From NASA’s Mars landing to billionaires in space, here are some of the top moments in space exploration this year. | Reuters

50 reactions | As things continue to ramp up for ocean exploration in 2023, we'd like to take a moment to reflect back on all of the activities, discoveries, partnerships, and outreach that made 2022 such a great year: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/about/annual-reports/annual-report22/annual-report-2022.html. Onward and downward! | NOAA Ocean Exploration | Facebook

26K views · 639 reactions | Step aboard the pinnacle of ocean exploration: the OceanXplorer. With her own submersibles, wet and dry labs, and hologram technology, every inch is designed to push the limits of marine discovery further than ever before. Watch her and her crew in action in #OceanXplorers, Sundays at 9/8c on National Geographic. Now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. | National Geographic TV | Facebook

Exploration is key to increasing our understanding of the ocean, so we can more effectively manage, conserve, regulate, and use ocean resources that are vital to our economy and to all of our lives. . . For other reasons why we explore the ocean, check out our fact: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/why.html. . . [Video developed with Schmidt Ocean Institute and Nautilus Live.] | NOAA Ocean Exploration