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  1. 5 minutes ago

    We're back in New Zealand launching a long-duration super pressure balloon with a cosmic ray particle payload:

  2. 1 hour ago

    Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot sees repairs at our Michoud Facility in New Orleans after last week’s tornado:

  3. 4 hours ago

    Scientific shakedown! A new, advanced shaker table was created for Telescope due to its sheer size & scale

  4. 5 hours ago

    2 employees honored w/ of the Year Awards for career achievements in gov't & promotion of education:

  5. 6 hours ago

    We've narrowed down the potential landing sites for our rover to three Red Planet locations. Details:

  6. 9 hours ago

    Our Michoud facility reopened today, but recovery efforts from last week's tornado are ongoing. Details:

  7. 23 hours ago

    Live HD Earth viewing from the ! Go full screen, sit back, watch & enjoy our home planet. Live views:

  8. Feb 12

    Looking down at Earth's features, I often forget that looking sideways is equally impressive! 🌏

  9. Feb 12

    Rising tides at Louisiana's Wax Lake Delta illustrates a growing river delta. We're working to find out why:

  10. Feb 12

    Inspired by the beauty of Saturn? invites the public to share original Saturn-inspired art:

  11. Feb 12

    A mission studying Earth’s magnetic field by flying four identical spacecraft is headed into new territory. More:

  12. Feb 7

    Intro. a Girl to Engineering Day is Feb 23. Tune in starting at 9am ET for Q&A with Engineers. Learn more at

  13. Feb 12

    Final work platform installed in 's Vehicle Assembly Building to prep for future launches:

  14. Feb 11

    at night. I might be biased, but it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve seen yet (picture by friend & commander Oleg Novitsky)

  15. Feb 11

    Mars is dynamic! New impact craters can help scientists see the underlying rock beneath the dust-coated terrain:

  16. Feb 11

    Striking beauty of the Bahamas!

  17. Feb 11

    We're studying the glaciers & ocean along Greenland's 27,000-mile coast to see how seawater is melting glacial ice:

  18. Feb 11

    Can’t get enough of Earth? Then visit YouTube​ for an extended playback of Ultra High-Def views of Planet Earth...

    The Earth: 4K Extended Edition
    Can’t get enough of Earth? Then visit our YouTube​ channel for an extended playback of Ultra High Definition views of Planet Earth.
  19. Feb 11

    Our sun is ever-changing, and our Solar Dynamics Observatory has a front-row seat. Learn more:

  20. Feb 11

    Astronauts on remotely controlled robots on Earth this week & more in this weekly recap

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