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Vincent Heck

@HeckPhysics

If we're gonna figure this all out, we'll have to know how the universe works. || Contact: [email protected] || IG: HeckPhysics

 Virgo SC, Milky Way, Earth
Joined July 2017
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Discovery Alert! 📣 @NASAWebb viewed an exoplanet eclipse and made a brightness map of a well-known world. From these measurements, scientists mapped WASP-18 b's day side temperatures, showing a range of 2,800 to 4,800 degrees F (1,500 to 2,600 C). go.nasa.gov/42aAivX

Webb Views an Exoplanet Eclipse of WASP-18 b

Researchers made a brightness map, tracing the glow from hot regions of WASP-18 b as it slipped behind, and reappeared from, its star, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

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We're donating to Black girls in STEM in this Twitch stream. #BlackGirlsCode #Science #STEM twitch.tv/dayloh
Dayloh - Twitch

Dayloh - Twitch

Hiya, I am an introverted lady who loves anime, rolling shoulders, and has goofy humor. I bring chaos energy that you don't want to miss. I make neon signs on stream to make the world bright! —...

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This is such a cool pic.
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Here's a REALLY cool long-exposure photograph of the @Space_Station flying past Mars and over @lakeafton. Photo by: Brent Newton (@astronewton on IG) || Canon T3i, Rokinon 14mm, series of 15" exposures taken 3/19/21 at 8:25pm
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Vote science.
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I love my fellow physicists, and it breaks my heart that so many have convinced themselves it's "scientific" to ignore mountains of evidence establishing that women face real, systematic discrimination in our field.
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A couple hours ago #ParkerSolarProbe made its first pass by Venus. (See green in image) This pass by Venus is going to use Venus' gravity to slow down the craft and send it on a course closer to the sun. (Seen as the red circles around the yellow dot.) instagram.com/p/Bod-PlnAhrs/…
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6) CLOSE APPROACH At its closest approach, Parker will be 3.83 million miles away (Earth is about 93 million miles away) from the Sun with an orbital period of 88 days (the time it takes to make a full loop).
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4) ORBITS Parker will use 7 Venus flybys over the course of ~7 years to shrink its orbit around the sun (getting closer and closer). Altogether, Parker will make 24 passes of the Sun in its lifetime.
Image from Emily Calandrelli (@TheSpaceGal)
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3) SCIENCE Parker will gather data that will (1) Help us understand why the Sun's corona (it's upper atmosphere) is *hotter than* its surface. Quite a mystery right now. And (2) help us understand space weather threats that affect our technology.
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2) MILESTONE It's humanity's first mission to the Sun. Turns out, it's super hard to get something to "touch" the sun - theatlantic.com/science/arch…
It’s Easier to Leave the Solar System Than to Reach the Sun

It’s Easier to Leave the Solar System Than to Reach the Sun

The center of the solar system is a tricky destination, but NASA is going.

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1) LAUNCH Parker is launching on @ULA's Delta IV Heavy - something only used for BIG payloads (like spy satellites and NASA's Orion capsule). Launch is at 3:33am ET from Cape Canaveral. You can watch live here: youtube.com/watch?v=wwMDvPCG…
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Early morning tomorrow, @NASA and @ulalaunch are launching the Parker Solar Probe - an ambitious mission TO THE SUN. Here are 6 things you should know about Parker ->
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Nine days until our FIRST journey to the sun! instagram.com/p/Bl-BhVkgROg/…
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Why is the earth's shadow red during the lunar eclipse? instagram.com/p/BlvPy6mAidH/…
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Einstein was right again: orbits of stars around the black hole at the center of our galaxy are just what general relativity predicted. eso.org/public/news/eso1825/
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There’s water on Mars! Signs of buried lake tantalize scientists nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

There’s water on Mars! Signs of buried lake tantalize scientists

Nature - The lake would be the first body of liquid water ever detected on the red planet, if observations by a European spacecraft are confirmed.

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#ISSRDC kicks off today! Here's a look at today's livestream schedule (all times PT). Watch live: issconference.org/live/
Image from ISS National Lab (@ISS_CASIS)
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Instagram post: Good news first? Or bad news? Let's start with the good news: The night sky is planning an amazing show for earth, happening THIS Friday night July 27-28. instagram.com/p/Blm3QdrAUq-/…
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