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2025 February 17 - SpaceX Rocket Launch over California

Posted February 17, 2025

In today's image, we see the trail from a SpaceX rocket as it carries a group of Starling satellites into low Earth orbit. We can also see the planet...

2025 February 16 - Perijove 11: Passing Jupiter

Posted February 16, 2025

In today's image, we see a video clip showing observations of the planet Jupiter as the Juno spacecraft passes in close to the clouds back in 2018.

2025 February 15 - Parhelia at Abisko

Posted February 15, 2025

In today's image, we see the Sun off over the horizon, with the sun dogs on either side. These sun dogs, or parhelia, are caused by the presence of...

2025 February 14 - A Cosmic Rose: NGC 2237 in Monoceros

Posted February 14, 202500:03:26

In today's image, we see a cosmic rose in space. A young cluster of stars forming at the center of the nebula and their energy causing the rest of the...

2025 February 13 - Reflections on VdB 31

Posted February 13, 2025

In today's image, we see the reflection nebula known as VdB 31. The reflection nebula is caused by the scattering of light off of dust grains around...