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Joined June 2008

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    . More info & images in our video about these new observations!

  2. MMS becomes 1st spacecraft to fly through & measure a magnetic reconnection event! More:

  3. What's so important abt magnetic reconnection? It powers solar explosions, aurora, and more!

  4. .'s MMS has made the 1st-ever direct observations of magnetic reconnection! Learn more:

  5. VISIONS will launch on a sounding rocket to study how ions flow out of Earth's atmosphere:

  6. Where does magnetic reconnection happen? Find out with our infographic! More at

  7. The FOXSI-3 sounding rocket will search for tiny solar flares on the sun! More:

  8. captured the complete on May 9 -- the first one in almost 10 years!

  9. . data reveals that Pluto has a unique interaction with solar wind! More:

  10. Two NASA sounding rocket missions to explore coronal nanoflares and escaping atoms. More:

  11. Our ACE mission provided the data that revealed the origins of the slow solar wind! More:

  12. On May 9, Mercury passed directly between Earth and the sun for the first time in nearly 10 years. Watch:

    Mercury Transit of May 9, 2016
    On May 9, 2016, Mercury passed directly between Earth and the sun. This event is called a transit, and NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory -- which studies the sun 24/7 -- captured the whole transit.
  13. This composite of images captures the in one frame! More:

  14. Swept up in the solar wind: NASA scientists look at the source of slow solar wind. More:

  15. Check out the best views from yesterday's ! Video:

  16. Learn more about the Mercury, the transit, and exoplanets on 's Snapchat story!

  17. The may be over, but the planet is just visible off the sun's edge in these images!

  18. caught this view of Mercury just before it left the sun's disk! More at

  19. Egress in 10 minutes! (2:39 pm EDT) No solar telescope? You can watch at

  20. Mercury leaves the sun's disk in half an hour! (2:39 pm EDT) Check it out on

  21. One hour to egress! (2:39 pm EDT) Watch with a solar telescope, or online at

  22. Most of the black spots in this image are sunspots -- but the perfectly round one is Mercury!

  23. There's still time to catch the on ! Just over 2 hours to egress (2:39 pm ET)

  24. Latest views of today's show the planet passing in front of the sun from :

    Mercury Transit Tracking
  25. Want to know more about ? Check out 's Snapchat story!

  26. Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this view of the this morning! More at

  27. .'s special is live now! Head over to to watch & ask questions

  28. NASA scientists discuss the Mercury transit LIVE in half an hour (10:30am ET)! Tune in:

  29. Tune into NASA TV () in an hour for a special! The show is 10:30 - 11:30 ET

  30. .'s shows range of wavelengths—invisible to our eye—that the telescope can view

  31. has a front-row seat to the ! For more footage, check out

  32. No solar telescope? No problem! has you covered for the latest pics of , like this from 8:11 am!

  33. Mercury is trekking in front of the sun today for the 1st time in 10 years, seen here from 7:55am ET

  34. Mercury is crossing the sun's face today -- and our satellites have a front-row seat!

  35. NASA scientists discuss the Mercury transit today from 10:30-11:30am ET on NASA TV! More:

  36. Rainy or cloudy at home? has a front-row seat to the !

  37. And the has begun! caught this image of ingress in extreme ultraviolet light about 20 min ago!

  38. A few more views of Mercury just off the sun's disk! Check out for more

  39. From 10 minutes ago -- Mercury prepares to enter in front of the sun's disk! More at

  40. has a front row seat to the Mercury transit! Check it out:

  41. Mercury transit starts in 10 minutes @ 7:12 ET! Head to to watch the entire (7+ hour) show

  42. One hour until first contact! (at 7:12 am EDT) No solar telescope? Watch on

  43. The Mercury transit starts in 8 hours! No solar telescope? Here's how to watch:

  44. Excited for the Mercury transit tomorrow? Learn more about how to watch at:

  45. NASA scientists discuss the Mercury transit tomorrow from 10:30-11:30am ET on NASA TV! More:

  46. It's almost here! Tune in for the Mercury transit tomorrow from 7:12 am - 2:42 pm ET! More:

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