NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

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2022 December 31 - Moon over Makemake

Posted December 31, 2022 • 00:03:56

In today's image, we see an artist's conception of what the dwarf planet Makemake might look like as we look back towards our Sun off in the distance....

2022 December 30 - Mars and the Star Clusters

Posted December 30, 2022 • 00:03:52

In today's image, we see the planet Mars, also known as the Red Planet as it passes through the constellation of Taurus the bull. Also seen in the image...

2022 December 29 - Horsehead and Flame

Posted December 29, 2022 • 00:04:01

In today's image, we see a part of the Orion star forming region near the belt of Orion. We se the star Alnitak, one of the three bright stars in Orion's...

2022 December 28 - Messier 88

Posted December 28, 2022 • 00:03:22

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy Messier 88. This galaxy is similar to our own Milky Way in terms of size, but is far away ar about 50 million...

2022 December 27 - A Full Circle Rainbow over Norway

Posted December 27, 2022 • 00:03:24

In today's image, we see a full circle rainbow. This is only visible from above the ground because of the geometry involved in the reflection of light...