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Back to Search2024 January 09 - Thor's Helmet
In today's image, we see the nebula known as Thor's Helmet for its distinctive appearance. This is the nebula around a young Wolf-Rayet star. These a…
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2024 January 08 - The Phases of Venus
In today's image, we see multiple images of Venus as taken a few years ago. We can see the cycle of phases that Venus goes through just like our own …
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2024 January 07 - The Cat's Eye Nebula in Optical and X-Ray
In today's image, we see the Cat's Eye Nebula, an example of a planetary nebula observed at both visible and optical wavelengths. A planetary nebula …
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2024 January 06 - The Snows of Churyumov-Gerasimenko
In today's image, we see a video clip from the Rosetta spacecraft from 2016 showing some snow from close to the surface of the comet. The Rosetta cra…
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2024 January 05 - Trapezium: At the Heart of Orion
In today's image, we see the central portion of the Orion Nebula, which includes the Trapezium star cluster. The brightest star in this cluster emits…
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2024 January 04 - Zeta Oph: Runaway Star
In today's image, we see the runaway star Zeta Ophiuchi. The star is moving through space at a very fast speed, causing the shock wave seen in the im…
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2024 January 03 - A SAR Arc over New Zealand
In today's image, we see a type of aurora known as a SAR (Stable Red Auroral) arc. The phenomenon has only been studied for the past 70 years or so a…
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2024 January 02 - Rocket Transits Rippling Moon
In today's image, we see a SpaceX rocket as it is being launched. The timing was perfect so that the rocket passed directly in front of the Moon on i…
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2024 January 01 - NGC 1232: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy
In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known by its catalog designation of NGC 1232. This is a grand design spiral galaxy with spiral arms majest…
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2023 December 31 - Illustris: A Simulation of the Universe
In today's image, we see Illustris - a simulation of the universe completed in 2014. As we watch the video, we will see the universe as it forms and …
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