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2022 November 20 - Airglow Ripples over Tibet

Posted November 20, 2022 • 00:03:32

In today's image, we see the airglow in ripples over Tibet. The airglow is similar to the aurora but is caused by chemiluminesence in the atmosphere...

2022 November 19 - Artemis 1 Moonshot

Posted November 19, 2022 • 00:03:40

In today's image, we see Artemis 1 lifting off from Earth and heading towards our Moon. It is scheduled to pass close to our Moon on November 21 before...

2022 November 18 - The Protostar Within L1527

Posted November 18, 2022 • 00:03:45

In today's image, we see an image from the James Webb Space Telescope looking at the dark nebula L1527. Within the central dust disk between the two...

2022 November 17 - Planet Earth from Orion

Posted November 17, 2022 • 00:04:15

In today's image, we see our planet Earth as seen yesterday from the Orion spacecraft as it travels to our Moon. This mission is a part of NASA's deep...

2022 November 16 - In the Arms of NGC 1097

Posted November 16, 2022 • 00:04:08

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known by the catalog designation of NGC 1097. The galaxy shows the distinct blue spiral arms and pink glow...