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happy lunar new year! 🌕🐎 new blog post on my website on what I've been working on this past year, both art and
#Artemis
#SciArt
#SpaceArt
#LunarNewYear
alexandraconstantinou.com/2026/02/art-...
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Art and Artemis - Alexandra Constantinou
Combining history, art, and space exploration as an artist on the Artemis II Lunar Science Team.
https://alexandraconstantinou.com/2026/02/art-and-artemis/
about 2 months ago
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I love
@bettinaforget.bsky.social
's original Women with Impact series
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we are all we've got in this vastness
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Starstruck
art002e012588 (April 7, 2026) - A stunning snapshot in time. The Artemis II crew captured this breathtaking photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The Milky Way’s elegant spiral structure is dominated by...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/55194523579/in/dateposted/
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Meade Krosby
about 7 hours ago
Things that help calm the nervous system, quickly: - Box breathing (in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4, repeat) - Immerse your face in cold water (activates mammalian dive reflex) - Humming (stimulates vagus nerve) - Exercise (anything helps, outside even better) - Impeachment and removal
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Joe Fordham
about 7 hours ago
This little phrase stuck in my mind all day, so I cartooned it.
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Indivisible ❌👑
about 8 hours ago
It’s time for Mike Johnson and John Thune to do their jobs and reconvene Congress. Recess doesn’t get to continue while Trump is threatening to annihilate 100 million people. If Thune and Johnson refuse to do their jobs, Schumer and Jeffries must bring Democrats back to DC to end this war.
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5 Calls
about 15 hours ago
🚨🚨🚨 Congress must return from recess and use every tool it can to stop Trump from committing war crimes and unilaterally launching a nuclear war. That includes impeachment. Call your reps. NOW. 🔥📞🔥 Info, numbers, and script @ 5calls.org
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5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
https://5calls.org
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Sarah Hörst
about 9 hours ago
Ngl the other ones didn’t have a huge impact on me… But I’m never gonna be mad at the juxtaposition of the spacecraft we build with human hands to chase human dreams and the worlds that draw us onward
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Eric Haywood
about 15 hours ago
The Moon: oh wow you guys decided to come back Artemis II crew: earth’s haunted
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Loren Grush
about 18 hours ago
Um OKAY. Breathtaking photos from the Artemis II crew's lunar flyby and eclipse viewing
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Dr. Sarah Parcak
1 day ago
Today was a joyful day to be a woman in science. May we all look forward to the boundless joy when it is over (and it will be over, someday).
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Crying happy tears as the Moon guided me down to Johnson for my shift analyzing the data the Artemis II astronauts sent down after the flyby
about 23 hours ago
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I just realized it's Artemis II lunar flyby day AND International Asexuality Day! Confirmed: the Moon is a queer icon!
1 day ago
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Chris Schaller
1 day ago
FULL MOON JOY STILL!
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Skylar Grayson
1 day ago
I cannot wait for the pictures 🤯 What a crazy experience to be an external observer to the motion of the earth, moon, and sun. Most of us can never separate from the Earth, but those astronauts are getting to watch this cosmic dance from a very special seat
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Skylar Grayson
1 day ago
“Something that’s really awesome up here…We now have the moon and the earth in window 3 simultaneously. The moon is a gibbous and the earth is a crescent, and I’m guessing in about 45 minutes we’ll have two identical crescents as we change our position in the universe” -
#ArtemisII
crew 🔭🧪
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Dan Chibnall
1 day ago
This is such a lovely little speech from NASA's Dr. Marie Henderson, Artemis II Lunar Science Deputy Lead Source:
www.instagram.com/stories/nasa...
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Summer ✨
1 day ago
I love that NASA has basically scheduled “choose your own adventure” time for the crew during the lunar observation period.
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Lexiiii
1 day ago
Honestly my favorite part of the Artemis livestream is when they cut to the science team at mission control. Look at them running around their little nerd aquarium, scribbling down data, doing science! Hell yeah! Learn new things about the moon!
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Daniel Pomarède
1 day ago
Artemis II crew describe and provisionally name a couple of craters on the Moon: the Integrity crater after their spacecraft and this historic mission, and the Carroll crater in honor of Reid Wiseman’s late wife, Carroll Taylor Wiseman. ℹ️
www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...
#Artemis
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Tom Flood
1 day ago
the breathtaking perspective from space contrasted with the devastating reality of earth really hits hard.
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Katie Mack
1 day ago
Some lunar vocabulary in case you're following along with the
#Artemis
II flyby: * albedo: reflectiveness (high albedo=very shiny) * mare/maria(plural): from Latin for "sea," dark regions on the Moon, which are dried lava basins * terminator: the line of the transition between sunlight & darkness
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michael 🌸
1 day ago
“I wanna channel everything that you guys are feeling right through my eyes and heart. It is awesome to see this side of the moon. You guys made us excited for this day and we couldn’t appreciate it any more.” - Christina Koch to science team lead Kelsey Young
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Phil Plait
1 day ago
Wow, that's Mare Oriental on the left, a huge impact basin surrounded by mutiple rings of hills (tyocal for big impacts). That's very difficult to see from Earth becaue it's on the lunar far side, but easy enough if you're on the way to the moon and heading around back.
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I just realized it's Artemis II lunar flyby day AND International Asexuality Day! Confirmed: the Moon is a queer icon!
1 day ago
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Ember
1 day ago
Going to start meetings with "youre pulling me away from the moon let's go!" from now on lol
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Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️⚧️ Uranus Expert
1 day ago
Oh, cool. The Artemis II astronauts have a shot at observing the remnants of a sungrazing comet today when they go into eclipse. By Meghan Bartels
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
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NASA’s Artemis II astronauts may catch a comet—if it can survive the sun
Amid a journey of celestial spectacles, the Artemis II astronauts may spot a comet—if it survives a dash past the sun
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-artemis-ii-astronauts-may-catch-a-comet-if-it-can-survive-the-sun/
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Follow along with the Artemis II astronauts as they observe the Moon during today's flyby. Here is the lunar targeting plan and a visualization of what they'll see:
images.nasa.gov/details/luna...
