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Huntsville, Alabama, USA nasa.gov/marshall/ Joined April 2009

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A sweeping barred spiral galaxy marks the spot in this image, but the real treasure is the gravitational lens in the lower-right corner.

Read more about this @NASAHubble and how it's charting the path for @NASARoman >> go.nasa.gov/484VaKk

A sinuous spiral galaxy (center) appears in the same field of view as a vivid gravitational lens (right corner) in this Hubble image. The lens consists of a reddish elliptical foreground galaxy and the blue arcs of a magnified background galaxy.
NASA, ESA, and X. Huang (University of San Francisco); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)

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Destination: Titan

In 2028, NASA's Dragonfly mission will launch to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Sign up to have your name placed on a chip aboard Dragonfly and get your personalized Boarding Pass for this daring exploration adventure.

#SendYourName >> go.nasa.gov/4kkszIv

Poster reading “Journey to Titan: Fly your name to another world!” showing NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft flying over Titan’s orange dunes above two sample Dragonfly boarding passes, one in English and one in Spanish.

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You've heard from Reid and Christina about their experience during Artemis II, now listen to Victor and Jeremy's reflections.

Hear their perspectives and learn what comes next after their historic journey around the Moon in this episode of #HWHAP >> go.nasa.gov/4ek4DB0

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Not every galaxy follows the blueprint.

NGC 4725 is a rare "one-armed" barred spiral galaxy wrapped in a ring of star formation.

Studying unusual galaxies like this one helps scientists understand how the gravity from a passing galaxy can trigger bursts of star formation.

This is a composite image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 4725 against a black background filled with stars and distant galaxies. The galaxy appears tilted diagonally, with a bright cream-colored central bar surrounded by a soft blue disk. A single prominent spiral arm wraps around the galaxy, giving it an unusual one-armed appearance. Small magenta points scattered throughout the galaxy represent X-ray sources detected by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The galaxy is encircled by a faint ring of star formation, while bright foreground stars sparkle throughout the surrounding field of view.

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Big rocket. Tiny motors. HUGE responsibilities.

Spaceflight is full of big power moves and some seriously small-but-mighty motors!💪

Meet some unsung heroes of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in this week’s Nerdy Words.

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