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2022 October 04 - Star-Forming Eagle Nebula without Stars

Posted October 4, 2022 • 00:03:51

In today's image, we see the Eagle Nebula, a star forming region. In this image, the stars have been digitally removed to allow the viewer to better...

2022 October 03 - Jupiter's Europa from Spacecraft Juno

Posted October 3, 2022 • 00:03:50

In today's image, we see an image taken a few days ago by the Juno spacecraft currently orbiting the giant planet Jupiter. This is Europa, one of the...

2022 October 02 - Supernova Cannon Expels Pulsar J0002

Posted October 2, 2022 • 00:03:54

In today's image, we see a supernova remnant from a star that exploded 10,000 years ago. For some reason, not completely understood, the pulsar was...

2022 October 01 - Lunation Matrix

Posted October 1, 2022 • 00:04:23

In today's image, we see collection of images of our Moon taken on 28 consecutive nights showing the nearly complete cycle of lunar phases. We have...

2022 September 30 - Equinox Sunrise Around the World

Posted September 30, 2022 • 00:04:00

In today's image, we see 24 images of the sunrise on the day of the Autumnal Equinox, taken at different locations around the world. One image was taken...