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2024 December 15 - Gemini's Meteors over a Snowy Forest
In today's image, we see a number of the Geminid meteors as seen yesterday. These are associated with the orbit of the asteroid Phaethon whose orbit...
2024 December 14 - Apollo 17's Moonship
In today's image, we see the luna module, Challenger as it descends toward the lunar surface in 1972. This was the last time humans would walk on the...
2024 December 13 - M51: Tidal Streams and H-alpha Cliffs
In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as M51. This galaxy is in the process of interacting with another galaxy, enhancing the star formation...
2024 December 12 - Phaethon's Brood
In today's image, we see the asteroid known as 3200 Phaethon. This asteroid is the source of the material that forms the Geminid meteor show which is...
2024 December 11 - The Shells and Jets of Galaxy Centaurus A
In today's image, we see the nearby active galaxy known as Centaurus A. The galaxy is active because of a collision which funnels material into the...
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