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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com [ View ] Mar 26, 2024 at 01:42 UTC

Chandra, the space-based observatory that brings us incredible x-ray images of the most extreme environments in the cosmos, is at risk of cancellation. It’ll be a huge loss to astronomy if the mission ends prematurely for budget reasons. Go to www.savechandra.org to find out how to help #SaveChandra

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 19, 2024 at 23:50 UTC

No, "Cancer Moonshot" does not refer to moon landing hoax arguments that crew would never have survived passing through the van Allen belts

#NASA #CancerMoonshot #Cancer

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 19, 2024 at 23:46 UTC

"Curious Universe" podcast to release six episodes in a series of why you should never buy eclipse glasses from Amazon

#NASA #podcast #SolarEclipse

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 19, 2024 at 23:41 UTC

NASA to announce National Duct-Tape Derby winner for Best Rover, award contract for Interplanetary Duct-Tape Derby vehicle

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 15, 2024 at 22:16 UTC

More Research Equipment for the Research God, More Science for the (Orbital) Science Throne!

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 14, 2024 at 20:51 UTC

NEXT TUESDAY Tuesday tuesday, meet the next group of NASA astronauts at the WEBB AUDITORIUM at NASA HEADQUARTERS, BE THERRRRRRRRRRE

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 21, 2024 at 14:26 UTC

A private spacecraft will attempt a landing on the 22nd. Talk about it on X, the platform that—AHAHAHA just go to bluesky or cohost, screw X

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 20, 2024 at 23:26 UTC

Woman intends to play with fire onboard ISS, get your questions in now before we set her loose up there

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 17, 2024 at 15:35 UTC

NASA admin Bill Nelson to discuss progress of several tech developments with ISS crew, allow remote work for surgeons

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 17, 2024 at 15:30 UTC

NASA seeking volunteers for year stint in Mars Dune Alpha, a 3D-printed Mars analogue habitat in Houston that is totally not a movie tie-in

www.nasa.gov/news-release...

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 17, 2024 at 15:23 UTC

The Artemis Accords 'Katamaris' yet another unsuspecting country

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 15, 2024 at 17:05 UTC

The Intuitive Machines CLPS mission is on its way and full of wonderful science goodies destined for Mun! Er, Moon. Yes, we meant Moon

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 14, 2024 at 21:34 UTC

NASA reaffirms its commitment to succeeding in the most dangerous mission known to White Man

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 14, 2024 at 01:15 UTC

A nimble new UV-light space scope will help astronomers observe and record transient events in 2030. Congrats on the selection, UVEX team!

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 13, 2024 at 17:37 UTC

The American Astronomical Society would like a word with you if you like words 'n stuff! Remote position as an editorial assistant. Check it out, try your luck, spread the good word:

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 13, 2024 at 17:32 UTC

Heads-up, space journalists: NASA invites you to sign up to cover SpaceX's 30th resupply launch (please understand we bought all these rocket flights before we knew Elon was a Nazi, we were really hoping to avoid another Operation Paperclip scenario here, we are SO sorry)

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 13, 2024 at 14:55 UTC

What else can we say beyond "thank you" to everyone who worked on Ingenuity, and a heartfelt "goodbye" to Ingenuity itself?

Download the open source FCS that Ingenuity was built upon here: nasa.github.io/fprime/

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 13, 2024 at 01:36 UTC

NASA to cover Progress launch, provide more thrills over two days of approach to ISS than that gormless worm did with Putin interview

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 13, 2024 at 01:28 UTC

New assistant admin for Office of Small Business Programs will help toss around small businesses like Captain Olimar tosses Pikmin

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 10, 2024 at 14:13 UTC

Greece signs on to the Artemis Accords, pledges to help find out what happens when werewolves live on our Moon

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 09, 2024 at 13:08 UTC

NASA invites you to scare the hell out of some bigots and sign up for their Science Mission Directorate Bridge Program, enabling diversity, equity, and inclusion with under-served institutions, and making seed funding available for their students and faculties

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 08, 2024 at 12:35 UTC

Class of 2021 Artemis astronauts to graduate next month, face uncertain job market

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 08, 2024 at 12:31 UTC

NASA selects Seventh Sense Consulting LLC for critical administrative and doughnut acquisition operations agency-wide. Mmm, doughnuts~

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 08, 2024 at 12:24 UTC

PACE satellite soars heavenward to study Earth's ocean and atmosphere, give anthropogenic climate change denialists more data to dismiss

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 07, 2024 at 13:49 UTC

Greatest country in the world preaches importance of STEM for decades, refuses to fund it. Now JPL must cut workforce

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 25, 2024 at 14:39 UTC

40 years ago, a man who is now burning in Hell's eternal lakes of fire directed NASA to build a space station within a decade. We feel as bad about missing that deadline as much as John Hinkley did missing that kill shot.

