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2021 November 02 - SN Requiem: A Supernova Seen Three Times So Far

Posted November 2, 2021 • 00:04:24

In today's image, we see an image of a distant galaxy that has been lensed by an intervening cluster of galaxies. Multiple images of the galaxy are...

2021 November 01- A Waterfall and the Milky Way

Posted November 1, 2021 • 00:03:45

In today's image, we see a waterfall in the foreground and our Milky Way galaxy stretching out above it.

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2021 October 31 - Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe

Posted October 31, 2021 • 00:04:26

In today's image, we see a simulation which shows the distribution of dark matter in the universe. Dark matter is needed to explain things like the...

2021 October 30 - A Rorschach Aurora

Posted October 30, 2021 • 00:03:38

In today's image, we see a mirrored image of the aurora, perhaps showing the image of a face.

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2021 October 29 - Haunting the Cepheus Flare

Posted October 29, 2021 • 00:03:21

In today's image, we see the Cepheus Flare, part of a molecular cloud in the constellation of Cepheus. The blue nebula in the middle if a reflection...