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Everyone you love in one photo ❤️ Before its imaging camera was turned off, NASA's Voyager 1 took this iconic photo known as the "Pale Blue Dot" #OTD in 1990. In it, Earth is visible as a miniscule speck in the inky darkness.
The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of Earth taken Feb. 14, 1990, by NASA\u2019s Voyager 1 at a distance of 3.7 billion miles (6 billion kilometers) from the Sun. The image inspired the title of scientist Carl Sagan's book, \"Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space,\" in which he wrote: \"Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us.\" This image, \u201CPale Blue Dot Revisited,\u201D was created in 2020 for the 30th anniversary of the iconic picture. The updated version used modern image-processing software and techniques to revisit the well-known Voyager view, while attempting to respect the original data and intent of those who planned the images.

ALT The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of Earth taken Feb. 14, 1990, by NASA\u2019s Voyager 1 at a distance of 3.7 billion miles (6 billion kilometers) from the Sun. The image inspired the title of scientist Carl Sagan's book, \"Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space,\" in which he wrote: \"Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us.\" This image, \u201CPale Blue Dot Revisited,\u201D was created in 2020 for the 30th anniversary of the iconic picture. The updated version used modern image-processing software and techniques to revisit the well-known Voyager view, while attempting to respect the original data and intent of those who planned the images.

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A team from @UofMich is working with @NASA to create a new approach to measure Earth’s magnetic fields by developing a new system that can both take scientific measurements and provide spacecraft attitude control functions. Learn more: science.nasa.gov/science-res…
Photo of the aurora (taken in Alaska) showing small scale features that are often present. Credit: NASA/Sebastian Saarloos

ALT Photo of the aurora (taken in Alaska) showing small scale features that are often present. Credit: NASA/Sebastian Saarloos

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Reminder: Over the next few weeks, this X account will soon be archived. To find the latest news, announcements, and resources regarding NASA Science and its leadership, please make sure to follow our blog and the NASA Science website, both linked below. Blog: science.nasa.gov/about-us/ni… Web: science.nasa.gov

Nicky Notes - NASA Science

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Sundays are for perspective. From tracking ocean currents and wildfires to studying distant galaxies, #NASAScience helps us see the beauty and fragility of our home planet and beyond. Take a moment to look up, and remember: science is how we explore, protect, and understand our world. Discover more: science.nasa.gov/
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The #NISAR mission is one step closer to liftoff! This NASA-ISRO satellite, designed to monitor Earth’s changing ecosystems, land surfaces, and ice, has safely arrived at India’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Launch is targeted for July. Details: go.nasa.gov/45Gdytd
The lid of a specialized container is lifted to reveal NISAR, the Earth-observing radar satellite jointly developed by NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), shortly after the spacecraft’s arrival at ISRO’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on India’s southeastern coast on May 16, 2025. The container is white and is being lifted above the spacecraft that is covered in silver blanketing, People in blue frocks stand to the right of the container. The image is slightly tinted in color because of fluorescent lights in the facility.

ALT The lid of a specialized container is lifted to reveal NISAR, the Earth-observing radar satellite jointly developed by NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), shortly after the spacecraft’s arrival at ISRO’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on India’s southeastern coast on May 16, 2025. The container is white and is being lifted above the spacecraft that is covered in silver blanketing, People in blue frocks stand to the right of the container. The image is slightly tinted in color because of fluorescent lights in the facility.

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During its early years, our universe was immersed in a fog of neutral hydrogen gas, but today this gas is ionized. Until now, astronomers have wondered what objects caused this transformation. Using @NASAWebb data, a team of astronomers have identified dozens of small galaxies that played a starring role in shaping our universe into the one we know today. More: go.nasa.gov/4kX9sky

ALT White and yellow galaxies of various sizes and shapes appear against the blackness of space. Two bright stars in our own galaxy display prominent six-spike diffraction patterns with bluish rays, visible at center left and lower left. Then 20 white diamonds sweep across the image. One diamond enlarges to reveal an image of a young, low-mass, star-forming galaxy, looking like a green oval, against a red and green checked background. The enlarged images then shrink back, and the diamonds sweep away. The sequence loops.

