
On Thursday at 1pm EDT (1700 UTC), get a live preview of the #DARTMission, our first test to see if we can change the course of an asteroid. DART will...
Re @frankmachin1 Great question! Our expert answered at 07:40 in this video: no, DART will slightly change the speed of the smaller asteroid, which wi...
Planetary scientist Lucas Paganini led the team that measured water vapor on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. Born in Argentina and now working for our #Ju...
"The mission was so challenging in so many ways, what I least expected was for it to go smoothly." @NASAJPL's Marc Rayman joins the "Small Steps, Gian...
Re @spiraldream Webb doesn't need a tube! The tube of a telescope helps keeps out ambient light, and Webb's tennis court-sized sunshield serves a simi...
Re @spiraldream Webb will observe primarily infrared light, often from very faint and distant objects. The sunshield will keep infrared light (or heat...
Re @cosmicrachael Until we meet again in person, please be our virtual guest! Sign up now for reminders for upcoming launches and ways to participate,...
Thousands of parts must work correctly. And we only get one shot. Here’s how @NASAWebb will keep its mission team – and the world – on edge for 29...