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When a daring team of engineers put a lander and our first rover on Mars a quarter century ago, they changed how the world explores. Read about how it was made possible and how it continues to inspire our exploration of the Red Planet: go.nasa.gov/3ODiCSU
An eight-image mosaic of the Mars Sojourner rover. The small microwave-sized Sojourner rover sits still at the bottom of a short metallic ramp on the red and rocky surface of Mars. The rover is primarily comprised of solar paneling and metallic components connected to its wheels and chassis. The background of the image is the iconic red of Martian soil and is dotted with small rocks and bolders.
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Here’s our updated plan to bring Mars samples to Earth: The
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rover will take samples to a lander, so a robotic arm provided by
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can load them into an ascent vehicle. Two Mars helicopters will act as back-ups. Targeting return in 2033. go.nasa.gov/3PDLWtO
An illustration shows the Perseverance rover and an Ingenuity-class helicopter on the reddish-brown surface of Mars, along with concept renderings of a sample retrieval lander, an ascent rocket lifting off, and an Earth return orbiter in space. A rendering of a half Earth is in the distant sky.
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Wednesday, NASA and
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leaders will lay out proposed plans to bring Mars samples back to Earth. Listen in to the live media briefing July 27 at 11am ET (15:00 UTC): youtu.be/wThkJXvCmrw
View from the underside of a Mars rover as the camera points at the reddish-brown surface of the planet. Part of a wheel is at the left of the screen and the rest of the rover's shadow is visible at the bottom and the right of the screen, with its prominent "head" protruding from its mechanical body. The rocks on the surface are flat as if weathered by wind and water over millennia. Rocks and pebbls of varying sizes are scattered across the surface.
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Don't forget to wear sunscreen. Some asteroids are aged early by the Sun, with surface rocks fracturing in just 10,000-100,000 years. Analysis of images from our #OSIRISREx mission revealed a weathering process that happens fast, geologically speaking: go.nasa.gov/3osdXZ7
Closeup of asteroid Bennu surface showing large boulder at center surrounded by smaller rocks with visible fractures running across the boulder's surface
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Calling all creators, influencers, and social aficionados,
@NASAArtemis
is launching to the Moon and we want you to experience it in person. Learn from experts, go behind-the-scenes, and bring the launch to your followers with #NASASocial. Apply now: go.nasa.gov/3Ota8NS
The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft sit atop the crawler-transporter 2. The SLS rocket is mainly orange with two white boosters on either side of it. The Orion capsule is white and pointy. The full Moon is midway up the image on the right hand side. The sky is blue, pink, and grey.
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July 23 marks 50 years since Landsat’s inaugural launch. Conducted jointly with
@USGS
, it gives a satellite’s-eye view of Earth’s changes. From tracking wildfires to monitoring urban growth, Landsat helps us safeguard our planet. Celebrate #Landsaturday: go.nasa.gov/3J1u4X1
An aerial view of Tahiti, an island of French Polynesia. The island is a vibrant, deep green against the dark blue of the Pacific Ocean. White clouds cover part of the island. Wispier clouds also appear over parts of the water.
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JoAnn Morgan was the only woman working in the launch firing room for Apollo 11, which landed on the Moon today in 1969. It would be one of many ceilings Morgan would break during her 45 years at NASA. This #InternationalMoonDay, get to know her story: go.nasa.gov/3b0ADMW
A black and white photo of JoAnn Morgan in front of her computer console in 1969. She is turned away from it and is looking toward the window to see the Apollo 11 rocket lift off. On either side of her are two men, one in a white short sleeve collared shirt, another in a dark suit jacket. Cropped are the faces of other men, highlighting that she is the only woman working there. She has blondish or brown hair which swoops outward a few inches above her shoulder. Everybody is wearing a headset. The man on the left in the white shirt is applauding.
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Each spring, billions of migratory birds make their way north to the continental U.S. A NASA-led study sheds light on how global weather patterns influence when the birds start their journey and how climate change could impact their seasonal flight. go.nasa.gov/3RKxGkg
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On July 13, 2022, Earth satellites captured temperatures rising above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) due to extreme, record-breaking heatwaves across much of Europe, Africa, and Asia: go.nasa.gov/3yMnRJT
An illustration of the Eastern Hemisphere of the globe shows air temperatures represented by a color spectrum going from blue (low) to dark red (high). Most of the continents shown (Africa, Europe, and Asia) are orange to dark red, indicating high temperatures.
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At 11:21am ET,
@SpaceX
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@Space_Station
. The cargo spacecraft is delivering supplies and
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Help #MakeSpace for everybody! We’re looking for creative problem solvers, coders, designers, storytellers, scientists & makers to use our open data to find solutions to some of Earth’s most pressing issues. Register for the 2022
@SpaceApps
Challenge: go.nasa.gov/3uTPcJb
Image of a wild polar bear standing an ice floe, with bits of melting ice forming puddles. Both the foreground and background show chunks of ice.
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To go far, we need everybody. Students, educators, and caregivers: We have a whole universe of
@NASASTEM
lesson plans, activities, and resources to help build the next generation of explorers and innovators: nasa.gov/stem
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The investments we are making in STEM education will have a lasting impact on our nation. As chair of the National Space Council, I’m excited for our young leaders to explore and be inspired by space.
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Done and dusted. Stage 2 separation confirmed. The CRS-25 Dragon spacecraft, and the new
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mineral dust mapper EMIT, are on their way to the International
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Like dust in the wind, liftoff is confirmed for the
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