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 23, 2024 at 01:37 UTC

NASA puts out call for press credentials to watch this robot scrunkler launch to our Moon, deadline for signups soon

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 20, 2024 at 08:18 UTC

Astronaut Loral O’Hara to continue long and proud ISS tradition of reminding kids how important math is even though it's super boring Seriously, though: it's cool as hell that people hurtling over 7 kilometers a second over Earth can just have a good chat with school kids

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 20, 2024 at 08:08 UTC

NASA sets aside day to remember that spaceflight is seriously dangerous shit Earth can be a hostile planet, but it's nothing compared to every other place in the Universe. It takes guts to venture into an inhospitable void, and we reflect on the sometimes too-high cost of human space exploration

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 20, 2024 at 07:59 UTC

Third group of Crash-couch Couch Crashers on their way to Do Stuff at the Space Station No word yet on if they remembered the keg.

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 20, 2024 at 07:47 UTC

Navajo secure victory over Peregrine spacecraft as it disintegrates, tells NASA to fucking stop sending people powder to Grandmother Moon (Seriously, She's got enough dust up there, and really it's a *weird* gift to give a grandmother unannounced)

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 19, 2024 at 14:28 UTC

JAXA's soft lunar landing attempt is now LIVE. No sign of Mickey, which is so typical

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 18, 2024 at 19:46 UTC

Even cosmic monsters deserve cuddles: New Hubble photo captures gorgeous galactic merger

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 18, 2024 at 15:27 UTC

JAXA seeks to reclaim Moon from Organization 13 with the aid of SORA.

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 12, 2024 at 22:29 UTC

Lockheed Martin partners with NASA to create new thirst trap for aeromorph fans

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Nov 26, 2023 at 19:10 UTC

BOINC champions, take note: Milkyway@home would like for you to remove and re-add their project.

A recent server migration may result in unwanted behaviour from the BOINC project, and re-adding the project using the URL should fix it: milkyway-new.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Nov 25, 2023 at 10:31 UTC

This Week @ NASA: You're not gonna believe this but a little moonlet asteroid we saw is really two asteroids and they are holding hands See a photo of the sweethearts, and catch up on other news in our latest installment of TWAN:

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Nov 23, 2023 at 15:10 UTC

Today is a day of thanks. Today is a day of remembrance and mourning for indigenous peoples over history that should have remained undone. We hope to take our first steps into the cosmos with more wisdom, strength, and empathy than those who came before us. Have a good Tortillasgiving, all.

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Nov 23, 2023 at 04:35 UTC

Our 13-year streak of clean financial audits is only coincidentally tied to the retirement of the Shuttle programme

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Nov 22, 2023 at 23:54 UTC

Remember when we inflated a heat shield big and round? We've put together a nice little recap on last year's important LOFTID technology test, with lots of gifs of inflation and parachutes deploying:

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Nov 22, 2023 at 23:37 UTC

Canadian relieved to be flying aboard Starliner instead: Our upcoming Starliner-1 mission will expand our roster of private launch providers to include Boeing. Starliner has already seen several test flights with a fully successful round trip to the International Space Station in May of 2022.

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Nov 22, 2023 at 23:35 UTC

Keeping robots healthy and warm with the power of Pu: NASA's exploration programs rely on radioactive power to sustain our robots through bitterly cold planetary winters, or through the distant, feebly-illuminated reaches of our Solar System unsuitable for photovoltaics, but fuel isn't easy to get.

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Nov 22, 2023 at 23:32 UTC

Our intrepid little helicopter, Ingenuity, has exceeded all expectations with flight after flight on the Red Planet, and the people of Earth love seeing that little robot go. Fans of Mars exploration rejoice, for Ginny won't be the last robot 'copter to hover in the salmon-coloured skies of Mars:

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NASA Unofficial @nasa-unofficial.bsky.social [ View ] Nov 22, 2023 at 23:31 UTC

A quick Orbital Turkey Day message from the hungry people aboard the International Space Station

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