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Deadline approaching: You have until May 22 to apply for our fall internships. 🚨 We provide short‑term, hands‑on opportunities for students to work on essential NASA projects – including ones that help future Artemis missions. go.nasa.gov/4tHNyWt

We see your conjunction photos in the replies! Thank you for sharing how you captured the moment from your corner of the world 🌒

Did you catch the Moon-Venus conjunction? On the night of May 18, our Moon and Venus had a celestial meetup, called a conjunction. Their position in the sky made them appear close together, despite being millions of miles apart in space.

@himalganguly Beautiful! 😍

Venus, Moon, and Jupiter #eveningsky

science 🤝 soccer Engineers carefully design soccer balls so they fly smoothly whether they’re being kicked in your backyard or in the World Cup. @NASA astronaut Jessica Meir aboard the @Space_Station explains the science hidden inside every ball.

@musaratali Oops! Thanks for pointing it out to us. We're on our way to retrieve that missing letter. 🧑‍🚀

hey @NASA my 8-year old just found a spelling mistake on your website. he insists this is a "critical mission update" :)

LIVE: Watch as our next cargo mission docks to the @Space_Station after launching on May 15. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the station at about 6:38am ET (1038 UTC), where it will remain until its return to Earth this summer. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

RT @Space_Station: Live @NASA+ coverage for the @SpaceX approach to the space station begins at 5 a.m. EDT today. go.nasa.gov/49QTYLK

Your order is out for delivery 🚀 At 6:05pm ET (2205 UTC) on May 15, our next @SpaceX resupply mission lifted off to the @Space_Station and will reach its destination on May 17. go.nasa.gov/4eKxaRk

Today, a resupply mission launched to the space station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket bearing the @Freedom250 logo. This mission carries several special items to celebrate this historic milestone, including semiquincentennial commemorative coins from the @USTreasury and @usmint, along with multiple sets of new @USPS stamps, and our own NASA Freedom 250 patches. For more information about our celebration of America’s 250th year, visit nasa.gov/freedom250

LIVE: After Wednesday's launch attempt was postponed due to inclement weather, tune in for today's live coverage of our next cargo resupply mission to the @Space_Station. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:05pm ET (2205 UTC). twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

@ekondu_e You can join us on the AMA to find out! We'll post again on Monday when it's open for questions.

@NASA @Reddit For the pilots….what’s the one thing you can’t explain about flying it that only you guys understand?

What's it like to fly NASA's experimental, quiet supersonic aircraft? We're hosting a @Reddit AMA with our X-59 test pilots on Monday, May 18. Stop by and share your questions! reddit.com/r/nasa/

@kaleemnawaz79 Thanks in advance for joining us! We're looking forward to some exciting questions.

@NASA @Reddit Supersonic without the window-shaking boom sounds wild ngl 🚀 Gonna check that AMA - curious how different it feels compared to normal jets

POV: You’re coming home after a journey around the Moon. 🌕 Before reentering Earth’s atmosphere at the end of Artemis II, the Orion spacecraft’s crew module — carrying the astronauts — separated from the service module that provided propulsion and power throughout the mission.

Another busy week at @NASA 🚀 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Artemis II crew visits DC & Canada 🌕 New Artemis III details released 🚀 ISS resupply mission ready for launch ⚡ Developing new energy tech for future Moon missions Here’s your NASA Minute!

My last NBL run at Johnson Space Center with Jessica Watkins. Spacewalk training underwater is demanding, detailed work — and it has been a joy to learn alongside the divers, engineers, and instructors who make it possible.

Follow @NASASolarSystem for live updates as our Psyche mission slingshots around Mars! Learn more about the asteroid explorer: science.nasa.gov/mission/psyche/

"It’s great to be with you in the people’s house." This week, NASA’s Artemis II crew visited the U.S. Capitol to speak with lawmakers, congressional staff, and special guests about their historic 10-day mission around the Moon and back. And, yes, Rise was there too!

@JulianUnlocked The Lunar Environment Structural Test Rig – LESTR for short – can test materials, electronics, and other flight hardware at temperatures as low as 40 Kelvin, or about –388 degrees Fahrenheit.

@NASA @NASAglenn This is the unsexy hero tech right here. Everyone talks rockets, but if your bolts, concrete, or wiring can’t survive lunar night temps, you’re toast. What temps can that cryocooler hit?

To build on the Moon, we need construction materials that can withstand bitter cold – so @NASAglenn invented a machine that can recreate that environment for testing! This high-powered refrigerator, or cryocooler, removes heat without using any liquid. go.nasa.gov/3PGqIR9