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18 NASA missions study the sun, Earth & space itself as elements of a single, giant interconnected system to support space exploration.

NASA Goddard, Greenbelt, MD
Joined June 2008

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  1. SDO traced out a plus sign in space to calibrate its sensors, giving us this dizzying solar footage.

  2. Our MMS mission has set the Guinness World Record for highest-altitude GPS signal fix -- at 43,500 miles!

  3. Our MMS mission has broken the world record for highest fix of a GPS signal--at 43,500 miles above Earth's surface!

  4. The sun dodges in and out of the frame as our solar observatory traces out a huge plus sign in space:

  5. MMS now holds the Guinness World Record for highest altitude fix of a GPS signal--43,500 miles above Earth!

  6. This dizzying footage is the result of calibration maneuvers by one of our solar observatories.

  7. Our sun-watching SDO traced out a plus sign in space to calibrate its sensors:

  8. Sun-watching saw a partial solar eclipse on Sunday--why did it make the spacecraft wobble?

  9. The sun seems to shake in this SDO footage--but not because the spacecraft was spooked by this lunar transit.

  10. The Wind mission is 22 years old today! 🎉🎂 Some highlights from its two+ decades in space:

  11. This lunar transit may have tricked our sun-watching observatory's sensors, but it's quite the treat for us.

  12. The sun seems to shake in this SDO footage--but not because the spacecraft was spooked by this lunar transit.

  13. Happy Halloween -- our favorite zombie is SOHO! The spacecraft came back from the 'dead' in 1998:

  14. Happy Halloween! Our sun looks a bit like a spooky jack-o'-lantern in this image from sun-watching spacecraft SDO:

  15. The sun's active regions form a spooky jack-o'-lantern face in this SDO image 👻🎃

  16. Why not let our sun inspire your pumpkin carving this year? SDO images at

  17. La investigadora de meteorología espacial está contestando en vivo preguntas sobre tormentas solares:

  18. The sun's active regions form a spooky jack-o'-lantern face in this SDO image 👻🎃

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