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2023 January 15 - M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble

Posted January 15, 2023 • 00:05:03

In today's image, we see the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant left behind from the explosion of a massive star which was observed on Earth back in 1054....

2023 January 14 - Perihelion Sun 2023

Posted January 14, 2023 • 00:04:06

In today's image, we see our Sun imaged on January 4 which was the time of perihelion. Perihelion is the time in an orbit when an object (in this case,...

2023 January 13 - Young Star Cluster NGC 346

Posted January 13, 2023 • 00:04:19

In today's image, we see the young star cluster known as NGC 346 which is located in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of our own...

2023 January 12 - Stardust in Perseus

Posted January 12, 2023 • 00:03:50

In today's image, we see a region in the constellation of Perseus in which stars are currently forming. We see a young cluster of stars and a good amount...

2023 January 11 - Spiral Aurora over Iceland

Posted January 11, 2023 • 00:03:33

In today's image, we see an aurora over Iceland. The aurora are caused when charged particles from our Sun strike Earth's magnetic field and are funneled...