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2025 June 26 - The Seagull Nebula

Posted June 26, 202500:03:47

In today's image, we see the emission nebula known as the Seagull Nebula. This is part of a great emission nebula located in the direction of the constellation...

2025 June 25 - Rubin's First Look: A Sagittarius Skyscape

Posted June 25, 2025

In today's image, we see one of the first images from the new Vera C. Rubin observatory. This shows a part of the sky near the constellation of Sagittarius...

2025 June 24 - In the Center of Spiral Galaxy M61

Posted June 24, 2025

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as M61. In the arms of tis galaxy, we see the telltale signs of star formation including the blue star...

2025 June 23 - W5: Pillars of Star Formation

Posted June 23, 2025

In today's image, we see W5, which is a star forming region. The central, hollowed out region, contains the older stars while the edges contains the...

2025 June 22 - A Berry Bowl of Martian Spherules

Posted June 22, 2025

In today's image, we see small spherules of hematite on the Martian surface as discovered by the Opportunity Rover back on 2004. These are another one...