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Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
Want to know what's in the air we breathe? With the @NASA and @CenterForAstro TEMPO mission, we're hoping to get answers!
Join us Monday, 4/24, at 12:00 pm ET for a Reddit AMA and learn more about how TEMPO will transform our understanding of air quality. reddit.com/r/askscience/
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
In one week! @BadAstronomer and @aussiastronomer present UNDER ALIEN SKIES: A SIGHTSEER'S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE
Details and registration: science.fas.harvard.edu/even…
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
Four years ago today from our @CenterForAstro, you got this first look at a black hole.
This is the first image ever of a black hole. The breakthrough discovery by the @ehtelescope is an image of Messier 87’s (M87’s) supermassive black hole in the center of the Virgo galaxy cluster, 55 million light-years away. #EHTBlackhole #RealBlackHole
ALT Orange ring of light on a dark background
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
Right now, a washing machine-sized scientific instrument hovers above us.
Launched today on the Intelsat 40e satellite, @TEMPO_Mission, a @CenterForAstro and @nasa_langley collaboration, is the first space-based instrument to track air pollutants hourly across North America.
ALT A light streak appears behind the Intelsat 40e rocket launch over a body of water into the night sky.
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
I remember crowding around my school's TV to witness new achievements in space exploration. I hope this launch offers the same national experience of hope and awe as we drastically advance the conversation on how air pollution affects nature and communities across North America.
ALT Lift off on the launch pad, surrounded by three towers, at night. Billowing clouds of smoke and bright light.
LIFTOFF FOR TEMPO! Congratulations to the @TEMPO_Mission team for a successful launch this Friday morning. 🚀
#TEMPO
ALT A light streak appears behind the Intelsat 40e rocket launch.
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
Spacecraft separation confirmed! The Intelsat satellite hosting our @NASAEarth & @CenterForAstro #TEMPO mission is flying free from its @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and on its way to geostationary orbit.
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
The night is here and we’re ready!
ALT Viewing stands with NASA building in the background.
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
The stage is set for the launch carrying #TEMPO, which will help us study what's in the air we breathe. @TEMPO_Mission, a collaboration with our @CenterForAstro, will be the first space-based instrument that can measure North American air quality hourly.
ALT Surrounded by four towers, a launch is ready. Big white clouds billow in the sky above green foliage.
In 1848, to understand the weather, the Smithsonian distributed monitoring equipment to volunteers across the U.S. This system gave rise to what we now know as the National Weather Service.
This week, we begin tackling a new challenge—monitoring pollution across the continent.
ALT Map of a tornado's path across counties in Wisconsin, which are outlined in red, yellow, and green. Counties of Columbia, Dodge and Washington are shown.
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
In 1848, to understand the weather, the Smithsonian distributed monitoring equipment to volunteers across the U.S. This system gave rise to what we now know as the National Weather Service.
This week, we begin tackling a new challenge—monitoring pollution across the continent.
ALT Map of a tornado's path across counties in Wisconsin, which are outlined in red, yellow, and green. Counties of Columbia, Dodge and Washington are shown.
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
The TEMPO mission is nothing short of amazing. The size of a washing machine, it will be the first space-based instrument that can measure North American air quality hourly down to the ZIP code level. Image credit: Ball Aerospace
ALT Bathed in purple light, a technician dressed in white gown, mask, cap, and gloves inspects an instrument with shiny silver color.
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
Apps on our phones tell us exactly when it will rain. Soon, we'll measure and predict the movement of air pollutants with the same precision with @CenterForAstro and @NASA_Langley's @TEMPO_Mission, hitched to satellite Intelsat 40e. Image credit: Maxar
ALT Rendering of satellite with two rectangular wings and circular elements. Behind it purple glow of stars.
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
LIVE: An update on the science of #TEMPO, a space-based instrument that will revolutionize the way scientists observe air quality. youtube.com/live/qg_XJ5OsYNI…
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
A new @NASAEarth & @CenterForAstro mission preparing for launch will be the first to take hourly observations of air quality in North America. Data from #TEMPO will improve forecasts & reveal disparities in pollution exposure within cities and communities. go.nasa.gov/3K3Zhd4
ALT Intelsat40e, the satellite hosting the TEMPO mission instrument, inside Maxar Technologies facility
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
MethaneSAT could buy the world critical time in the climate change battle hrvd.me/Methane876t
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
Meet some the Harvard women of yesterday and today. #WomensHistoryMonth hrvd.me/women2021t
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
.@NASA's Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring Pollution (TEMPO) mission is a partnership with @CenterForAstro to observe North America's air quality.
Watch to learn what air quality is and why it's important we study it!
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
Come #visit educators Mary and Erika at booth 318 at #NAA23 and learn about our free YouthAstroNet program. @NatlAfterSchool
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
#Didyouknow Harvard’s original computers were a group of women? They analyzed data from stars at the Harvard observatory in the 1800s. Learn more about women’s contributions to astronomy through the centuries with our research guide: buff.ly/3XKpOkz #WomensHistoryMonth
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
See images from this morning's briefing at @airandspace with @NASAEarth & @CenterForAstro managers to discuss TEMPO, a space-based air quality instrument set for launch as early as April. 📷: flic.kr/s/aHBqjAvHcQ
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian retweeted
LIVE: @NASAEarth & @CenterForAstro managers discuss TEMPO, a space-based instrument set for launch as early as April. TEMPO will improve life on Earth by revolutionizing the way scientists observe air quality. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1RDGlamMV…