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    NASA’s WB-57 jet studies eclipses from about 50,000 feet (15,000 meters) — above most of the haze and turbulence that blur the view below, for a sharper look at the Sun’s corona. The WB-57 will observe the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse from above. More: go.nasa.gov/4x5qvqP
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    Aug 7
    On Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse crosses Iceland and Spain. Iceland’s volcanic terrain helped train the Artemis II Moon crew; Spain offers clearer skies. NASA-funded teams are in both — because spreading out is how you beat the clouds. Watch live with NASA:
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    Aug 6
    When the Lucy spacecraft starts flying by Trojan asteroids next year, it’ll snap photos, detect chemical “fingerprints” of materials on the asteroids’ surfaces, and more. Scientists are already calibrating the camera settings with test images like these. go.nasa.gov/4z3tnGp
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    Aug 5
    Pluto's heart is keeping a secret. 💗 NASA's New Horizons found the first evidence that liquid nitrogen recently reached Pluto's surface beneath Sputnik Planitia, the iconic heart-shaped glacier. The discovery suggests Pluto is more active than imagined. go.nasa.gov/3TIySdq
    A high-resolution, enhanced-color view of the dwarf planet Pluto set against the blackness of space. The surface displays a striking range of colors, including deep rust-red, pale cream, and bluish-gray tones. The prominent heart-shaped bright region known as Tombaugh Regio is visible in the lower center-right, with cratered and mottled terrain across the rest of the disk. (NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/SwRI)
    Pluto’s northern Sputnik Planitia glacier (in the western or left side of Pluto’s brightheart) is shown here in a color mosaic made from New Horizons imagery. The direction of north is shown on the image. The image is ~ 700 x 350 kilometers across. The red box has been added to show most of the region containing dark features attributed to the wetting of the glacier by liquid nitrogen sourced from a “basil melting” process beneath the glacier. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/SwRI