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    Launching for Mars is like a quarterback throwing a long pass. You don't aim for where the receiver is, you aim for where the receiver will be. You saw it in the big game today. Watch for it this July when lifts off for the Red Planet.

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    How big is the solar system? If you shrunk the Sun to the size of a dime on the goal line of a football field, Earth would be on the two-yard line…and Pluto would be almost 80 yards away. More:

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    You might think your favorite player is fast, but the space station is traveling at 17,500 miles per hour! If lasts 3 hours tonight, the station crew will have seen two sunrises and two sunsets in that time. 🏈 More space and football facts:

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    Seeing red? Even if you're not rooting for the or the tonight, there's plenty to explore in this stellar nursery captured by and . Learn more about RCW 108 >>

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  5. 13 hours ago

    For over 40 years, our Landsat program has captured scientifically valuable images of our home planet, at a resolution showing large objects made by humans — including the stadium! 🌎 👀 A satellite look at Kansas City, San Francisco and Miami:

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  6. 13 hours ago

    409 combat missions, 30 yrs of service & 1 BIG game. 🏈 Did you see 100-year old Tuskegee Airman Col. McGee at the coin toss? He joins astronaut Alvin Drew this week for our program to talk about their trailblazing careers:

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  7. 15 hours ago

    A pregame poll before kickoff: choose your champion! 🏈 😤 Which view taken by astronauts on the do you prefer?

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  8. 16 hours ago

    Planetary defense wins championships! 🏆 In the second season of 's "On a Mission" podcast, learn how we track the routes of asteroids and how we might intercept a space rock headed toward Earth. 📲 Listen & subscribe:

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  9. 17 hours ago

    So... what would happen if there was football on Mars? 🏈 🤔 In the thin atmosphere, you could punt, pass and kick the ball 3x as far as Earth! As for touchdowns on Mars, we've celebrated a few — the next will be our rover, launching this summer:

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  10. 18 hours ago

    Planets beyond our solar system come in many shapes and sizes. Some orbit a host star in the habitable zone, but some are in the red zone — like this "hot Jupiter" found last year by . How gravitational forces made a football-shaped planet 🏈 :

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    📸🌎 From Kansas City to San Francisco — and far beyond — the Observatory features incredible photos of our home planet taken from space every day. Check them out!

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  12. 19 hours ago

    It might be the size of a football field, but there's no offseason on the ! 20 years ago, the first station crew was selected. Expedition 1 began in Nov. 2000, and humans have lived and worked continuously in space ever since:

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    Magnificent Miami! This photo, taken from the International Space Station, shows a sunny day of the Sunshine State and its beautiful beaches. 🌊 Tonight, it's the home of . Did you know the space station is the same size as a football field, end zone to end zone? 🏈

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  14. Feb 1

    After a record-setting 11 months in orbit, returns to Earth next week alongside fellow crewmates of & Alexander Skvortsov of . Discover how you can witness this historic homecoming:

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  15. Feb 1

    To sustain life during future long-duration missions to the Moon 🌕 & Mars 🔴, will need: 🥤 Water 🌱 Food 💪 Exercise Discover how biotechnology – technology that uses living organisms to make products that provide a new use – is key:

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  16. Feb 1

    Are you passionate about all things space 🚀 & social media 📱? You have 1️⃣ more day to apply to attend our event for a behind-the-scenes view of a rocket launch next month from in Florida:

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  17. Feb 1

    Forever a part of our legacy, this we celebrate the pioneers, innovators and visionaries whose contributions have been essential to our success:

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    This was a record-setting solar flyby for ! The spacecraft set a new bar for closest spacecraft to the Sun (11.6 million miles) and fastest human-made object (244,225 mph). 📏🏃🏽‍♀️

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  19. Jan 31

    This week: 🌎 An Earth-observing satellite gets a notable new name 👨‍🚀 our fallen heroes 🛰️ A cargo spacecraft departs the ☀️ A mission to the Sun's poles heats up For a look at these stories & more, visit

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    Got ?s about and our preparations for I?🤔 1️⃣Reply here with your question. 2️⃣Join live on Facebook, Feb. 10 at 2 pm ET. Our expert will answer YOUR most frequently asked ?s and announce an opportunity to learn more about our work.

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