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GOLD launches this month to explore our interface to space — a dynamic region where changes can disrupt our satellites and communications systems. http://nasa.gov/gold  #NASAGOLDpic.twitter.com/eQlBVeD18T

GOLD’s data will be complemented by another mission launching this year: ICON. It will study the same region of our atmosphere, but from low-Earth orbit (GOLD will fly in geostationary orbit). Two heads are better than one! https://go.nasa.gov/2AvFi1c  #NASAICON #NASAGOLDpic.twitter.com/K9kgHSfATO

The last time Earth's disk was seen in far-ultraviolet light was in 1972, during the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission. Astronaut John W. Young used a UV camera to take this photo of Earth from the Moon.pic.twitter.com/SU7wOkhM59

GOLD launches on Jan. 25 aboard a commercial communications satellite. This mission will study Earth's upper atmosphere in far-ultraviolet light, helping us see changes in the ionosphere and thermosphere that are otherwise invisible.pic.twitter.com/hBtPRtYd0A

If you're on Snapchat, check out @NASA's story until ~2pm ET on Jan. 5 to learn about GOLD — a mission launching later this month that will study our boundary to space! #NASAGOLD #NASASocialpic.twitter.com/kDuuG4jdD9

And we're live! Join us now at http://fb.com/NASASunScience  to learn all about our newest mission GOLD. Have questions? Use #askNASA!pic.twitter.com/HvbGxTHWiv

This footage from the @Space_Station shows #airglow, which is shaped by interactions between the ionosphere & Earth's weather. The upcoming GOLD mission will study this region — tune in live in 30 minutes (1pm ET / 10am PT) to learn more! https://www.facebook.com/NASASunScience/videos/1510077012372850/ … #NASAGOLDpic.twitter.com/EkYApSmJcI

Live in 2 hours (1pm ET / 10am PT) — join us at http://fb.com/NASASunScience  to learn all about the GOLD mission! #NASAGOLD launches Jan. 25 to explore the dynamic region where space meets our atmosphere. Information for news media: https://go.nasa.gov/2CLxP0G pic.twitter.com/eOS0sOo3JR

Join us live on Thursday at 1pm ET / 10am PT to learn about GOLD, our new mission to study the interface between Earth & space! Tune in at https://www.facebook.com/NASASunScience/videos/1510077012372850/ … Information for news media: https://go.nasa.gov/2CLxP0G pic.twitter.com/h3knaktGaj

The four high-flying Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft helped scientists pinpoint an elusive electron act: https://go.nasa.gov/2CmzVmY pic.twitter.com/6RsJp6UYFk

A coronal hole on the Sun looks a bit like a question mark in these ultraviolet images seen by our satellite! Coronal holes are magnetically open areas on the Sun that allow high-speed solar wind to gush out into space. Learn more & download video: https://go.nasa.gov/2CjiLJW pic.twitter.com/KWK8QYGU87

We'll be LIVE tomorrow at 1pm ET / 10am PT to talk about GOLD, our next mission to explore Earth's interface to space! Tune in and ask questions at http://facebook.com/NASASunScience  or use #askNASA on Twitter. #NASAGOLD #NASASocialpic.twitter.com/JvRjNUktpD

Tune in to our Facebook page next Thursday at 1 p.m. ET for a show all about GOLD, our newest mission that will explore where space and Earth's atmosphere meet https://www.facebook.com/NASASunScience/ pic.twitter.com/MtiY10oGHd

Studying #spaceweather is helping us figure out how exoplanets could hang onto — or lose — their potentially life-sustaining atmospheres. More about how scientists are searching for life elsewhere in the universe: https://nasa.tumblr.com/post/169074195609/are-we-alone-in-the-universe …pic.twitter.com/AqKGeKxfg0

This solar 'question mark' is formed by a coronal hole, a magnetically open area on the Sun that allows high-speed solar wind to gush out into space. They appear as dark areas when seen in extreme ultraviolet images like these: https://go.nasa.gov/2CjiLJW pic.twitter.com/gB7AErI8Xt

Join us on @NASA Snapchat today to learn how scientists are teaming up in the search for life! pic.twitter.com/sV61IAprER

Are we alone in the universe? Check out @NASA's Tumblr to read about some of the many ways scientists are trying to answer that question: https://nasa.tumblr.com/post/169074195609/are-we-alone-in-the-universe …pic.twitter.com/qXSExDmyKm

An @esa/@NASA solar observatory saw this 'reindeer' on the Sun in 2003! The dark area that forms the reindeer is a coronal hole — a magnetically open region on the Sun that is a source of high-speed solar wind particles. http://go.nasa.gov/2i7TZCR pic.twitter.com/T82CHddLIL

Our satellites keep an eye on the Sun constantly. This video from the Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a solar prominence: a relatively cool cloud of solar material suspended above the Sun's surface by magnetic fields. https://go.nasa.gov/2ABxnQK pic.twitter.com/S8XwhwcNaP