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  1. The space station crew will eat a traditional Thanksgiving meal, but there's nothing traditional about how they prepare it!

    How To Prepare (Thanksgiving) Food in Space
    While space station astronauts are not able to step outside and fire up the turkey fryer, they still celebrate Thanksgiving with a traditional feast. Learn more about how they prepare their meals!
  2. Congrats Margaret Hamilton on receiving the today! You helped us make a 'giant leap' on moon landing

  3. New study suggests 'global warming hiatus' between 1998 & 2013 due to Earth’s ocean absorbing the extra heat:

  4. When the 1st humans go on a their food needs to not weigh much, taste good and have lots of nutrition

  5. Believe it or not, this ice deposit on Mars holds about as much water as what's in Lake Superior! Take a look:

  6. Spotted by : A relatively faint spiral galaxy that's located over 20 million light-years away:

  7. BEAM, the expandable habitat attached to , reveals important early performance data. Details:

  8. This week in the solar system We’re looking at exploration, the Orionid meteor showers and more:

  9. Why light a in space? To test how it affects materials like plastics, silicone and fabrics found in spacecraft for astronaut safety.

  10. II has fired up our first test sample. Testing how affects spacecraft materials to protect on the .

  11. We're lighting a fire in space…on purpose! We want to learn how fire burns in space in order to prevent them. More:

  12. Wildfires still plaguing southeastern United States, as seen by the satellite. Get the details:

  13. Observations coming next year include studying Neptune's moon Triton, water plumes on Jupiter's moon Europa & more:

  14. We're live now at our space food lab taking a look at what astronauts on the station might eat for Thanksgiving!

  15. Saturn's rings are made up of many smaller ringlets that when seen up close display a lot of variation:

  16. 5 hours after departing , we'll intentionally ignite a fire inside . Learn more about the fire:

  17. At 8:22am ET, 's was released from the robotic arm on . Watch:

    Release
    Clip from NASA TV
  18. seen before departure from . It delivered biology, biotech, physical science & Earth science research plus supplies.

  19. We are confirmed "GO" for release from at 8:20 a.m. ET.

  20. At 8am ET: Live Coverage of 's Cargo Ship Departing . Watch:

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