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2024 May 31 - The Nebulous Realm of WR 134

Posted May 31, 202400:04:16

In today's image, we see the region around the Wolf-Rayet star, WR 134. A Wolf-Rayet star is the type of star that is expected to become a supernova...

2024 May 30 - A Lunar Corona over Paris

Posted May 30, 2024

In today's image, we see the Eiffel Tower in the foreground and the Moon above in the sky. Around the Moon, we see a lunar corona - this is a quantum...

2024 May 29 - Stairway to the Milky Way

Posted May 29, 2024

In today's image, we see a stairway leading up a mountain and apparently to the Milky Way in the sky! Of course, the Milky Way is far beyond anything...

2024 May 28 - Solar X Flare as Famous Active Region Returns

Posted May 28, 202400:04:19

In today's image, we see an image from the Solar Dynamics Observatory showing the rotation of our Sun over the course of a day. Here were see the active...

2024 May 27 - Chameleon I Molecular Cloud

Posted May 27, 202400:03:53

In today's image, we see the Chameleon I Molecular Cloud which is a region of star formation visible in the southern sky. Here we see a number of dark...