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#exoplanets #WomenInSTEM #apollo13 From Apollo to Artemis: Paving the Way for Sustained Lunar Exploration and Beyond "While Apollo marked humanity's initial footsteps on the lunar surface, Artemis presents the unprecedented opportunity for us to establish a long-term and sustainable presence on another celestial body. With the Moon as a vital testing ground for the challenges of living on Mars, this upcoming phase of exploration will etch our presence among the stars in history's annals. ✨ Our trajectory is clear: We're heading back to the Moon, not just for a visit, but to remain, and here's the remarkable path that will lead us there!"

#WomenInSTEM #exoplanets #JamesWebbTelescope Capturing solar activity between August 12 and December 22, 2022, as documented by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), this time-lapse video provides an engaging visual journey. Positioned in space around Earth, SDO has consistently recorded the Sun in impressive 4K x 4K resolution for almost 13 years. This ongoing data collection has yielded numerous groundbreaking insights into the Sun's mechanics and its impacts on our solar system. Equipped with a trio of instruments, SDO captures an image of the Sun every 0.75 seconds. The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument, specifically, captures images at ten distinct wavelengths of light every 12 seconds. This 133-day compilation offers a glimpse of images snapped at the 17.1-nanometer wavelength, which showcases the Sun's outermost atmospheric layer: the corona. Compressing images taken at 108-second intervals, the video encapsulates 133 days or approximately four months of solar observations into a 59-minute visual spectacle. The footage portrays vivid active regions traversing the Sun's surface during its rotation, as the Sun completes a rotation roughly once every 27 days. Prominent in the imagery are magnetic fields, appearing as looping structures extending above the luminous areas. These magnetic fields entrapped searing, luminous plasma and constitute the source of solar flares, which manifest as intense flashes during magnetic reconnection. Although SDO consistently monitors the Sun, there have been instances it missed. Some of the shadowed frames result from Earth or the Moon passing between SDO and the Sun, causing momentary eclipses. Other dark moments stem from equipment downtime or data anomalies. Transmitting a staggering 1.4 terabytes of data daily, SDO remains a vigilant observer of the Sun. The off-center Sun images correspond to instances when SDO's instruments were calibrating. Both SDO and other NASA missions will persist in observing our Sun, yielding further insights about our cosmic context and essential information to safeguard our astronauts and assets. Accompanied by Lars Leonhard's "Geometric Shapes" album, the music enhances the viewing experience. #UnveilingTheCosmos #unfoldingtheuniverse #nasa #spaceexploration #astronomy #spacescience #spacetechnology #marsmission22 #moonexploration #iss #rocketlaunch #astrophysics #exoplanets #hubbletelescope #nasahistory #stemeducation #WomenInSTEM #EarthScience #climatechange #spacenews #galaxies #explorespace #JWST #JamesWebbTelescope #WebbSpaceTelescope #NASAWebb #SpaceObservatory #NextGenerationTelescope #Astronomy #SpaceScience #ExploringTheUniverse #DeepSpaceObservations #InfraredObservatory #WebbLaunch #CosmicExploration #NewHorizons #StarryEyes #TelescopeTech #SpaceDiscoveries #HubbleSuccessor #SpaceRevolution #WebbLaunch2023 #sun #lifeonsun #light

#UnveilingTheCosmos #unfoldingtheuniverse #nasa "In the Realm of Space: The Symbiotic Relationship of Humans and Robots The bond between humans and robots in the realm of space has deep historical roots. Our dependence on these mechanical companions is significant, as they undertake tasks that might otherwise prove perilous, demanding, or beyond our reach. Furthermore, we're actively engaged in cultivating a fresh generation of robots, poised to revolutionize our exploration efforts through innovation and sophistication. Explore the world of the CADRE project—Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration—a venture that stands on the cusp of reshaping the landscape of space exploration. This novel network of compact rovers holds the potential to usher in a new era of autonomous and cooperative robotic exploration on celestial bodies like the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Dive deeper into this exciting development: https://go.nasa.gov/3k5EuZx" #UnveilingTheCosmos #unfoldingtheuniverse #nasa #spaceexploration #astronomy #spacescience #spacetechnology #marsmission22 #moonexploration #iss #rocketlaunch #astrophysics #exoplanets #hubbletelescope #nasahistory #stemeducation #WomenInSTEM #EarthScience #climatechange #spacenews #galaxies #explorespace #JWST #JamesWebbTelescope #WebbSpaceTelescope #NASAWebb #SpaceObservatory #NextGenerationTelescope #Astronomy #SpaceScience #ExploringTheUniverse #DeepSpaceObservations #InfraredObservatory #WebbLaunch #CosmicExploration #NewHorizons #StarryEyes #TelescopeTech #SpaceDiscoveries #HubbleSuccessor #SpaceRevolution #WebbLaunch2023 #sun #lifeonsun #light #apollo #apollo13 #apollo17 #apollo11 #moon #moonexploration #lunar #lunareclipse