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2022 March 27 - Titan Seas Reflect Sunlight

Posted March 27, 2022 • 00:03:37

In today's image, we see the moon Titan - the large moon of Saturn with an atmosphere. Using infrared cameras from the Cassini spacecraft, which orbited...

2022 March 26 - Pluto at Night

Posted March 26, 2022 • 00:03:45

In today's image, we see the dwarf planet Pluto as imaged from behind, looking back toward the Sun. This was taken by the New Horizons spacecraft in...

2022 March 25 - The Medusa Nebula

Posted March 25, 2022 • 00:03:32

In today's image, we see The Medusa Nebula. This is an example of a planetary nebula which show what will happen at the end of the life of a star like...

2022 March 24 - Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries

Posted March 24, 2022 • 00:03:17

In today's image, we see the galaxy Arp 78 - an example of a peculiar galaxy. These galaxies often appear distorted because of interactions with other...

2022 March 23 - The Bubble Nebula from Hubble

Posted March 23, 2022 • 00:03:21

In today's image, we see the Bubble Nebula as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. The bubble is around a massive star, many times the size of our...