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#OnThisDay in #FortWayne in 1995: @Science_Central opened.
This previous History Journal item has stories from its first weekend.
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30 years ago in 1989, @NASAVoyager 2 made a close flyby of Neptune, giving humanity its first close-up of our solar system's eighth planet. Wrapped in teal- and cobalt-colored bands of clouds, the planet was a blue-hued beauty. Take a look: go.nasa.gov/2P5GmWb
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Smoke from wildfires in the #AmazonRainforest spreads across several Brazilian states in this natural-color image taken by a @NASAEarth instrument on the Suomi NPP satellite. Although it is fire season in Brazil, the number of fires may be record-setting: go.nasa.gov/2zbdf9f
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Happy #fossilfriday I realised I’ve never posted this quick test I did anywhere. The fossil is the tyrannosaurs ‘black Beauty’ from @RoyalTyrrell
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Want to learn all about robots in a very cool setting? Check out this Robotics badge workshop sponsored by @Science_Central. Using LEGO robots, girls will learn all about what robots can do, & have a chance to design, build, and showcase their own robots. bit.ly/2MrjzBg
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"We survived. But that was insane."
A kayaker's incredible footage captures the moment part of Alaska's Spencer Glacier suddenly collapsed into the sea. abcn.ws/31MNLeu
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A brand-new @NASAHubble observation is teaching us more about Jupiter’s Great Red Spot ... watch this video to see how:
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How do biologists track animals as they travel? Watch a great white shark make a 6,897 mile migration across the ocean and watch the movements of other ocean predators in Telemetry: Tracking the Ocean's Animals from @Science_Central bit.ly/2ZRukRb #k12 #Education #STEM
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The beauty of physics as shown by drawing natural pendulum motion teapawt.org/ZonePhysics/status/115…
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.@Science_Central, you’ve made an impression on my 4yo. Apparently, this lineup of bubbles is “Science Central and they were the smoke stacks.”
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Dark matter, though mysterious & invisible, contains so much it mass it warps space-time. ⚫
Thanks to a phenomenon called gravitational lensing our space telescopes are able to help unravel some of its unknowns. See how: go.nasa.gov/2ORiPYL
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In recent years, two women who played key roles in Apollo were also recognized with the Presidential Medal of Freedom (the nation's highest civilian honor):
Mathematician Katherine Johnson: s.si.edu/2Z3zWqb
Software engineer Margaret Hamilton: s.si.edu/2Z4UBKs
ALT Katherine seated with a medal around her neck
ALT Barack Obama puts a medal around the neck of Margaret Hamilton
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Bounty hunters and biologists wade deep into the Everglades to wrestle with the invasion of giant pythons threatening the state’s wetlands. smithmag.co/CrZNIp
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The #Perseid Meteor Shower ☄️ will be at its' peak tonight through early Tuesday morning. So, be sure to find a low light pollution spot, look up at the sky, and enjoy the show!
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Named for the mythological Greek Moon goddess and twin of Apollo, #Artemis will carry humanity back to the Moon — this time, for good — before we launch to Mars and to the unexplored beyond. Get the latest updates and more, straight to your inbox: go.nasa.gov/2P0s4pY
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Airplanes fly about 600mph, but the @Space_Station orbits Earth at 17,500mph and looks like a very bright star moving across the sky. Did you know that you can track when the station will pass overhead? Find out when and where to look up: go.nasa.gov/2yRNQkI
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The #Perseid #meteor shower🌠 is one of the most anticipated of the year. The peak of activity this year will be in the mornings of 11, 12 and 13 August. Unfortunately, a bright Moon 🌔 will drown many from view. See earthsky.org/astronomy-essen… @esascience (📷@SkyandTelescope)
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Saturn is one of the most recognizable planets in our solar system. Here are five cool facts.
Stream "The Planets: Saturn" online or on the @PBS app now: to.pbs.org/31v0pyr
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Want to learn all about robots in a very cool setting? Check out this Robotics badge workshop sponsored by @Science_Central. Using LEGO robots, girls will learn all about what robots can do, & have a chance to design, build, and showcase their own robots. bit.ly/2MrjzBg