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Our first image of Betelgeuse's companion star revealed ⭐ This is NASA's discovery of a close-orbiting star to Betelgeuse, the 10th brightest star in our night sky. A @nasaames scientist confirmed the century-old hypothesis by using one of the largest ground-based telescopes…

It’s Starling’s launch anniversary! 🛰️ #OTD in 2023, four CubeSats—Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde—launched to low Earth orbit to test autonomous maneuver planning, communications, navigation, and more. Learn about the mission: go.nasa.gov/4aX7r4c

Pretty in pink 💖 An infrared image from the Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Seven Sisters, also known as the Pleiades star cluster.

When the digital world meets the physical world ✈️ Pilots are testing mixed-reality flight simulation as an alternative to traditional flight simulators. Learn how this tech could transform training for future aviation and space missions. go.nasa.gov/456bSHj

Testing new tools to fight future wildfires 🔥 Our researches put a NASA portable airspace management system to the test in Monterey County, California. The technology is designed to allow crews to use aircraft to combat and monitor wildland fires 24 hours a day, even in thick…

San Francisco Bay Area photographed at night from the ISS. Headquartered here are many of the largest companies on Earth, and countless startups trying to take their place. NASA also has roots in Silicon Valley with @NASAAmes, seen as the dark runway strip at bottom center,…

The X-59 is ON THE MOVE!👏 @NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has successfully completed its first low-speed taxi test, moving under its own power for the very first time! This is the last series of ground tests for the X-59 to complete before first flight.✈️…

Glow up ✨ Our Pressure Sensitive Paint (PSP) got an upgrade! This tool helps researchers study how air pressure is distributed across aircraft and rocket models in wind tunnels. The new version is called Unsteady Pressure Sensitive Paint (uPSP). It allows researchers to see…

Hot summer nights, mid-July…when the full moon rises in the night sky 🌕 Step outside and look up to see the Buck Moon illuminate the sky tonight, July 10.

Many moons ago, Neptune’s largest moon, Triton, was pictured through green, violet, and ultraviolet filters. While regions that are highly reflective in the ultraviolet appear blue in this image, there is no part of Triton that would appear blue to the eye. More about Triton:…

Shockwaves never looked so smooth Ames researchers created a supercomputer simulation of the X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft to analyze the vehicle's potential performance. The dark and bright regions represent shockwaves and pressure variations. Weaker shockwaves spread from…

Fireworks of the cosmos 🎇 This glittering collection of stars captured by @NASAHubble is NGC 3603, located 20,000 light-years away in the constellation Carina.

Cosmic gymnastics 🤸‍ 400 million years ago, a high-speed galactic collision created the Cartwheel Galaxy, pictured here by @NASAWebb. The collision most notably affected the galaxy’s shape and structure, which will continue to transform over time. Learn more:…

Earth's ocean currents 🌊 This data visualization is showing how the ocean moves water across the planet using data from NASA’s ECCO model, or Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean. The model pulls data from spacecraft, buoys, and more. Researchers rely on the…

Time flies when you’re orbiting the Moon! 🌙 Three years ago tomorrow, June 28, CAPSTONE launched to test a unique, elliptical orbit and navigation capabilities around the lunar surface. Today, the spacecraft continues to test and refine its navigation software.…

Tested. Verified. ✅ Behind every successful NASA space satellite mission is verified, high quality data. That's why scientists collected data on the atmosphere and ocean on the California coast to confirm the information from the Ocean Color Instrument aboard the new PACE…

On June 23, the @VardaSpace W-4 capsule launched aboard @SpaceX's Transporter 14 mission. Protected by a heat shield Varda made using tech developed by @NASAAmes, W-4’s re-entry to Earth will test the shield’s innovative materials at temps up to 7,000°F: go.nasa.gov/446Lqg4

Ready for an air taxi ride? NASA is studying what makes future air taxis comfortable – or not. By testing how passengers react to motion, sound, vibration, and design, the agency is collecting data to help the industry build aircraft people will want to ride again and again.…

A sunrise for the solstice 🌞 Today marks the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest in the Southern Hemisphere. How will you be spending your #SummerSolstice?

Where data-driven magic happens ✨ Check out the interior of our Pleiades supercomputer, where data for thousands of scenarios and discoveries are made. Learn how this tech advances our understanding of our planet and the farthest reaches of the cosmos: go.nasa.gov/45uG5Sk