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#ITER DG Bernard Bigot opened #IBF2019 this morning, urging ITER’s industrial partners to continue to deliver their contributions on time and at the highest level of quality. #WeAreITER https://t.co/VVAVlnkFlR

From #IBF19 Sergio Frattini, CEO @ASGsconductors

"The superconducting technology which has been developed in the #ITER project has led to a number of innovative systems in the fields of medicine and energy" @iterorg https://t.co/CCk9f1JXVP

Want to have an immersive experience of #ITER? Come and visit our stand at the #IBF19 put on those goggles and enjoy the view... #WeAreITER https://t.co/78DAMOlPgy

#IBF2019 participants on tour at #ITER. Here in the Assembly Hall where the two giant tools stand ready to assemble the vacuum vessel sectors. #fusionenergy #WeAreITER https://t.co/MLh2Z7gbr3

Starting #IBF2019 at #ITER with challenging yet entertaining #pechakucha presentations by ITER's Monaco postdoctoral fellows about their research. More on the fellowship scheme: https://t.co/HTbSjRHYDK @GovMonaco #fusionenergy #WeAreITER https://t.co/bY8jLMnXja

Getting a sense of the size of the #ITER fusion machine! #IBF2019 participants see the lower cylinder of the #cryostat, the "thermos" that will encapsulate the #tokamak. https://t.co/G03DmtHHkV

Plans for a new British tokamak, STEP? https://t.co/j1V8O25HSs @JB_Fusion @JETOxfordshire #fusionenergy

For its first-of-a-kind tools #ITER demands creativity and innovation from industry, with impact on spin-off technologies and markets going well beyond plasma physics. #ITER's head of comms, @LabanCoblentz in @OpenAccessGov. https://t.co/MubR6Sowlt #WeAreITER https://t.co/JoXyVRtvQM

.@ScottAdamsSays

#GreenNuclearDeal

"Scientists achieved high pressure plasma perhaps laying the groundwork to achieve fusion power at an old fusion reactor in San Diego by reversing the orientation of the vessel that houses the plasma."

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good smell with good day!!

Researchers at DIII-D achieve surprising results by flipping the plasma's "D" shape: higher pressure and more stable plasma. https://t.co/DqacQEjflH #fusionenergy

Neutral beam injection is one of the main sources to create the extreme heat needed in the #ITER fusion machine. The half-size source testbed ELISE at the @PlasmaphysikIPP has made important contributions to its development. https://t.co/6vRNxY92gO #fusionenergy #WeAreITER https://t.co/XuSJtMy6bU

An unwrapped port cell door. Its size? It's massive - over 4 m wide, almost 4 m high, 80 cm deep and 60 tonnes heavy. 46 of these nuclear confinement doors will sit at the far end of openings around the #tokamak. https://t.co/uZcVBic4l9 #fusionenergy #WeAreITER https://t.co/lFsznJEsMP

There is a little bit of RF for fusion in the latest @ANSYS magazine Advantage ;)

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How might the next-step fusion machine look like? The European version resembles #ITER, but it's not the same. #DEMO will have electricity-generating installations like any power plant. Have a peek! https://t.co/kEk5BkTpeS #fusionenergy #WeAreITER https://t.co/hHGah1fGbQ

Don't miss it! Join the #ITER Business Forum #IBF19 from 26-28 March in Antibes, France. Learn about upcoming business opportunities, partner up with other businesses and foster relationships! MORE INFO HERE: https://t.co/yEwk722uzN #b2b #WeAreITER https://t.co/cFJHUodfsJ

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Gabriella Sanchez

Oh, hello. Looking to celebrate an incredible WOC artist for Women’s History Month? Let us suggest one of our Tumblr @creatrs, Gabriella Sanchez (@thatnoisegallery). This LA-based Mexican-American artist is one you’re going to want to pay attention to. In the interest of celebrating women and how they impact their world, we’ve touched base with her to discuss how feminism intersects with her work. Read on, reader.

Let’s start by telling us a little bit about yourself. How did you become the artist that you are today?

That’s a big question in which the true answer is that it’s a result of all my experiences and interactions that are too many to list here. The more direct but partial answer is that I went to college without knowing what I wanted to do and started taking art electives until those became the only classes I was taking. I was really attracted to the freedom of being an artist—the idea that you could spend your time seeking out whatever ideas interested you and then turn into something that people could engage with and it could be under this expansive umbrella of art. That was and still is thrilling to me.

As a Mexican-American woman, your experiences and intersections in race, gender, and socioeconomic status all play a part in your work. Why do you think it’s important for art spaces to exhibit more work by women of color?

I would say that yes, the things you mentioned above play a role in my work, but that’s because everyone’s personal experiences play some role in their work even if they aren’t acknowledged. It’s just framed in a different light when a person from any marginalized group creates art. Specifically, in painting, the work is an assertion of what an artist thinks is beautiful or interesting or worth looking at and that inherently is a message and a showcase of their viewpoint. An artist who paints a flower versus an artist who paints a bus bench with graffiti are both painting what they want you to see. In that sense, the work could be seen as the same. They just get framed in a different light. That’s why it’s important for artists of marginalized groups to be included in these art spaces, so that our context of viewing work gets larger so we can really see the work without knee-jerk biases blocking our ability to fully engage with a work.

