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Soon after @NASA_ICE's #ICESat2 launches Sept. 15, it will start collecting a terabyte of data a day monitoring the height of Earth’s surface below. Scientists are already thinking about how they'll use it to investigate Earth’s frozen reaches. Find out: https://go.nasa.gov/2QfO7VR pic.twitter.com/AHcEAb4Yfe

A hazy aura of gas and dust stretches into space around this galaxy, 70 million light-years away, that features irregular lanes of dust forming a swirling spiral pattern around the center. It also causes the warm, fuzzy glow seen here by @NASAHubble: https://go.nasa.gov/2QdXzsZ pic.twitter.com/NoXWdgI2GM

Calling all community college students with an interest in #STEM! Apply before Oct. 17 for our Aerospace Scholars program where you can work on projects + share ideas with experts and peers from across the nation! Learn more about #NCAS2019 at https://go.nasa.gov/ncas .pic.twitter.com/qlDIiR45gR

Summertime on Saturn! Using @CassiniSaturn data, scientists found a seasonal, high-altitude vortex that emerges at Saturn's northern pole as it nears summertime. With a hexagonal shape it's akin to the famous hexagon seen deeper down in Saturn's clouds: https://go.nasa.gov/2CAiZ0N pic.twitter.com/Qshtvoapdu

Today in 2016, our asteroid sample return mission, @OSIRISREx, was launched. It is set to arrive at asteroid Bennu later this year and become the first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid and return it to Earth for study. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/2QeR88Y pic.twitter.com/9L6u0fnMsI

This week: @MarsCuriosity captured a panorama image of the Red Planet @NASAStennis tested a RS-25 engine that will propel our @NASA_SLS rocket @NASAGroundSys moved our 380-foot-tall mobile launcher Take a look at these stories & more: https://youtu.be/PTMbHVD6DpI pic.twitter.com/mx9J8kP8JV

Where is @NASASun's Parker #SolarProbe? Get an update each hour + track the position and speed of the spacecraft online as the probe heads across the solar system on a mission to "touch" the Sun. Get more details: http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/The-Mission/index.php#Where-Is-PSP …pic.twitter.com/sdENN9q9vh

This morning, a rocket launched from @NASA_Wallops carrying a supersonic parachute experiment on a test flight for a possible future mission to Mars. The payload splashed-down in the Atlantic Ocean to be recovered for data retrieval & inspection. More: https://go.nasa.gov/2Q8JahE pic.twitter.com/fFgmT5VKP3

This week, the @Space_Station crew prep their spacesuits for two upcoming spacewalks, plus ground teams in Japan prepare a special delivery of supplies + science heading to space next week and much more... Watch & learn more: https://youtu.be/l8lGfUV3_ZQ pic.twitter.com/amKj9ewCGg

While #TropicalStormFlorence appeared weaker in infrared imagery from our @NASAEarth satellite, forecasters believe it’s a temporary setback. Here is the latest update from @NASAHurricane: https://go.nasa.gov/2QdWkdb pic.twitter.com/WBbR1AuGqB

.@NASA_Dawn used ion propulsion to explore the 2 largest bodies in the main asteroid belt, Vesta & Ceres. The mission will end this fall when the spacecraft runs out of hydrazine, which keeps it oriented and in communication with Earth. Watch & learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/2QcrIJa pic.twitter.com/ENiYbeQRr1

LIVE NOW: Hear from our experts as they discuss @NASA_Dawn, the only spacecraft that has ever orbited two deep-space destinations. This feat is enabled by its ion propulsion system, one of the many neat things they'll discuss. Watch & ask q's w/ #askNASA: https://go.nasa.gov/2x0apm3 pic.twitter.com/2HUbVP6RML

What's the only spacecraft that has orbited two deep-space destinations? It's @NASADawn! This feat is enabled by its ion propulsion system, one of the neat things our experts will discuss today at 2pm ET. Ask questions with #askNASA. More info: https://go.nasa.gov/2Qi8IJs pic.twitter.com/EJFF5L5tG2

California dreaming! @Astro_Alex captured this image from the @Space_Station, sharing it and saying: "One of my favourite orbits is down along the West Coast of [the] USA, from Alaska to the Andes. We fly this route once a day." Check it out: https://www.flickr.com/photos/astro_alex/42721910570/ …pic.twitter.com/Toubj9TvAP

Want to watch a rocket launch? Now's your chance! We're LIVE about to launch a research rocket from @NASA_Wallops Flight Facility with a supersonic parachute test on board to test it for use on future missions to study the Martian surface. Watch: https://go.nasa.gov/2NVJ7Ez pic.twitter.com/yxQCu5DBNk