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Have you seen the latest images of solar eruptions from @NASA's PUNCH mission? Using the mission’s highly sensitive, wide-field instruments, we’re able to capture a big-picture view of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) as they evolved and raced through the inner solar system in much greater detail than previously possible. The data from these images are helping scientists better understand space weather and its impact. More: go.nasa.gov/4kzAHBV
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A year of terrestrial data on plant health, captured by @NASA’s PACE mission. 🔗: go.nasa.gov/3ZVNq9J
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Update: The SunRISE team is reviewing its launch date, anticipating no earlier than September for liftoff. SunRISE, led by Prof. Susan Lepri of @UMich, consists of six small satellites that will detect storms of solar energetic particles that could pose a risk to spacecraft and astronauts. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4jJS3ed
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NASA International Space Apps Challenge
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4 Jun 2025
Replying to @NASA @NASAGoddard @NASAScienceAA @NASAEarth
That's a wrap! 🎬 Check out more highlights from the Global Winners Celebration on the #SpaceApps Instagram page: bit.ly/3RaW93A
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Three black holes have been caught snacking on stars, thanks to a new study combining many different telescopes including from @NASA, @ESA, and other institutions. These events will help us gain new insights into galaxy and black hole evolution: go.nasa.gov/43LIJAG
A bright white glow surrounded by dark and orange swirling clouds depicts a black hole in space, with stars dotting the background, creating a dramatic and mysterious atmosphere.

ALT A bright white glow surrounded by dark and orange swirling clouds depicts a black hole in space, with stars dotting the background, creating a dramatic and mysterious atmosphere.

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Two #NASAScience technologies are key components of a new high-resolution sensor for observing wildfires. This tiny sensor could be used by a constellation of small satellites to provide first responders with detailed wildfire data in less than an hour: go.nasa.gov/3HhHwJQ
Close-up of a metallic scientific instrument with valves, pipes, and electronic components, set on a perforated lab table.

ALT Close-up of a metallic scientific instrument with valves, pipes, and electronic components, set on a perforated lab table.
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This month’s #NASAScience image features Cassiopeia A, one of the most studied supernova remnants. Using data from @chandraxray and @NASAWebb, researchers have uncovered previously unseen structures within the stellar debris, offering new insights into the complex aftermath of a massive star’s explosion. Explore the science: go.nasa.gov/4jGzkQU
A circular-shaped nebula with a complex structure. On the circle’s exterior, particularly on the left side of the image, are curtains of material glowing orange like fire. Interior to this outer shell is a ring of mottled filaments in bright pink, studded with clumps and knots. A greenish loop extends from the upper right of the ring into the central cavity. Translucent wisps of blue, green, and red appear throughout the image.

ALT A circular-shaped nebula with a complex structure. On the circle’s exterior, particularly on the left side of the image, are curtains of material glowing orange like fire. Interior to this outer shell is a ring of mottled filaments in bright pink, studded with clumps and knots. A greenish loop extends from the upper right of the ring into the central cavity. Translucent wisps of blue, green, and red appear throughout the image.

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Where did Mars' water go? And why? These questions have long puzzled scientists. Now, after a decade of searching, @NASAMars’ MAVEN has made the first direct observation of an elusive atmospheric escape process known as sputtering, offering new insight into the Red Planet’s mysterious water loss. go.nasa.gov/3Z4oUTB
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On the ISS, bubbles don’t rise, tools float away and air doesn’t move on its own, so experiments in space need to be reimagined from the ground up. A NASA scientist explains how we do research in zero gravity. Learn more about science on @Space_Station: go.nasa.gov/3HcDxyd
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Did you know that changes in nearby tree leaves can indicate when a volcano becomes more active and might erupt? New research from @NASA and the Smithsonian Institution suggests that we can now detect these changes from space. More: go.nasa.gov/3HaEZAY
Chaitén Volcano in southern Chile erupted on May 2, 2008 for the first time inn 9,000 years. NASA satellites that monitor changes in vegetation near volcanoes could aid in earlier eruption warnings. Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

ALT Chaitén Volcano in southern Chile erupted on May 2, 2008 for the first time inn 9,000 years. NASA satellites that monitor changes in vegetation near volcanoes could aid in earlier eruption warnings. Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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This #MemorialDay, we honor the brave souls who gave everything for our nation. Their sacrifice echoes through time like starlight, their legacy shines on in the vast cosmos.
Hubble Space Telescope image of red, white and blue star cluster in deep space

ALT Hubble Space Telescope image of red, white and blue star cluster in deep space

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How big is space? Bigger than you think. And then some. A NASA scientist explains what we know — and don’t know — about the size of the cosmos. Explore more about the universe: go.nasa.gov/3Slqfl8
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