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The Heart of the Soul Nebula
The Heart of the Soul Nebula Image Credit & Copyright: Nicola Bugin Explanation: This cosmic close-up looks deep inside the Soul Nebula. The dark and brooding dust clouds outlined by bright ridges of glowing gas are cataloged as IC 1871. About 25 light-years across, the telescopic
Flying Over the Earth at Night
Flying Over the Earth at Night Video Credit: Gateway to Astronaut Photography, NASA ; Compilation: David Peterson (YouTube); Music: Freedom Fighters (Two Steps from Hell) Explanation: Many wonders are visible when flying over the Earth at night. Such visual spectacles occur
The Sun and Its Missing Colors
The Sun and Its Missing Colors Image Credit: Nigel Sharp (NSF), FTS, NSO, KPNO, AURA, NSF Explanation: It is still not known why the Sun's light is missing some colors. Here are all the visible colors of the Sun, produced by passing the Sun's light through a prism-like device.
Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater
Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater Image Credit: Apollo 17 Crew, NASA Explanation: Fifty three years ago, in December of 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent about 75 hours on the Moon exploring the Taurus-Littrow valley, while colleague Ronald Evans orbited
The Bipolar Jets of KX Andromedae
The Bipolar Jets of KX Andromedae Image Credit & Copyright: Tim Schaeffer and the Deep Sky Collective Explanation: Blasting outward from variable star KX Andromedae, these stunning bipolar jets are 19 light-years long. Recently discovered, they are revealed in unprecedented detail
Galaxies in the Furnace
Galaxies in the Furnace Image Credit & Copyright: Simone Curzi and the ShaRA Team Explanation: An example of violence on a cosmic scale, enormous elliptical galaxy NGC 1316 lies about 75 million light-years away toward Fornax, the southern constellation of the Furnace. Investigati
Visualization: Near a Black Hole and Disk
Visualization: Near a Black Hole and Disk Illustration Credit: NASA's GSFC, J. Schnittman & B. Powell; Text: Francis Reddy (U. Maryland, NASA's GSFC) Explanation: What would it look like to plunge into a monster black hole? This image from a supercomputer visualization sho
M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center
M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center Image Credit: Hubble, NASA, ESA, L. C. Ho, D. Thilker Explanation: What's happening in the center of nearby spiral galaxy M77? The face-on galaxy lies a mere 47 million light-years away toward the constellation of the Sea Monster (Cetus).
3I ATLAS: Tails of an Interstellar Comet
3I ATLAS: Tails of an Interstellar Comet Image Credit & Copyright: Victor Sabet & Julien De Winter Explanation: How typical is our Solar System? Studying 3I/ATLAS, a comet just passing through, is providing clues. Confirmed previous interstellar visitors include an asteroid, a
The Surface of Titan from Huygens
The Surface of Titan from Huygens Image Credit: ESA, NASA, JPL, U. Arizona, Huygens Lander Explanation: If you could stand on Titan -- what would you see? The featured color view from Titan gazes across an unfamiliar and distant landscape on Saturn's largest moon. The scene