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  1. Retweeted
    5 hours ago

    Texas shining bright with Houston batting cleanup!

  2. Retweeted
    10 hours ago

    The provided great lighting for this night time-lapse. China, Korea, Japan.

  3. 5 hours ago

    The Moon shined brightly this year, whether it was blocking out the Sun during one of the most-viewed events in U.S. history, or reinvigorating our human space exploration plans. Take a look at our 2017 in review:

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    Success! New Horizons fires thrusters, refines course and close-approach timing for flyby on New Year’s 2019.

  5. Retweeted
    Dec 8

    On the latest podcast: John Hogan talks about different types of life-support technologies for space exploration. Listen:

  6. 6 hours ago

    DYK that conducts that benefits us here on Earth everyday? See how the orbiting laboratory may provide an ideal environment for producing fiber optics used for medical devices, cable TV & the internet:

  7. 7 hours ago

    A team of our scientists is using a high-altitude aircraft and a sophisticated imaging spectrometer to study environmental impacts caused by the devastating Southern California wildfires:

  8. 8 hours ago

    Fierce Santa Ana winds and unusually dry air made fires in Southern California particularly difficult to contain. See how quickly the front of the Thomas fire spread between Dec 4-8, seen by the “day night band” of the satellite. Take a look:

  9. 9 hours ago

    Planet Earth: 3rd rock from the Sun & the only home to life as we know it in the universe. Join us as we continue our tour of the solar system with the latest episode of our Gravity Assist Podcast. Download and listen:

  10. 12 hours ago

    The historic Apollo mission control room in Houston is set to be fully restored by the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission in July 2019. It will provide a snapshot of how it looked during the Moon landing on July 20, 1969. Details:

  11. Retweeted
    20 hours ago

    From and , all the way to and . But then we crossed the and its thousands of glowing fishing boats, to find ourselves over southeast ... quite a trip!

  12. Retweeted
    Dec 1

    Want to make a short film or a poster about space? Impress the rocket scientists at NASA with your vision for the future? Have your work seen by creative director Joshua Grossberg? Well now’s your chance! Submit your work to

  13. Retweeted
    Dec 8

    From it looks like the winds have shifted and hopefully dying down, nice to see Point Mugu and Oxnard again, hopefully Ventura soon.

  14. Dec 8

    On the lava fields of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, we’ve been busy doing science in a most unusual way. See how we’re preparing for future space exploration by conducting research, designing procedures, and developing tools right here on Earth:

  15. Dec 8

    Laser CATS! …Not the furry kind. Our CATS mission, which fired laser pulses to measure clouds and tiny atmospheric particles, ended operations after 33 successful months on . Get the details meow:

  16. Dec 8

    Earth's Moon was a focal point for NASA in 2017, whether it was blocking out the Sun or reinvigorating the agency’s human space exploration plans. to Dec. 8, 1992, when our Galileo craft took this false-color image of the Moon, composed of 15 images:

  17. Retweeted
    Dec 8

    Engineering for Mars: See hardware under construction in our Spacecraft Assembly Facility in this interactive . Best in app w/🔊☝️

  18. Dec 8

    Heads-up, Earthlings! The annual Geminid meteor shower has arrived, peaking overnight Dec. 13-14. It's a good time to bundle up! Then, go outside and let the universe blow your mind! Get the details:

  19. Retweeted
    Dec 8

    Beautiful coastal lights from Seattle down to Baja - if you live on the west coast of North America you are probably in this video! Make a wish on the shooting star, seen in the upper right at about 30 seconds.

  20. Dec 8

    Copious columns of gray-brown smoke pour off the edge of California's coast in this image of wildfires taken by our satellites on December 7:

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