LPItoday

Thank you for being part of the LPI community this year! We're looking back on 2021 and sharing the top tweets of the year. We wish you a happy holiday season and a wonderful new year! @LPSCHaiku @asrivkin @Astrenome @NAICobservatory http://ow.ly/RO6E50HkFnC  #DAVINCI #Venuspic.twitter.com/DBaouiipkY

“‘Round the Moon and back...” Apollo 8, the first manned mission to orbit the Moon, launched on December 21, 1968, with crew Commander Frank Borman, Lunar Module pilot William A. Anders, and Command Module pilot James A. Lovell Jr. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo8.html …pic.twitter.com/OCcYA1ec3Y

On December 11, 1972, Apollo 17 Commander Eugene A. Cernan and Lunar Module pilot Harrison H. Schmitt, the first scientist on the Moon, landed in the Taurus-Littrow region, while Command and Service Module pilot Ronald E. Evans continued in lunar orbit. http://nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo17.html …pic.twitter.com/63VjbTnR0q

Join us on December 7, at 3:00 p.m. CST, for Sharing Planetary Science: Common Planetary Misconceptions, with presenters Dr. Sanlyn Buxner (@planetarysci), Dr. Molly Simon (@astro_educator), and Christine Shupla (LPI). http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/scientist-engagement/ …pic.twitter.com/YHwUoNYkXU

Today in 2016, the film “Hidden Figures” premiered at the Virginia Air and Space Center. The book and film tell the stories of Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan, African-American women essential to the success of early spaceflight. http://nasa.gov/modernfigures pic.twitter.com/1XSsUVutDm

Solar system exploration never takes a post-Thanksgiving nap! The Curiosity Mars rover launched ten years ago on November 26, 2011. Curiosity continues to explore the rock record from a time when Mars could have been home to microbial life. @MarsCuriosity http://mars.nasa.gov/msl/home/ pic.twitter.com/rbwJ7Vj6fF

DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) is the first mission to investigate and demonstrate one method of asteroid deflection by changing an asteroid’s motion in space through kinetic impact. Live launch coverage begins tonight at 12:30 a.m. EST. http://www.nasa.gov/nasalive pic.twitter.com/WHtU3Of0Uu

Abstract submissions for #LPSC2022 are open now through January 11, 2022! To view the complete list of topics, including special sessions, visit http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2022/abstract-submission/ …. pic.twitter.com/RtAYDND1ta

Join us virtually on Thursday, November 18 at 11:00 a.m. CST for “Chromium Isotopic Insights into Early Solar System Evolution and Origin of Terrestrial Planets,” presented by Ke Zhu from the Paris Globe Institute of Physics. To register, visit https://bit.ly/3EBbh1u .pic.twitter.com/7CImMtSQky

On this day in 1969, Apollo 12 launched, heading for the Ocean of Storms. Commander Charles Conrad, Jr., Command Module Pilot Richard F. Gordon, and Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean set up scientific experiments, took photographs, and collected lunar samples.pic.twitter.com/MjLl2F4onn

Tonight, join us for two exciting events! At 5:00 p.m. CST, we wrap up the Astromaterials Data Management workshop with a virtual panel. Then at 7:00 p.m. CST, join us for #CosmicExplorations: Unraveling the Birth of Stars and Planetary Systems! https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/events/ …pic.twitter.com/pgo9iJlOfG

News from Space is a curated collection of fascinating discoveries, mission updates, and stories from the solar system and beyond. For the latest from our October issue, visit http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/newsletters/lpib/new/publicationsection/news-from-space-21/ ….pic.twitter.com/3ovU6TTvoL