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2023 July 26 - IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula

Posted July 26, 202300:04:07

In today's image, we see the Prawn Nebula. This is an example of an emission nebula where gas is excited by ultraviolet radiation from hot, young stars...

2023 July 25 - The Eagle Nebula in X-ray Hot Stars

Posted July 25, 2023

In today's image, we see the star forming region known as the Eagle Nebula with great finger-like formations pointing toward the newly formed cluster...

2023 July 24 - Chemicals Glow as a Meteor Disintegrates

Posted July 24, 202300:03:41

In today's image, we see the trail of a meteor in the sky. A meteor is a small bit of material in space, often left behind by a comet which strikes...

2023 July 23 - The Antikythera Mechanism

Posted July 23, 2023

In today's image, we see the Antikythera Mechanism. This is believed to be one of the earliest analog computers, dating back 2000 years with the ability...

2023 July 22 - Apollo 11: Armstrong's Lunar Selfie

Posted July 22, 2023

In today's image, we see an image of Neil Armstrong on the surface of the Moon. It is a selfie since the image was taken by Armstrong himself. It is...