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Completed NASA mission to Saturn and its moons. Join us at @NASASolarSystem to ride along with NASA as we continue to explore the worlds of the solar system.

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1	May 5, '18	We can’t pick favorites, but we’ve got you--check out the whole solar system at	27.2×	23k	3.6k	152
2	Dec 7, '18	For the first time, we have heard the winds of another world. Learn more about the #SoundsofMars sent by @NASAInSight:	15.2×	7.7k	3.6k	178
3	Dec 17, '18	We’re seeing #Saturn’s rings at just the right time. Scientists estimate that this spectacular phenomenon is no more than 100 million years old—a short time during the life of the	11.2×	6.4k	2.5k	85
4	Sep 23, '18	We're commemorating the #NASA60th anniversary with a trip through the solar system, as seen by our intrepid spacecraft over the past six decades:	7.8×	5.2k	1.7k	57
5	Sep 15, '19	Two years ago today, our Cassini spacecraft entered the atmosphere of Saturn, becoming part of the planet it had explored for 13 years. This was not the end of the story.	5.5×	3.9k	991	67
6	Sep 7, '19	Ten years ago today, our Cassini spacecraft captured these striking images of Saturn’s intricate rings.	5.3×	4.7k	603	24
7	Aug 11, '17	Don’t miss the Perseid meteor shower, which peaks this weekend. Learn more:	4.7×	2.4k	1.3k	0
8	Dec 3, '14	Congratulations to @JAXA_en on the launch of the #Hayabusa2 asteroid mission.	4.4×	1.5k	1.7k	0
9	Jan 3, '19	It's been a big week for small objects in the solar system. A billion miles past Pluto, @NASANewHorizons explored a small Kuiper Belt object for the first time, while closer to Ear	4.3×	3.5k	639	18
10	Nov 8, '16	Sometimes perspective helps: en route to Jupiter, NASA's Galileo spacecraft saw the Earth & moon together in space	4.3×	2.3k	1.2k	0
11	Nov 14, '18	The #Leonid #meteorshower peaks on Nov. 17. The best viewing will be after midnight your local time, once the Moon has set. In this week’s #10Things, get tips for taking great phot	4.3×	3k	824	27
12	Jan 18, '19	All in a day: using data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, researchers believe they have finally solved a longstanding mystery, the length of a day on Saturn.	4.3×	3.3k	661	15
13	Jan 6, '17	Your home planet, as seen from Mars:	4.1×	1.8k	1.2k	1
14	Aug 14, '19	Five years ago today, Cassini captured this look at Saturn’s rings casting intricate shadows. If you look closely, you might also spot two moons. Details:	3.7×	3.1k	522	21
15	Oct 31, '18	⚡️ “Happy Halloween from @NASASolarSystem!”	3.7×	3.1k	510	11
16	Jan 16, '17	The Apollo 17 landing site, including tracks made by Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt, as seen from orbit by @LRO_NASA:	3.7×	2k	984	0
17	Sep 12, '19	The Moon will officially reach its full phase early Saturday morning EDT, and it will look full beginning this evening and on Friday the 13th. 🌕 But there’s no reason to be nervou	3.6×	2.1k	830	25
18	Sep 4, '19	What we learn about atmospheres throughout the solar system informs our understanding of weather on Earth, and vice versa. Here are some very recent spacecraft views of the Sun, Ea	3.6×	3k	487	19
19	Jul 21, '19	Our Moon was just the beginning. Since Apollo, our spacecraft, telescopes & scientists have explored dozens of other moons. They're weird. They're wonderful. They have: 🌊 ocea	3.6×	2.7k	581	31
20	Mar 20, '18	Happy #VernalEquinox, the #FirstDayofSpring in the Northern Hemisphere. Learn more about the equinox:	3.5×	2.1k	846	12
21	Jan 31, '17	In memory of 14 fallen astronauts and cosmonauts, the Apollo 15 crew left this tribute on the moon #NASARemembers	3.4×	2.1k	836	0
22	Jan 17, '19	A new analysis of data from NASA’s Cassini mission indicates Saturn's rings may have formed during the age of the dinosaurs:	3.2×	2k	671	25
23	Apr 24, '19	Skywatchers: Don’t miss #Saturn’s meetup with the #Moon tomorrow morning. See more in our monthly stargazing video:	3.1×	2.4k	518	10
24	Nov 20, '17	The first confirmed object from interstellar space is a rocky, cigar-shaped object with a reddish hue. The asteroid 'Oumuamua is up to a quarter mile (400 meters) long, and 10 time	3.1×	1.4k	695	0
25	Sep 26, '16	.@NASA_Hubble has spotted possible water plumes on #Jupiter's moon #Europa. Live teleconference ongoing now:	3.1×	1.4k	979	0
