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ARCHIVED - Dr. Nicky Fox

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ARCHIVED - Dr. Nicky Fox

@NASAScienceAA

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Washington, D.C.

Joined September 2022

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@NASAScienceAA
Jul 24, 2023
Have you registered for @NASA’s #SpaceApps Challenge? Don’t miss out on this opportunity to help solve some of the world’s most pressing problems on Earth and in space! More: go.nasa.gov/44C55DC
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Apr 4, 2023
Hello Twitterverse! ✨ I’m Dr. Nicky Fox & I have one of the best jobs on the planet — Being the Head of #NASAScience! Follow this new account where myself & future @NASA Science leaders will share updates on the science we’re doing to understand our planet, the Moon, & beyond.
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Sep 14, 2023
Given the interest, I’m sharing NASA selected Mark McInerney director of UAP research. As we continue to digest the study team’s report and findings, please treat him with respect in this pivotal role to help us better scientifically understand UAP. More:
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May 15, 2023
What’s next for @NASAWebb in year 2? A recorded-breaking 1,600 proposals were submitted by more than 5,450 scientists from 52 countries for #Webb’s next series of cosmic adventures. Explore @SpaceTelescope’s selection process and how they meticulously evaluate Webb’s proposals to
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Sep 29, 2023
Following a senior review and feedback from a diverse set of stakeholders, @NASA will continue the @NASANewHorizons mission focus on multidisciplinary science. Its extended operations will continue until the spacecraft exits the Kuiper Belt, expected in 2028-2029. More:
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Jun 14, 2023
Using data from @NASASolarSystem’s Cassini mission, an international team of scientists have discovered phosphorus — a key chemical element for life — in icy grains ejected from Saturn’s ocean moon, Enceladus. More: go.nasa.gov/43HaicW
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Feb 29, 2024
At @NASA, we value our longstanding partnership with the National Science Foundation. On Feb. 27, we signed a memorandum of understanding with @NSF to affirm our mutual interest in our ongoing partnership to further civil space exploration, scientific discovery, and promote the
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Jan 26, 2024
Hello to the newest lunar resident! Our @NASAMoon orbiter (LRO) captured images of @JAXA_en’s SLIM lander 5 days after its Jan. 19 touchdown. This image pair shows the site before & after landing. The slight change in reflectance is due to engine exhaust sweeping the surface:
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Apr 30, 2025
Psyche mission engineers are working to determine the cause of a recent decrease in fuel pressure in the spacecraft propulsion system. Meanwhile, the mission team will defer the spacecraft’s thrusting until at least mid-June before the spacecraft would see any effect on its
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Jan 29, 2025
Scientists have discovered that asteroid Bennu came from a world that had both the conditions and building blocks of life. 🌟 Samples of the asteroid collected by the #OSIRISREx spacecraft in 2020 had brines and carbon-based molecules! More: go.nasa.gov/4hDrLtD
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Apr 18, 2023
Congrats to the #DARTMission team for receiving the Space Achievement Award last night at #SpaceSymposium! Thanks to their commitment to #PlanetaryDefense, this team added a new innovative technique to our tool belt in protecting our planet!
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Apr 13, 2023
NASA is embarking on one of the most difficult missions humanity has ever undertaken: bringing samples from another planet to study on Earth. To maximize the probability of success, NASA will convene a Mars Sample Return mission independent review board: go.nasa.gov/3GH88kb
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Jul 4, 2024
Happy Independence Day! Celebrate #FourthofJuly with the stunning hues of red, white, and blue seen in this @NASAHubble image of a supernova remnant. This celestial beauty is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf galaxy to our Milky Way: go.nasa.gov/4eS8Zhh
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Jul 1, 2023
Congratulations @esa for a successful launch of the Euclid mission! By studying the ‘dark side’ of our universe, Euclid is not only paving the way for @NASARoman, it is igniting a new golden age of survey astronomy that will help us understand our universe’s history and structure
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