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Back to Search2025 September 07 - All the Water on Planet Earth
In today's image, we see images showing how much water there is on Earth compared to its entire size. even though we often consider Earth to be a water planet, the amount of water here is far less th…
Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago
2025 September 06 - Sardinia Sunset
In today's image, we see a sunset from Sardinia in an image taken last month. When the moon is full, it will rise as the sun sets which will happen tomorrow. This will also be a lunar eclipse visible…
Published on 3 weeks ago
2025 September 05 - 47 Tucanae: Globular Star Cluster
In today's image, we see the globular star cluster known as 47 Tuc. This is a prominent star cluster visible in the souther hemisphere and the second brightest globular star cluster as seen from Eart…
Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago
2025 September 04 - NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge
In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as NGC 4565. This is a spiral galaxy seen edge-on from Earth. We can see the thin disk of the galaxy, giving it a more popular nickname of the Needle …
Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago
2025 September 03 - Cir X-1: Jets in the Africa Nebula
In today's image, we see recently studied jets within the Africa Nebula around the neutron star - the x-ray source of Cir X-1. New studies show that the jets form early after the supernova and that t…
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
2025 September 02 - The Horsehead and Flame Nebulas
In today's image, we see the dark nebula known as the Horsehead nebula off to the right. To the left we see the Flame Nebula and at the top of the image, the bright star Alnitak, only of the bright s…
Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago
2025 September 01 - Callisto: Dirty Battered Iceball
In today's image, we see one of the large moons of Jupiter - Callisto. this is one of the large moons of the solar system, which shows cratering on its icy surface.
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Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
2025 August 31 - NGC 7027: The Pillow Planetary Nebula
In today's image, we see what is known as the Pillow Planetary Nebula. This type of nebula forms when a star like our Sun reaches the end of its life and sheds its outer layers. The complexity of the…
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
2025 August 30 - A Two Percent Moon
In today's image, we see the very young crescent moon - only 1.5 days old and only 2% of the visible face of the Moon illuminated. This is a waxing crescent moon, which would be seen in the western s…
Published on 4 weeks ago
2025 August 29 - A Dark Veil in Ophiuchus
In today's image, we see a long, dark nebula stretching across a red emission nebula in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
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Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago