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2022 November 04 - InSight's Final Selfie

Posted November 4, 2022 • 00:03:49

In today's image, we see a selfie taken by the InSight lander on Mars. The mission of this lander is to study the interior of Mars through seismic waves...

2022 November 03 - M33: The Triangulum Galaxy

Posted November 3, 2022 • 00:03:40

In today's image, we see the nearby spiral galaxy known as the Triangulum Galaxy or M33. This is one of the three spiral galaxies which dominate out...

2022 November 02 - A Partial Eclipse of an Active Sun

Posted November 2, 2022 • 00:04:02

In today's image, we see our Moon moving in front of the Sun during the recent partial eclipse. The Moon moves in front of the Sun and blocks out some...

2022 November 01 - NGC 6357: The Lobster Nebula

Posted November 1, 2022 • 00:03:41

In today's image, we see the Lobster Nebula known for producing some of the most massive stars possible. The theoretical limit under current models...

2022 October 31 - LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula

Posted October 31, 2022 • 00:03:40

In today's image, we see the Cosmic Bat Nebula, an example of a dark nebula where the material within is dense enough to block out the light so that...