Let’s talk about your featured artwork. Women of color and trans women are people most affected by violence. Talk us through the process of this piece and why it’s important?

The idea behind this piece is that this is a collective issue. Not an issue that is just on the shoulders or survivors or only women, but everyone. Only with that mentality will we be able to make moves towards a future where women are safe and we can all move forward [with] equality and equity for everyone.

If you want more of Gabriella’s art, follow her at @thatnoisegallery. If you want more interviews with women making an impact in their fields, stay tuned to @action! We’re celebrating Women’s History Month all month long.

Curious to see how #DEMO- the #fusion machine after #ITER - will look like? #F4E and @FusionInCloseUp collaborated to bring you this great illustration.

100 MW of net electricity on the way! Check this out https://t.co/9YoysYfo7W #sustainable #energy https://t.co/4ilupezbzX

The scaffolding has come off the lower cylinder of the #ITER #cryostat. Clad in thin film it is now being scanned by metrologists for reverse engineering and will then be cocooned for storage until assembly. #fusionenergy #WeAreITER https://t.co/DOag9p1rPp https://t.co/xoi5GTq0Vc

Computational modeling of fusion plasmas is very challenging: scales to be covered range from micrometers to meters and picoseconds to minutes. With largest supercomputers available, our understanding was pushed forward by modelling and still is.

#FusionFriday

(GIF: Waltz/Candy) https://t.co/hKdD5VGNNf

Our Favorite Valentines Throughout the Universe

Today is Valentine’s Day. What better way to express that you love someone than with an intergalactic love gram? Check out some of our favorites and send them to all of your cosmic companions:

Your love is galactic

The Hubble Space Telescope revolutionized nearly all areas of astronomical research — and captured some truly lovely images. Here, a pair of intersecting galaxies swirl into the shape of a rose as a result of gravitational tidal pull. What type of roses are you getting for your love — red or galactic?

I think you’re n{ice}

IceBridge is the largest airborne survey of Earth’s polar ice ever flown. It captures 3-D views of Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets, ice shelves and sea ice. This lovely heart-shaped glacier feature was discovered in northwest Greenland during an IceBridge flight in 2017. Which of your lover’s features would you say are the coolest?

You’re absolutely magnetic

Even though we can’t see them, magnetic fields are all around us. One of the solar system’s largest magnetospheres belongs to Jupiter. Right now, our Juno spacecraft is providing scientists with their first glimpses of this unseen force. Is your attraction to your loved one magnetic?

You’re MARS-velous

This heart-shaped feature on the Martian landscape was captured by our Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. It was created by a small impact crater that blew darker material on the surface away. What impact has your loved one had on you?

I <3 you

From three billion miles away, Pluto sent a “love note” back to Earth, via our New Horizons spacecraft. This stunning image of Pluto’s “heart” shows one of the world’s most dominant features, estimated to be 1,000 miles (1,600 km) across at its widest point. Will you pass this love note on to someone special in your life?

Light of my life

Our Solar Dynamics Observatory keeps an eye on our closest star that brings energy to you and your love. The observatory helps us understand where the Sun’s energy comes from, how the inside of the Sun works, how energy is stored and released in the Sun’s atmosphere and much more. Who would you say is your ray of sunshine?

Do any of these cosmic phenomena remind you of someone in your universe? Download these cards here to send to all the stars in your sky.

Want something from the Red Planet to match your bouquet of red roses? Here is our collection of Martian Valentines.

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space: http://nasa.tumblr.com

The Pale Blue Dot and the Golden Record

Almost thirty years ago, on Feb. 14, 1990, our Voyager 1 spacecraft turned back toward its home for one last look. 40 astronomical units (almost 4 billion miles) from the Sun, Voyager snapped the first-ever “family portrait” of our solar system.

One image in particular highlights our own planet’s fragility in the vast cosmic arena that we call home. This image of Earth, a tiny point of light, is contained in a camera artifact that resembles a beam of sunlight.

The late Carl Sagan referred to this image of Earth in the title of his 1994 book, Pale Blue Dot. Sagan wrote: “That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. … There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.”

We placed a message aboard Voyager 1 and 2 — a kind of time capsule intended to communicate a story of our world to extraterrestrials. The Voyager message is carried by a phonograph record: a 12-inch gold-plated copper disk containing sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth.

The Golden Record includes 115 images and a variety of natural sounds, such as those made by surf, wind and thunder, birds, whales and other animals. Musical selections from different cultures and eras were also added, as well as spoken greetings from Earth-people in fifty-five languages and printed messages from President Carter.

The Golden Record represents the whole of humanity, mounted to a feat of human engineering on a long voyage through interstellar space. 

You can listen to the sounds of Earth on the golden record here and take a moment to appreciate our pale blue dot. 

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space: http://nasa.tumblr.com