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When the Lucy spacecraft starts flying by Trojan asteroids next year, it’ll snap photos, detect chemical “fingerprints” of materials on the asteroids’ surfaces, and more. Scientists are already calibrating the camera settings with test images like these.
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On Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse will cross Greenland, Iceland, and Spain — and NASA science will be there! ☀️🌑🔭
We're flying high-altitude jets and launching scientific balloons to study the Sun and the eclipse's effects on us:
📸: NASA/Ernie Wright
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Fresh from space! ☄️
Scientists snagged a meteorite days after it fell to Earth. Inside, they uncovered clues about ancient water, long-lost minerals, and the early evolution of asteroids. Explore more:
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1,000 days in space! 🌌📷
As of today, our Psyche spacecraft has been traveling for a thousand days. Watch for more views of its recent Mars flyby soon! Next stop: the intriguing, metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche.
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Tonight's full Moon has an atmosphere too — just extraordinarily thin.
With about a quadrillion times fewer molecules in a given space than Earth's, it’s so sparse that space rocks strike the surface directly instead of burning up!
📸 NASA/Bill Dunford
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Right now, NASA's #MissionToPsyche# is approaching Mars.
Current distance: 29,780 miles
Current speed relative to Mars: 10,340 mph
This simulated view, based on actual trajectory data, comes from our Eyes on the Solar System experience.
Ride along:
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