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2023 May 24 - Observatory Aligned with Moon Occulting Jupiter

Posted May 24, 2023

In today's image, we see Lick Observatory, where the moon Amalthea was discovered visually (just by looking through the telescope, not using any photographic...

2023 May 23 - Jupiter Swirls from Juno

Posted May 23, 2023

In today's image, we see swirling clouds in the atmosphere of Jupiter as imaged by the Juno spacecraft back in August of 2020. Studies of storms in...

2023 May 22 - Supernova in Nearby Spiral Galaxy M101

Posted May 22, 202300:04:05

In today's image, we seethe supernova recently discovered in the spiral galaxy M101. This is an example of a Type II supernova which occurs at the end...

2023 May 21 - Tardigrade in Moss

Posted May 21, 2023

In today's image, we see an animal known as a tardigrade which is an example of an extremophile which can exist under conditions that would kill a human...

2023 May 20 - Galileo's Europa

Posted May 20, 2023

In today's image, we see an image of one of the large moons of Jupiter known as Europa. This moon is interesting because it is known to have a vast...