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2024 October 31 - Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula

Posted October 31, 2024

In today's image, we see the bright star Rigel in the constellation of Orion as well as the reflection nebula known as the Witch Head Nebula. The scattering...

2024 October 30 - NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula

Posted October 30, 2024

In today's image, we see the Bubble Nebula. This is the region of gas and dust being pushed out by the string stellar winds and radiation pressure from...

2024 October 29 - NGC 602: Stars Versus Pillars from Webb

Posted October 29, 202400:04:01

In today's image, we see two images of the star cluster NGC 602 and the surrounding region as imaged by both the Hubble Space Telescope and the James...

2024 October 28 - STEVE: A Glowing River over France

Posted October 28, 2024

In today's image, we see an example of a Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement or STEVE. This phenomenon has only been recently studied and scientists...

2024 October 27 - LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula

Posted October 27, 2024

In today's image, we see LDN 43, a dark dusty nebula which has the appearance go a bat flying through space. This is part of a start formation region...