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Back to Search2024 December 16 - A Kilometer High Cliff on Comet Churymov-Gerasimenko
In today's image, we see a large cliff on comet Churymov-Gerasimenko as imaged by the Rosetta spacecraft about a decade ago.
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2024 December 15 - Gemini's Meteors over a Snowy Forest
In today's image, we see a number of the Geminid meteors as seen yesterday. These are associated with the orbit of the asteroid Phaethon whose orbit …
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2024 December 14 - Apollo 17's Moonship
In today's image, we see the luna module, Challenger as it descends toward the lunar surface in 1972. This was the last time humans would walk on the…
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2024 December 13 - M51: Tidal Streams and H-alpha Cliffs
In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as M51. This galaxy is in the process of interacting with another galaxy, enhancing the star formati…
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2024 December 12 - Phaethon's Brood
In today's image, we see the asteroid known as 3200 Phaethon. This asteroid is the source of the material that forms the Geminid meteor show which is…
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2024 December 11 - The Shells and Jets of Galaxy Centaurus A
In today's image, we see the nearby active galaxy known as Centaurus A. The galaxy is active because of a collision which funnels material into the c…
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2024 December 10 - The Great Meteor Storm of 1833
In today's image, we see the meteor storm which occurred in 1833. A meteor storm is a very intense meteor shower with far more meteors visible.
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2024 December 09 - Pleiades: The Seven Sisters Star Cluster
In today's image, we see the open star cluster known as the Pleiades. The cluster is moving through a dusty area of space which causes the blue refle…
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2024 December 08 - Aurora around Saturn's North Pole
In today's image, we see the planet Saturn as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. Here we can see the auroral activity around the pole of the plane…
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2024 December 07 - Rocket Engine Fireplace
In today's image, we see an image showing the traditional crackling fireplace with a twist. This is the rockets from the Artemis I mission to the Moo…
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