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Lauren Denson: Jumping for Joy

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With a degree in computer engineering and computer science from the University of Southern California, Lauren Denson is now an quality engineer and supervisor at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. via NASA https://ift.tt/3pqzdOa

Lauren Denson: Jumping for Joy at JPL

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With a degree in computer engineering and computer science from the University of Southern California, Lauren Denson is now an quality engineer and supervisor at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Ur74IO

Hubble Catches a Cosmic Cascade

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The galaxy UGCA 193, seen here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is a galaxy in the constellation of Sextans (The Sextant). via NASA https://ift.tt/38lSg6e

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rolls Out for Saturday Launch

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Launch is scheduled for 7:49 p.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/2UdvXYe

Astronauts Launching on NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Mission Arrive at Kennedy Space Center

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NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, left, Victor Glover, second from left, Mike Hopkins, second from right, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right, are seen as they speak to members of the media after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ahead of SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission. via NASA https://ift.tt/38sgr30

Preparing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite for Launch

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The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-monitoring satellite is being encapsulated in the SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing. via NASA https://ift.tt/3lirlfv

Our Sun's Glint Beams Off San Francisco

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The crew aboard the International Space Station snapped this image of the Earth's limb, or horizon, with the Sun's glint beaming off the U.S. West Coast. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TSrppX

Raquel Redhouse: Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute Technical Manager

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Raquel Redhouse is member of the Navajo (Diné) Nation, a mother and an engineer. via NASA https://ift.tt/34RFjPj

Celebrating 20 Years on Station: Expedition 1

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This is the official portrait of the Expedition 1 crew, the first humans to live aboard the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/35YytXI

Night Aboard the Space Station

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Night aboard the International Space Station can seemingly look like every spooky sci-fi movie you've ever seen. via NASA https://ift.tt/3jHCtkj

Our Halloween Sun

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Active regions on the sun combined to look something like a jack-o-lantern’s face on Oct. 8, 2014. via NASA https://ift.tt/3jyIVdi

'Sprites' Frolic in Jupiter's Atmosphere

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The lightning phenomenon known as a sprite depicted at Jupiter in this illustration. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TvmCKO

NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins Casts Her Vote from Space

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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins points to the International Space Station's "voting booth" where she cast her vote from space this month. via NASA https://ift.tt/35HSbH2

Jezero Crater Was a Lake in Mars' Ancient Past

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This illustration shows Jezero Crater — the landing site of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. via NASA https://ift.tt/3mmW76J

Hubble Views a Galactic Waterfall

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In this spectacular image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the galaxy NGC 2799 (on the left) is seemingly being pulled into the center of the galaxy NGC 2798 (on the right). via NASA https://ift.tt/35q2fV3

Studying Aircraft Noise

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An array of 960 microphones is seen here off the end of runway 11 at Boeing’s research facility near Glasgow, Montana. via NASA https://ift.tt/37x0BUc

Touching Down on Asteroid Bennu

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On Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample collection mission performed a successful “Touch-And-Go” (TAG) maneuver. via NASA https://ift.tt/34i8r1Z

Neutron Stars Create Gold and Platinum in Their Wake

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This illustration shows the hot, dense, expanding cloud of debris stripped from neutron stars just before they collided. via NASA https://ift.tt/3m2Kvps

Orion’s Recently Installed Solar Array Wings

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Two of Orion’s four recently installed solar array wings are exposed and surrounded by the panels that will protect it during launch and ascent. via NASA https://ift.tt/3o4aQVW

Hubble Snaps a Special Stellar Nursery

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This Hubble image shows a special class of star-forming nursery known as Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules. Called frEGGs for short, these dark compact globules of dust and gas can give birth to low-mass stars. via NASA https://ift.tt/3o0Th9s