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2023 December 01 - Milky Way Rising

Posted December 1, 202300:04:16

In today's image, we see the Milky Way above the telescopes of the La Silla observatory in Chile. We are looking in the direction of the center of the...

2023 November 30 - Artemis 1: Flight Day 13

Posted November 30, 2023

In today's image, we see an image from day 13 of the flight of Artemis 1 from just a little over a year ago. This is when it reached its greatest distance...

2023 November 29 - A Landspout Tornado over Kansas

Posted November 29, 2023

In today's image, we see what is called a landspout - similar to a waterspout but occurring over land. These objects form around the edges of the thunderstorms...

2023 November 28 - Ganymede from Juno

Posted November 28, 202300:04:48

In today's image, we see the largest moon in the solar system, Ganymede as imaged by the Juno spacecraft back in 2021. This moon, larger than the planet...

2023 November 27 - LBN 86: The Eagle Ray Nebula

Posted November 27, 2023

In today's image, we see the Eagle Ray Nebula, which bears a resemblance to a ray flying through space. This is an example of a dark nebula or a molecular...