Three Galaxies in Draco

Image Credit & Copyright: David Vernet , Jean-François Bax , Serge Brunier, OCA/C2PU

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APOD: 2023 July 1 - Three Galaxies in Draco

Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica

Image Credit & Copyright: LI Hang

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
A long vertical image shows a band of the night sky from horizon at the bottom to the opposite horizon -- at the image top. A person stands on a snow covered landscape with the central band of the Milky Way running between horizons. Each horizon is lit by red, yellow, and green auroras.

Venus in Ultraviolet from Akatsuki

Image Credit & Copyright: JAXA, Planet-C Project Team; h/t: Mehmet Hakan Özsaraç

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
Planet Venus is pictured in ultraviolet light. The spherical planet appears circular in tan colors with hints of blue. Complex cloud patterns are evident.

Aurora over Icelandic Waterfall

Image Credit & Copyright: Cari Letelier

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
Planet Venus is pictured in ultraviolet light. The spherical planet appears circular in tan colors with hints of blue. Complex cloud patterns are evident.

A Map of the Observable Universe

Image Credit & Copyright: B. Ménard & N. Shtarkman; Data: SDSS, Planck, JHU, Sloan, NASA, ESA

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
A map of the observable universe is illustrated in a wedge with the the Earth on the bottom and the universe fanning out above.

Fireworks vs Supermoon

Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Seeley

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APOD: 2023 July 6 - Fireworks vs Supermoon

The Double Cluster in Perseus

Image Credit & Copyright: Mårten Frosth

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APOD: 2023 July 7 - The Double Cluster in Perseus

Stickney Crater

Image Credit: HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona), NASA

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APOD: 2023 July 8 - Stickney Crater

Doomed Star Eta Carinae

Image Credit & Copyright: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt

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A Hubble image of the gas and dust surrounding the star Eta Carinae is shown. The nebula has two distinct light-colored lobes, surrounded by red glowing gas.

Stars, Dust and Nebula in NGC 6559

Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block, Telescope Live

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A busy star formation region is shown highlighted by red glowing clouds and dark ominously-shaped dust.

Sunspots on an Active Sun

Image Credit: NASA, SDO; Processing & Copyright: Şenol Şanlı

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
Our Sun is pictured with hundreds of dark sunspots. The image is actually a composite of all of the sunspots visible during the first half of this year.

Rings and Bar of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1398

Image Credit: Mark Hanson; Data: Mike Selby

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A spiral galaxy is shown with a yellow center, blue rings and spiral arms, and dark brown and red dust. The surrounding dark field contains both local stars and more distant galaxies.

Webb's Rho Ophiuchi

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI), Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

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APOD: 2023 July 13 - Webb''s Rho Ophiuchi

Meteor and Milky Way over the Alps

Image Credit & Copyright: Nicholas Roemmelt (Venture Photography)

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A person is seen facing away, standing on a peak. Other mountain peaks surround them. City lights are seen in towns and along roads below. Stars in the night sky are above. The band of the Milky Way galaxy slants down from the upper left. A bright green meteor streak slants down from above.

Shells and Arcs around Star CW Leonis

Image Credit: ESA, NASA, Hubble, T. Ueta (U. Denver), H. Kim (KASI)

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A star surrounded by orange shells and arcs sit in the center of a dark starfield. Galaxies from the distant universe can be seen around the edges.

Chandrayaan-3 Launches to the Moon

Image Credit & Copyright: Sruthi Suresh (Space Group)

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A rocket is seen after lift-off with a long smoke plume. The rocket is captured against a blue sky and has gone through a cloud deck. In the foreground is an empty tan-colored field.

M64: The Black Eye Galaxy Close Up

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble, HLA; Processing: Jonathan Lodge

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APOD: 2023 July 20 - M64: The Black Eye Galaxy

Galactic Cirrus: Mandel Wilson 9

Image Credit & Copyright: Gabriel Rodrigues Santos

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APOD: 2023 July 21 - Galactic Cirrus: Mandel Wilson 9

Apollo 11: Armstrong's Lunar Selfie

Image Credit: NASA, Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong; Processing: Michael Ranger

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APOD: 2023 July 22 - Apollo 11: Armstrong''s Lunar Selfie

The Antikythera Mechanism

Image Credit & License: Marsyas, Wikipedia

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An old and corroded mechanism is shown fronted by a large wheel. The mechanism has patches of tan and brown color but it is mostly green.

Chemicals Glow as a Meteor Disintegrates

Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Kleinburger

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A bright colorful streak crossed the image center, which wisps of colorful gas extending out. In the background is a dark starfield.

The Eagle Nebula with X-ray Hot Stars

Image Credit: X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO, XMM: ESA/XMM-Newton; IR: JWST: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI, Spitzer: NASA/JPL/CalTech; Visible: Hubble: NASA/ESA/STScI, ESO; Image Processing: L. Frattare, J. Major, N. Wolk, and K. Arcand

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
Pillars of gas and dark dust extend diagonally from the bottom left to the upper right. Bright X-ray sources are superimposed as bright dots around the image. Infrared dust glows behind the pillars.

IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Stern

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
A sprawling nebula is pictured with gold tinted gas covering the top, blue, the middle, and dark brown the bottom. Stars cover the frame but are most prominent near the bottom.

Galaxies in the River

Image Credit & License: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA; R. Colombari, M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)

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APOD: 2023 July 27 - Galaxies in the River

Young Stars, Stellar Jets

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

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APOD: 2023 July 28 - Young Stars, Stellar Jets

Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun

Image Credit: Apollo 11, NASA (Image scanned by Kipp Teague)

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APOD: 2023 July 29 - Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun

Spiral Aurora over Icelandic Divide

Image Credit & Copyright: Juan Carlos Casado (Starry Earth, TWAN)

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
A bright green spiral aurora is seen in a break in the clouds before a purple background. The foreground contains green grassland and a circular lake.

Phobos over Mars

Image Credit: ESA, DLR, FU Berlin, Mars Express; Processing & CC BY 2.0 License: Andrea Luck

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
A dark irregularly-shaped moon is seen in front of the red planet Mars. Craters are visible in the foreground and the edge of the planet is just visible at the top of the image.