Warm Up At NASA's Sun-Earth Day Tweetup; Registration Opens Feb. 22

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Feb. 18, 2011

Stephanie Schierholz 
Headquarters, Washington                                
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Susan Hendrix 
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 
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RELEASE: 11-049

WARM UP AT NASA'S SUN-EARTH DAY TWEETUP; REGISTRATION OPENS FEB. 22

GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA is inviting its Twitter followers to a daylong 
event revolving around the sun and Earth's relationship. NASA will 
randomly select 100 registrants to participate in the Sun-Earth Day 
Tweetup March 19 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, 
Md. Registration opens at noon EST on Tuesday, Feb. 22, and closes at 
5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24. 

Each year, NASA celebrates Sun-Earth Day near the spring equinox with 
a series of events that highlight the agency's research and 
discoveries about our home planet and its star. "Ancient Mysteries, 
Future Discoveries" is this year's theme for Sun-Earth Day and the 
Tweetup. 

Tweetup participants will be given a personalized tour of the 
Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space museum in 
Washington. They will observe the sun -- weather permitting -- from 
the museum's public observatory and hear from Smithsonian experts who 
study the history of astronomy and planetary science. After the 
Smithsonian visit, the attendees will get a behind-the-scenes look at 
Goddard's Integration and Test Facility, where engineers ground test 
instruments and satellites. 

Tweetup attendees also will have the opportunity to meet NASA 
scientists and engineers and be part of a live webcast with the 
co-hosts of NASA EDGE, an unscripted video podcast that takes a 
unique look at agency programs and initiatives. 

"This is a fantastic opportunity for people who regularly communicate 
via Twitter about Sun-Earth Day and other NASA programs to meet each 
other and get direct access to astronomy experts at the Smithsonian 
and NASA," said Aleya Van Doren, formal education coordinator at 
Goddard. 

For more information about the Tweetup and to register, visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov/tweetup 


To find all the ways you can connect and collaborate with NASA on 
social media, visit: 










http://www.nasa.gov/connect 


For more information about this year's Sun-Earth Day, visit: 










http://sunearthday.nasa.gov 

	
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