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Back to Search2026 January 26 - NGC 55: A Galaxy of Nebulas
In today's image, we see the galaxy known as NGC 55. This image consists of 50 hours of exposure, looking just at the light emitted by hydrogen and o…
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2026 January 25 - Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars
In today's image, we see Phobos, one of the two moons of Mars as imaged by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. It is called the doomed moon because it i…
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2026 January 24 - Earthset from Orion
In today's image, we see the Earth about to set behind the limb of the Moon as seen from the Orion spacecraft back in 2022. This was part of the Arte…
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2026 January 23 - Planetary Nebula Abell 7
In today's image, we see the planetary nebula known as Abell 7. A planetary nebula is the end-state of a star much like our own Sun. It may resemble …
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2026 January 22 - LDN 1622: Dark Nebula in Orion
In today's image, we see the dark nebula known as LDN 1622. This is a dark nebula in the constellation of Orion and located in the nearby Orion star …
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2026 January 21 - Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 from Webb
In today's image, we see the barred spiral galaxy known as NGC 1365. This is a nearby barred spiral galaxy, much like our own Milky Way. It is being …
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2026 January 20 - Io in True Color
In today's image, we see an image of Jupiter's moon, Io as seen by the Galileo spacecraft back in 1999. It is rendered in true color showing what the…
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2026 January 19 - CTB 1: The Medulla Nebula
In today's image, we see the supernova remnant known as the Medulla Nebula. This is a supernova remnant located in the constellation of Cassiopeia wh…
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2026 January 18 - Jupiter from the Webb Space Telescope
In today's image, we see Jupiter as imaged in the infrared from JWST. We can see the banding on the planet itself, as well as the Great Red Spot, aur…
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2026 January 17 - Apollo 14: A View from Antares
In today's image, we see a view from the Apollo 14 lunar module, looking back out over the lunar surface at various items left behind during the expl…
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