1 00:00:00,333 --> 00:00:03,603 Continuing a collaboration in space exploration … 2 00:00:03,603 --> 00:00:06,272 Space station research heads back to Earth ... 3 00:00:06,272 --> 00:00:09,376 And highlighting new science from NASA missions ... 4 00:00:09,376 --> 00:00:12,545 a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! 5 00:00:14,314 --> 00:00:18,852 On Jan. 13 at NASA Headquarters, administrator Bill Nelson, 6 00:00:19,052 --> 00:00:23,790 Japan’s prime minister Kishida Fumio, and others were on hand as 7 00:00:23,790 --> 00:00:28,695 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, 8 00:00:28,928 --> 00:00:33,633 Hayashi Yoshimasa signed an agreement for a continued collaboration 9 00:00:33,633 --> 00:00:36,236 in space exploration between the two nations. 10 00:00:37,404 --> 00:00:41,775 A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station on 11 00:00:41,775 --> 00:00:46,579 Jan. 9 with about 4,400 pounds of cargo to be returned to Earth, 12 00:00:46,846 --> 00:00:49,682 including valuable scientific experiments. 13 00:00:51,317 --> 00:00:55,321 The 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society 14 00:00:55,321 --> 00:00:59,893 featured news that our Webb Space Telescope helped reveal remarkable 15 00:00:59,893 --> 00:01:03,930 similarities between distant galaxies from the dawn of the universe 16 00:01:04,230 --> 00:01:07,600 and a rare class of small galaxies much closer to us. 17 00:01:07,967 --> 00:01:10,603 Our Hubble space Telescope, Chandra X-ray 18 00:01:10,603 --> 00:01:13,840 Observatory and Tess were also discussed at the meeting. 19 00:01:15,675 --> 00:01:18,812 According to an analysis by NASA, Earth's global average 20 00:01:18,812 --> 00:01:24,350 surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record. 21 00:01:24,751 --> 00:01:27,087 The past nine years have been the warmest years 22 00:01:27,087 --> 00:01:29,923 since modern recordkeeping began in 1880. 23 00:01:30,356 --> 00:01:32,492 That's what's up this week at NASA.