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2024 June 25 - The Dark Doodad Nebula

Posted June 25, 2024

In today's image, we see the nebula known as the Dark Doodad. This is an example of a dark nebula, a concentration of dust that is dense enough to become...

2024 June 24 - JADES-GS-z14-0: A New Farthest Object

Posted June 24, 2024

In today's image, we see the galaxy known as JADES-GS-z14-0. This galaxy, recent imaged by the James Webb Space telescope is now known to be the most...

2024 June 23 - The Colors of Saturn from Cassini

Posted June 23, 2024

In today's image, we see the planet Saturn as imaged by the Cassini spacecraft back in 2005. We can see the shadows of the rings against the upper part...

2024 June 22 - Lynd's Dark Nebula 1251

Posted June 22, 2024

In today's image, we see LDN 1251 one of the objects in the catalog of dark nebulae. This is a start forming region in the early stages where stars...

2024 June 21 - Hubble's NGC 1546

Posted June 20, 2024

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as NGC 1546 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope just a week ago. Hubble is using a new pointing...