This Week @NASA, November 24, 2017

New data reveal that the interstellar asteroid that recently zipped through our solar system is rocky, cigar-shaped, and has a somewhat reddish hue. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/solar-sy... NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-1, or JPSS-1, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Saturday, November 18. https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/jpss-1 Our James Webb Space Telescope recently completed its final phase of cryogenic testing at our Johnson Space Center in Houston – a significant milestone in the telescope’s journey to the launch pad. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/... Dark features on Mars previously thought to be evidence for subsurface flowing of water, may actually be caused by flowing grains of sand and dust slipping downhill, according to new research published Nov. 20 in the journal Nature Geoscience. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/recu... Astronauts aboard the International Space Station shared a traditional Thanksgiving meal in their unique home away from home. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/st... Credit: https://www.nasa.gov/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter:   / cloud_tube   Google +: https://plus.google.com/+CloudTubeFliX