26	Aug 4, '18	⚡️ To most of us, dust is something to be washed off. In space, dust comes from comets and exploding stars. It can form rings, drive weather and even form the seeds of new planets.	3.0×	2.3k	532	21
27	Feb 20, '15	After sunset the next few nights, look in the western sky to catch Mars & Venus together.	2.9×	960	1.1k	0
28	May 5, '19	The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, which peaks in the early morning hours of May 6th, is not known for a high meteor count, but the moonless skies will make for ideal viewing condition	2.8×	2.2k	471	9
29	Nov 28, '19	On their way home from the Moon 50 years ago, the #Apollo12 astronauts witnessed this view of Earth eclipsing the Sun. We’re grateful for our beautiful solar system — and everyone	2.8×	2.3k	395	10
30	Jan 13, '20	Meet Lucy, currently in development. The Lucy spacecraft will travel to the Trojan asteroids, near Jupiter. “The #LucyMission will transform our understanding of solar system evolu	2.6×	2.1k	386	29
31	Jun 3, '19	What's Up for June? 🔭 Jupiter is up all night, while Mercury and Mars decide to get close, and the Moon reveals its tilted orbit. Downloadable video and transcript available at	2.5×	1.3k	635	32
32	Oct 19, '14	How much do you know about comets? Learn their secrets: #MarsComet	2.5×	1.1k	845	1
33	Feb 2, '20	How big is the solar system? If you shrunk the Sun to the size of a dime on the goal line of a football field, Earth would be on the two-yard line…and Pluto would be almost 80 yard	2.4×	1.9k	376	12
34	Nov 27, '18	No rest for the curious. Next up after @NASAInSight’s #MarsLanding: @OSIRISRex arrives at the asteroid Bennu on Dec. 3. Then on New Years Eve @NASANewHorizons makes its historic Ku	2.4×	1.8k	393	6
35	Dec 26, '19	At this moment, two of our robotic explorers are speeding toward planets. @NASAJuno is closing in on Jupiter again, and #ParkerSolarProbe is swinging by Venus, on its way back to t	2.4×	2k	284	13
36	Jul 30, '18	Thanks to the @GISH teams for suggesting we name Jupiter's new 'oddball' moon. Naming of moons is the responsibility of the @IAU_org and Jupiter's moons are typically named for lov	2.3×	1.8k	334	3
37	Jan 25, '18	On the far side of the Moon, three craters bear the names of the Apollo 1 crew--Ed White, Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom--who perished during a test of their Apollo spacecraft in Janua	2.3×	1.7k	414	0
38	Apr 22, '19	As we celebrate #EarthDay, here are views of our home world — as it can only be seen from the distance of deep space: #PictureEarth	2.3×	1.8k	363	8
39	Nov 11, '19	@NASASun Updated video of the ongoing transit. More about how to safely watch: More about Mercury:	2.3×	1.2k	563	52
40	Dec 10, '18	As @NASAVoyager 2 enters interstellar space (see ), it’s worth remembering what a (very) long, strange trip it has been. It started more than four decades ago.	2.2×	1.6k	400	6
41	Sep 1, '19	Our #ParkerSolarProbe is about to make its third close pass by the Sun. As the spacecraft reaches the closest point, it will be traveling at the astounding speed of about 213,000 m	2.2×	1.8k	275	4
42	Aug 20, '18	Over the past 41 years, @NASAVoyager 2 has visited Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune. But the science doesn’t stop there – it's now passing through & sending back data on t	2.1×	1.6k	347	6
43	Apr 24, '20	Today we mark 30 years of the @NASAHubble Space Telescope: high-flying comeback story and sharp-eyed witness of the worlds in our solar system. Learn more: Here’s a thread of some	2.1×	1.6k	318	16
44	Jul 13, '15	A briefing about the #PlutoFlyby now live at:	2.1×	734	790	0
45	Nov 5, '18	Today, #ParkerSolarProbe makes its first close approach to the Sun, passing within just 15 million miles of the surface. Follow along at @NASASun, and learn more about our star at	2.0×	1.3k	428	3
46	Aug 1, '16	What's up for August? See five planets after sunset and the annual Perseid meteor shower	2.0×	1k	588	0
47	Sep 9, '15	The @MAVEN2Mars mission is helping scientists unravel what happened to Mars' atmosphere:	1.9×	980	579	0
48	Aug 12, '16	The best #MeteorShower views start at midnight, better still after moonset an hour later:	1.9×	920	552	0
