NASA launches new observatory mission

From studying how different materials catch fire in space, to capturing spectacular images of Earth, our @NASA_Astronauts aboard the @Space_Station kept busy in 2024. Check out some of our favorite @ISS_Research images of the year. pic.x.com/BreOLeVnZj

West Coast, best coast? Creators, we're inviting you to California’s @SLDelta30 to see two missions launch together! PUNCH will study the Sun up close, and SPHEREx will eye 450+ million galaxies. Apply now to help us tell their stories: go.nasa.gov/3ZxAbeo pic.x.com/AUozYZk2jT

A launch on another coast?! NASA is hosting a @NASASocial at @SLDelta30 in California for the first time since 2018! Join us for the launch of the SPHEREx and PUNCH missions, targeted NET Feb. 2025: go.nasa.gov/3VvAHZj pic.x.com/WLxTpf4j4b

A new heliophysics mission is set to launch in February 2025! 🚀☀️ With its four small satellites, NASA’s PUNCH mission will make 3D observations of the Sun’s outer atmosphere after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. More: go.nasa.gov/3Bk2Njm