Tomorrow, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch a new space observatory to study black holes. This observatory, ASTRO-H, carries a state-of-the-art instrument and two telescope mirrors built at our Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Watch launch live at 3:45 a.m. EST: http://go.nasa.gov/1oI3nwh
Want to work at NASA? There are opportunities for everyone: from students, to recent grads, professionals and astronauts. See how you can become part of the NASA team: http://nasa.tumblr.com/…/139424…/so-you-want-to-work-at-nasa
A distant black hole jet is being illuminated by the oldest light in the Universe. This discovery shows that black holes with powerful jets may be more common than previously thought in the first few billion years after the Big Bang. Find out more: http://go.nasa.gov/1PDcuag #NASABeyond
A new Japanese space observatory that will study black holes is set to launch tomorrow at 3:45 a.m. EST. The observatory carries a state-of-the-art instrument and the telescope mirrors built at our Goddard Space Flight Center. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1oHcgpW
Saturn’s razor-thin rings seem to cut the moon Dione in two in this view from our Cassini spacecraft. The bright streaks of Dione’s wispy terrain are seen near the moon’s limb at right. Details:http://go.nasa.gov/1oGVw1Q #NASABeyond
Did you know that you can #SpotTheStation in the night sky? Find out when the International Space Station is flying over you:http://nasa.tumblr.com/…/spot-the-international-space-stati…
Are you applying to #BeAnAstronaut? Applications are open until Feb. 18. Here’s some practical advice for aspiring space explorers from Astronaut Stan Love: http://go.nasa.gov/1Qhu6fc
ICYMI: Astronaut Serena Auñón answered questions on Twitter about what it’s like to #BeAnAstronaut. Here’s a recap: http://nasa.tumblr.com/…/1391…/dreamed-of-being-an-astronaut
And on this Valentine's Day, let's not forget Pluto's big heart. Three billion miles away, the dwarf planet sent a “love note” back to Earth, via our New Horizons spacecraft's July 14, 2015, flyby. http://go.nasa.gov/1KPuaAt
Imagination is our window into the future. New travel posters envision a day when the creativity of scientists and engineers will allow us to do things we can only dream of now. Take a trip to 14 alien worlds via the new, futuristic space tourism posters, available free for downloading and printing: http://go.nasa.gov/1XrXdMq
Forget the florist. Give your special someone a 'rose' made of galaxies! A swath of blue jewels across the top is the combined light from clusters of intensely bright and hot young blue stars. These massive stars glow fiercely in ultraviolet light. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1XrRMgw
Happy Valentine's Day from Mars! A heart-shaped feature was captured by our Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. More: http://go.nasa.gov/1KPnhPL
Celestial Valentine! Generations of stars can be seen in this infrared portrait of a wispy star-forming region. Details:http://go.nasa.gov/1SOMgWq
Here’s a love story at the smallest scales imaginable: particles of light. Is it possible to have particles that are so intimately linked that a change to one affects the other, even when they are separated at a distance? Find out: http://go.nasa.gov/1SOBuPO
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the zinnias growing on the International Space Station are ready to be harvested. Tomorrow, astronaut Scott Kelly will carefully cut the colorful blooms and prepare them for storage. Studying these flowering plants will help scientists learn more about growing crops for deep-space missions and our #JourneyToMars. More:http://go.nasa.gov/1Qes5jZ
On Tumblr? Join astronaut Scott Kelly at 1:45 p.m. EST for the first ever#AnswerTime from space! Ask your questions here:http://stationcdrkelly.tumblr.com/tagged/answertime
It's been another busy week for us. Watch now to get a recap of what happened around the agency. https://youtu.be/sb5wtUh-kkI
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Tomorrow, astronaut Scott Kelly will host the first ever Tumblr#AnswerTime from space! Join in at 1:45 p.m. EST to ask him your questions! http://stationcdrkelly.tumblr.com/ask
What is it like to be an astronaut? Ask astronaut Serena Auñón today at 3 p.m. EST during her TweetChat. Use #BeAnAstronaut for questions.
The icy blue wings of this planetary nebula form when an aging low-mass star reaches the final stages of life. This planetary nebula is one of around 3,000 such objects known to reside within the Milky Way. Details:http://go.nasa.gov/1o6Txn0
What do nutrition and genetics have in common? They could be linked to vision problems experienced by some astronauts in space. Take a look:http://nasa.tumblr.com/…/vision-microgravitycan-we-see-the-…
The sun sets 16 times a day for astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The Circadian Rhythm Study is looking at changes in their biological clock while in space. This and more on this week's 'Space to Ground.'
Question? Use #SpaceToGround. Watch: https://youtu.be/9884aTBsyU4
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It may look like a piece of art, but this map is helping us understand the complex geological processes on Pluto. Producing such maps is important for gauging what processes have operated where, and when they occurred relative to other processes at work. Details:http://go.nasa.gov/1Qb4AYZ #PlutoFlyby
We’re hiring astronauts, and applications close on Feb. 18! Join astronaut Serena Auñón for a TweetChat tomorrow at 3 p.m. EST to ask about the job. Use #BeAnAstronaut for your questions.
How do increases in water storage on land impact sea level rise? A new study shows that while ice sheets and glaciers continue to melt, changes in weather and climate over the past decade have caused Earth’s continents to soak up and store an extra 3.2 trillion tons of water, temporarily slowing the rate of sea level rise by about 20 percent. Details:http://go.nasa.gov/1QaTPpN
#LIGO scientists discovered Einstein’s gravitational waves…but what are they? Find out here: http://nasa.tumblr.com/…/13912…/what-are-gravitational-waves
Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves a century ago. Now, the detection of these waves has been announced. Scientists are interested in observing and characterizing gravitational waves to learn more about the sources producing them and about gravity itself. Find out more: http://go.nasa.gov/1QaE8Pg #NASABeyond #LIGO
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Detailed maps of the world’s natural landscapes created using our satellite data could help scientists better predict the impacts of future climate change. The maps of forests, grasslands and other productive ecosystems provide the most complete picture yet of how carbon from the atmosphere is reused and recycled by Earth’s natural ecosystems. Find out more: http://go.nasa.gov/20pBO6p
Don’t forget to find out what’s up this month. You can see five planets in the morning sky, Comet Catalina and more. Discover when and where to look up: http://go.nasa.gov/1nZF3Fq
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Our Orion crew module has arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and is ready to be processed for its first mission atop our Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Orion will eventually take us on a #JourneyToMars, but first, the spacecraft is being prepared for a mission past the moon during Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) in 2018. Find out more:http://go.nasa.gov/20pagOI
ICYMI: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden discussed the #StateOfNASAtoday. You can watch his full remarks here: https://youtu.be/ej2odhB57ng
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