49	Feb 6, '20	Eyes up — the Moon will be full this weekend. 🌕 See details and find out what else to watch for this month: 📸 NPS Photo / Dave Weber	1.9×	1.5k	261	10
50	Jun 27, '19	We’re over the moon — a giant, mysterious moon — about @NASA’s newest solar system explorer! #Dragonfly is a mission to investigate Saturn’s moon #Titan. Take a deep dive into this	1.8×	1.4k	301	3
51	Jan 11, '16	Dancing out in space. An asteroid named for David Bowie orbits between Mars and Jupiter:	1.8×	634	720	1
52	Aug 5, '19	🗓August 5th is a red-letter day in space exploration.✨ In 2011, @NASAJuno set sail for Jupiter on a mission to study the giant planet’s mysterious interior. In 2012, @MarsCuriosit	1.8×	1.4k	272	10
53	Sep 21, '18	Fifteen years ago, NASA’s Galileo mission to Jupiter came to an end, but not before it discovered an asteroid with its own moon, clues to the origins of Jupiter’s rings, an ocean i	1.8×	1.4k	315	9
54	Sep 12, '17	#10Things to know about @CassiniSaturn’s glorious demise on Friday. #grandfinale	1.8×	914	493	0
55	Apr 10, '19	The orbits of the known planets in our own solar system would fit well within the shadow at the center of the #EHTBlackHole 🕳 image. Learn more about the image and how scientists	1.7×	1.1k	342	8
56	Nov 11, '19	These views of the #MercuryTransit, now in progress, came from @NASASun’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. See the latest images as they come down from space:	1.7×	1.1k	352	11
57	Apr 22, '16	Happy #EarthDay from far-ranging robots in our solar system. #24SEVEN	1.7×	864	513	0
58	Dec 15, '15	Ten amazing tales from solar system exploration in 2015	1.7×	876	494	0
59	May 5, '16	Info about tonight's Eta Aquarid meteor shower, next week's transit of Mercury and more:	1.6×	928	472	0
60	Jul 20, '19	HOUSTON: Roger, Tranquility. Be advised there's lots of smiling faces in this room, and all over the world. TRANQUILITY: There are two of them up here. #Apollo50th	1.6×	1.3k	256	7
61	Mar 17, '20	Ever feel like you need a little space? We have you covered. 🚀 These @NASA resources can take your family on a trip through the solar system:	1.6×	1.3k	219	26
62	Jan 14, '20	Descent to Titan: 15 years ago today, @ESA’s Huygens probe, having traveled from Earth aboard the Cassini spacecraft, made the first landing in the outer solar system, touching dow	1.6×	973	341	22
63	Apr 28, '20	The solar system never stands still, and changes have happened here, too. @CassiniSaturn is now @NASASolarSystem. Why? The Cassini mission concluded in 2017, but its legacy of scie	1.6×	1.2k	221	33
64	Mar 5, '15	#TBT On this day in 1979, @NASAVoyager photographed Jupiter's volcanic moon Io.	1.5×	683	503	1
65	Jan 30, '20	Today we pause to honor members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles	1.5×	1.2k	211	4
66	Dec 13, '15	Watch the skies: how to view the #Geminids meteor shower	1.5×	746	449	0
67	Jan 15, '20	An update about the most important planet in the solar system.	1.4×	861	342	10
68	Jul 4, '18	You’re a grand old flag, you’re a (very) high-flying flag. 🇺🇸 Some of the banners that spacecraft have carried during their travels through the far reaches of the Solar System: H	1.4×	1.1k	228	3
69	Jan 25, '18	Seven hills where NASA’s rover Spirit spent several years exploring the Martian terrain are named in remembrance of the final crew of Space Shuttle Columbia. #NASARemembers	1.4×	1k	275	0
70	Dec 22, '16	#HappyHolidays from our far-flung explorers @MarsCuriosity, @NASAJuno, @CassiniSaturn and @NASAVoyager	1.4×	843	364	0
71	Nov 7, '19	On Monday, Nov. 11, beginning at about 7:35am ET (12:35 UTC), the planet Mercury will pass directly in front of the Sun. This event is called a transit, and the next #TransitofMerc	1.4×	814	308	5
72	Mar 22, '20	Sometimes you just need some space. We get that. 🌌 Here are two suggestions: Get into these NASA-related activities Or just relax with these images of the planets #NASAatHome	1.4×	999	245	17
73	Oct 31, '18	#HappyHalloween! Here are some spooky things about our solar system.	1.3×	907	245	6
74	Oct 25, '19	Thinking about a weekend getaway?✈️ Why not take a really long trip? 🚀 You don’t even have leave home — try our 3D solar system simulator based on actual @NASA data, right on yo	1.3×	993	195	21
75	Apr 15, '19	On Titan, the mysteries run deep. During its final flyby of Saturn’s giant moon, Cassini revealed that some of Titan's methane lakes are surprisingly deep and perched atop hills. L	1.3×	920	226	12