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Artemis II Lunar Targeting Plan - NASA Science
A guide to the Artemis II Lunar Targeting Plan (the astronauts' Moon observing assignment).
https://science.nasa.gov/resource/artemis-ii-lunar-targeting-plan/
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Usili (Talia) 🏳️⚧️
1 day ago
And we have a new series of photos as well of the crew observing both the crescent Earth and the Moon, here.
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Element115Art
1 day ago
Apollo lunar observation guide -> Artemis lunar observation guide
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman)
1 day ago
A step before I was born led to another and another until a path wore through the book on our shelf and I sat on the floor with black-and-white family portraits of the moon - Step, by
@tychogirl.bsky.social
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Step
— for Neil, with thanks A step before I was born led to another and another until a path wore through the book on our shelf and I sat on the floor with black-and-white family portraits of the…
https://tychogirl.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/step/
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barbylon
1 day ago
If you're following along today for the
#ArtemisII
flyby, here's some notes on what to expect. 🧪🔭🚀🌘
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barbylon
2 days ago
Want a excuse to skip out of your Monday meetings? Follow along with the
#ArtemisII
crew and Lunar Science Team as human eyes and human brains observe and discuss the lunar far side for the first time ever. 🧪🔭🚀🌘 Download a guide to the observation plan here!
science.nasa.gov/resource/art...
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jaze
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pov: you're making history. you're working with the most advanced technology in the world. outlook still doesn't fucking work.
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So excited that the Artemis II crew is excited to see and share their observations of the Moon! Lunar flyby starts around 1 pm ET on Monday. (from NASA Solar System on Instagram)
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Gene J. Mikulka
3 days ago
#NASA
#ArtemisII
And NASA Astronaut Christina Koch gets her chance at the helm of "Integrity", performing the same testing program. Canada's Jeremy Hansen is in the co-pilot's chair observing, she's reporting some similar behaviors that Hansen had encountered as well.
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My Artemis II science team lead Dr. Kelsey Young answered questions about the upcoming lunar flyby and what the crew will see!
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SteveB
4 days ago
Our beautiful moon this morning.....🥰
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Gordon "Oz" Osinski
4 days ago
It's fantastic that there is now a dedicated Science Officer position in NASA's Mission Control for all
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missions. Kelsey, Angela and Trevor also happen to be the best scientists and human beings 😀
science.nasa.gov/missions/art...
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Meet NASA's New Artemis II Science Officers - NASA Science
NASA’s first Artemis II science officers—Kelsey Young, Trevor Graff, and Angela Garcia—are pioneering a new era of mission operations by integrating advanced lunar science directly into Mission Contro...
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/meet-nasas-new-artemis-ii-science-officers/
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FYI, this gallery has all the photos NASA is sharing from Artemis II in one place, with descriptions.
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Journey to the Moon - NASA
Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1, 2026, and will reach the lunar sphere of influence—when the Moon's gravity exerts more force on the Orion spacecraft than the Ear...
https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/journey-to-the-moon/
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barbylon
4 days ago
The
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Lunar Science team spent yesterday refining our targets into a time-correlated targeting plan for the actual Moon we will see. 🧵 🧪🔭🌘🚀
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Alexandra Witze
4 days ago
New at
@nature.com
: what the
#ArtemisII
crew will see as they fly past the Moon on Monday 🧪🔭
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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What Artemis II’s astronauts will look for on the Moon’s far side
Mission scientists spoke to Nature about the geological features they’re most excited for the crew to observe.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01103-9
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Alexandra Witze
4 days ago
For a fresh visualization of the
#ArtemisII
lunar flyby on Monday, see
images.nasa.gov/details/luna...
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NASA (mirror)
4 days ago
This view just hits different 🌍 @Astro_Christina and @astro_reid take a moment to look back at Earth as they continue deep into space toward the Moon.
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Artemis II is officially more than halfway to the Moon! Christina Koch said they can see more and more of the far side.
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Dr. Laci Brock 🪐
4 days ago
I painted the new image of Earth from Artemis!
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There she is! We're almost halfway there!
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Hello, Moon - NASA
art002e004411 (April 3, 2026) - The Artemis II crew is en route to the Moon on the second flight day of the mission. This photo shows the Orion spacecraft with the Moon in the distance, as captured by...
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/amf-art002e004411/
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CosmicRami 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
4 days ago
Since humans are en route back to Lunar space for the first time in decades, I've been thinking about our celestial companion a lot. So many of us photograph it, and often. A thread of some lunar pics (mine, and others) 1. Me from backyard. Middle image is using a R100 grating spectrum filter.
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman)
4 days ago
What does this mean? Instead of the isolated Spaceship Earth, floating alone in a sea of darkness, the
#ArtemisII
image shows Earth interconnected with the solar system and galaxy. We have a responsibility to the space environment that we’re part of – including the Moon. 🧪
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For the first time, Mission Control has a SCIENCE console, and we have three science officers for
#ArtemisII
! Plus a Science Evaluation Room (SER) and Science Mission Operations Room (SMOR) to support them.
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Meet NASA's New Artemis II Science Officers - NASA Science
NASA’s first Artemis II science officers—Kelsey Young, Trevor Graff, and Angela Garcia—are pioneering a new era of mission operations by integrating advanced lunar science directly into Mission Contro...
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/meet-nasas-new-artemis-ii-science-officers/
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