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2026 January 14 - M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy

Posted January 14, 2026 • 00:03:26

In today's image, we see the galaxy known at the Whirlpool Galaxy - a galaxy relatively close to our Milky Way showing prominent spiral arms possibly...

2026 January 13 - A Solar Eruption from SDO

Posted January 13, 2026 • 00:04:38

In today's image, we see a coronal mass ejection as imaged by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. This is an eruption of material from the solar surface,...

2026 January 12 - Meteor Dust

Posted January 12, 2026 • 00:03:50

In today's image, we see dust drifting away from a meteor in this image taken during the Geminid meteor shower last month.

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2026 January 11 - M104: The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared

Posted January 11, 2026 • 00:03:54

In today's image, we see M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy as imaged in infrared light recently by the Spitzer Space Telescope.

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2026 January 10 - Jupiter with the Great Red Spot

Posted January 10, 2026 • 00:03:49

In today's image, we see an image of Jupiter from a few days ago. Jupiter is at opposition today, when it is closest to Earth and visible all night...