76	May 26, '18	RIP Alan Bean, 4th human being to walk on the Moon, Skylab astronaut and accomplished artist.	1.3×	773	280	1
77	Feb 29, '16	Rock stars, leap years and strange new worlds: 10 things to know this week	1.3×	821	301	0
78	Mar 5, '19	Today in 1979, @NASAVoyager 1 made its closest approach to Jupiter, capturing its wonders in a way never seen before. Take your own Jovian tour at	1.2×	833	246	8
79	Feb 6, '20	From Earth…to the Moon…and beyond. @Astro_Christina captured this dazzling look at the Moon from the International Space Station. Before becoming an astronaut, she also worked on o	1.2×	916	189	8
80	Oct 2, '19	Saturn’s moon Enceladus blasts a plume of material from its underground ocean into space, and our Cassini spacecraft flew right through the material to sample it. Now, an ongoing d	1.2×	753	232	12
81	Apr 24, '19	Happy launch anniversary, @NASAHubble! We made one of our favorite images into a downloadable poster:	1.2×	898	175	13
82	May 30, '18	NASA and its partners are blending ocean and space exploration, with a project called SUBSEA:	1.2×	712	275	3
83	Apr 24, '18	Thank you, @NASAHubble, for 28 years of showing us the solar system	1.1×	859	211	1
84	Dec 10, '18	Date: July 1979 Distance from the Sun: about 5 Astronomical Units (AU) The spacecraft passes by Jupiter and captures the erupting volcanoes of its moon, Io, in action.	1.1×	899	162	6
85	Dec 10, '18	Date: November 2018 Distance from the Sun: 119 AU (about 11 billion miles!) The spacecraft follows its sister ship, Voyager 1, in escaping the heliosphere. Voyager 2 will pass thro	1.1×	773	194	2
86	Feb 5, '19	⚡️ “Favorite vacation spots outside the solar system 😎” by @NASA	1.1×	895	140	9
87	Apr 23, '19	On #WorldBookDay 📖 you might want to check out our free downloads:	1.1×	836	156	22
88	Apr 6, '20	Bringing the heat: Data from our Cassini mission has shed light on a long-standing mystery — why the upper atmospheres of giant planets like Saturn are so hot. The answer may lie w	1.0×	808	167	16
89	Feb 10, '20	Join us today for the #StateOfNASA event as Administrator @JimBridenstine provides an update about our mission to go to the Moon, Mars and worlds beyond. 📆 Monday, Feb. 10 🕑 1pm	1.0×	874	125	5
90	May 8, '19	A view from Cassini #OTD in 2010. Saturn’s moon Rhea drifts before the nearly edge-on rings, which are casting shadows on the planet. More:	1.0×	756	187	7
91	Jul 13, '18	More tradition than superstition, "lucky peanuts" are a fixture at major deep space mission events since 1964. #FridayThe13th	1.0×	805	134	5
92	Jan 11, '20	Nine years ago today, our Cassini spacecraft captured this remarkable scene. The camera was looking past the cratered south polar area of Saturn's moon Rhea to spy the moon Dione a	1.0×	689	212	7
93	Nov 22, '18	The gang’s all here for #Thanksgiving! @NASASun and @NASAMoon are in line on either side of @NASAEarth, giving us a beautiful nearly full #Moon.	1.0×	821	139	3
94	Oct 19, '18	Best of luck to our colleagues at @ESA and @JAXA_En as they prepare today to launch the #BepiColombo mission to #Mercury. Meet the first planet from the Sun, and see what NASA’s Ma	1.0×	674	215	3
95	Sep 23, '19	What is a black hole? What would happen if you fell into one? Could our Sun become a black hole? Just in time for #BlackHoleWeek ⚫️ here are answers to some questions you might hav	1.0×	691	188	12
96	Jan 25, '19	Scientists may have discovered the oldest Earth rock ever—on the Moon. A lunar sample returned by the Apollo 14 astronauts may contain a bit of Earth from about 4 billion years ago	1.0×	703	191	3
97	Feb 7, '19	Ad astra: the crew of Apollo 15 left this memorial in the lunar soil to honor fallen astronauts. #NASARemembers	1.0×	808	138	1
98	Dec 10, '18	Date: August 1981 Distance from the Sun: about 9 AU Voyager 2 observes Saturn’s transfixing rings up close.	1.0×	785	147	5
99	Dec 10, '18	Date: Aug. 20, 1977 Distance from the Sun: 1 Astronomical Unit (AU), the mean distance between Earth and the Sun, about 93 million miles (149.6 million kilometers). Voyager 2 sets	0.9×	707	138	8
100	Oct 20, '18	Here’s wishing #BepiColombo fair winds and following seas on its voyage to #Mercury.	0.9×	771	97	0

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