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  1. Kiinnitetty twiitti
    8. tammik.

    Mirror, mirror…is deployed. has taken on its final form. For the next ~6 months, the space telescope will cool down, calibrate its instruments, and prepare to . What cosmic mysteries will it unveil? Stay tuned:

    Kumoa
  2. 5 tuntia sitten

    Big clues may be found in "mini" black holes. 👀 Researchers using discovered a heavily buried supermassive black hole in a dwarf galaxy. Find out how they are unraveling this mystery:

    Researchers used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to identify a black hole containing about 200,000 times the mass of the Sun buried in gas and dust in the galaxy Mrk 462.
    Kumoa
  3. uudelleentwiittasi
    7 tuntia sitten

    Today we officially welcomed 10 new explorers to the family! Our 2021 astronaut candidates have reported for duty at and were sworn in this morning, kicking off their two-year training. This new astronaut candidate class is NASA’s 23rd since 1959.

    Kumoa
  4. uudelleentwiittasi
    9 tuntia sitten

    Meet Dr. Katherine Calvin, ’s chief scientist and senior climate advisor, effective today. Welcome to the NASA family! The team and I are looking forward to working with you as we advance our understanding of our home planet and beyond:

    Kumoa
  5. 8 tuntia sitten

    Dr. Calvin and Administrator will participate in a media Q&A on Tues., Jan. 11, at 11am ET to discuss her role:

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  6. 10 tuntia sitten

    News: Effective today, Dr. Katherine Calvin will be our new chief scientist and senior climate advisor. She'll act as principal advisor to agency leadership on and represent the agency to the national and international science communities:

    Portrait of Dr. Kate Calvin, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson building in Washington.
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  7. 11 tuntia sitten

    💫 Start your week with big news from the American Astronomical Society! Today, our scientists unveil new discoveries & provide updates LIVE (all ET): 12:15pm – & science results 4:15pm – mission update Watch :

    A star field showcasing tons of sparkling stars. A super nova remnant that looks like a bubble glows in the center of the field with layers of blue, yellow, and red.
    Kumoa
  8. 9. tammik.

    ✨ Space is the place! ✨ Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates on our missions and discover the latest on Earth, the solar system and beyond — all delivered right to your inbox: ¡También en español!

    Kumoa
  9. uudelleentwiittasi
    9. tammik.

    When midnight strikes, we launch! 🚀 A Black Brant IX sounding rocket launched Jan. 9 at 12 am ET from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility carrying the DXL mission to study the origin of soft x-rays in our galaxy that impact technology in Earth’s atmosphere. 📸: NASA/Brian Bonsteel

    Rocket launching off pad creating golden glow.
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  10. uudelleentwiittasi
    9. tammik.

    LIFTOFF❗A Black Brant IX sounding rocket carrying the DXL mission launched at 12 a.m. ET. The mission will study the origin of soft x-rays in our galaxy that impact technology in Earth’s atmosphere. Did you see the rocket? Share your pictures below!

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  11. 9. tammik.

    Coming up: At 11pm ET, the launch window opens for a sounding rocket mission studying low-energy X-rays. Live in the U.S. mid-Atlantic? Weather permitting, you may be able see the rocket in the sky. Follow for updates:

    Shaded map covering the mid-atlantic region from eastern north carolina to new york city, indicating viewing possibilities. Wallops, on the Chesapeake Bay, is shaded bright green,indicating the best possibility for viewing.
    Kumoa
  12. uudelleentwiittasi
    8. tammik.

    is fully deployed! 🎉 With the successful deployment & latching of our last mirror wing, that's: 50 major deployments, complete. 178 pins, released. 20+ years of work, realized. Next to : traveling out to our orbital destination of Lagrange point 2!

    The James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror during "center of curvature" mirror testing at NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center. The technician, on left, shines a flashlight at the mirror.
    Kumoa
  13. 8. tammik.

    LIVE: has completed the final stage of spacecraft deployment to . Mission experts discuss today's major milestone.

    Kumoa
  14. 8. tammik.

    Congratulations, ! You are fully deployed! 🥳 Stay tuned over the coming months as the space telescope reaches its destination of Lagrange point 2 and prepares to :

    Kumoa
  15. uudelleentwiittasi
    8. tammik.

    Final wing is now deployed! Short celebration, but we’ve still got work to do. Engineers are working to latch the wing into place, a multi-hour process. When the final latch is secure, will be fully unfolded in space. More 📷

    , , ja 3 muuta
    Kumoa
  16. 8. tammik.

    Two weeks after launch, has hit its next biggest milestone: the mirrors have completed deployment and the next-generation telescope has taken its final form. Next up for Webb? Five months of alignment and calibration before we start getting images:

    Kumoa
  17. 8. tammik.

    🔴 LIVE from mission control: experts give real-time updates as the telescope's golden honeycomb-like mirror takes its final shape in space. This marks the end of an unprecedented 14-day deployment process! Use for questions.

    Kumoa
  18. uudelleentwiittasi
    8. tammik.

    We are GO for ’s final mirror wing deployment this morning! Here’s what you should expect: 🔲 Fire pins to release mirror wing 🔲 Unfold mirror 🔲 Latch the wing (2+ hours) ⏱ 🔲 🥳🕺🏽🎉 🔲 ! (5+ months) ✨ More:

    The James Webb Space Telescope in the midst of primary mirror deployment testing at the Northrop Grumman cleanroom. The right (starboard) mirror wing, made up of 3 hexagonal, gold-coated mirror segments, is partially unfolded.
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  19. 8. tammik.

    The honeycomb is almost complete! Tune in at around ~9am ET (14:00 UTC) as our team unfolds the final wing of Webb's massive primary mirror:

    The James Webb Space Telescope's golden honeycomb-like primary mirror fully unfolded in a NASA clean room with two technitions in head to toe white clean room suits looking up at the observatory from the ground.
    Kumoa
  20. 8. tammik.

    🌌 New milestones for our telescope as it prepares to , and passes the one-billion-second mark in its remarkable mission in space. These stories and more in the latest episode of This Week at NASA:

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