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Back to Search2023 June 10 - Mars and the Beehive
In today's image, we see the planet Mars and the Beehive Cluster. The Beehive is an open cluster of stars located in the constellation of Cancer. Mar…
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2023 June 09 - Pandora's Cluster of Galaxies
In today's image, we see Pandora's Cluster of galaxies. This is a massive closure resulting from the merger of three galaxy clusters. Much of the mas…
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2023 June 08 - Elephant's Trunk and Caravan
In today's image, we see part of an emission region where stars are currently being formed. The Elephant's Trunk Nebula to the left and the Caravan b…
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2023 June 07 - M94: A Double Ring Galaxy
In today's image, we see the galaxy known as M94. This is an example of a ring galaxy which is a relatively unusual type of galaxy. While we know of …
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2023 June 06 - Star Eats Planet
In today's image, we see an animation of a star consuming one of its planets. The actual event was detected in 2020. And was the first detection of s…
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2023 June 05 - In the Center of the Triffid Nebula
In today's image, we see the Triffid Nebula, also known as M20. The three dust lanes across the center of the nebula give it its name. In this we are…
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2023 June 04 - Color the Universe
In today's image, we see an image from perhaps the late 1800s showing a person looking out beyond our known universe at the time consisting of Earth,…
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2023 June 03 - Charon: Moon of Pluto
In today's image, we see Charon, the largest of the moon of the dwarf planet Pluto. Charon was discovered in 1978 and this discovery photo is seen in…
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2023 June 02 - Messier 101
In today's image, we see the prominent spiral galaxy known as Messier 101. We see the galaxy face-on looking down on its spiral structure with the gr…
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2023 June 01 - Recycling Cassiopeia A
In today's image, we see the supernova remnant known as Cassiopeia A. This would have been seen to explode from Earth back in the later 1600. However…
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