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Pluto in True Color

Image Credit: NASA, JHU APL, SwRI; Processing: Alex Parker

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
The minor planet Pluto is shown up close, as seen by the passing New Horizons spacecraft, and in true color. Pluto is a complex mix of beige regions and some dark brown regions.
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SLIM Lands on the Moon

Image Credit & Copyright: JAXA, Takara Tomy, Sony Co., Doshisha U.

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
The lunar surface is shown with a box-like gold-colored machine in the middle. A close inspection of the machine reveals that its thrusters are at the top, so it is on its side. The background sky is dark. Two horizontal lines are an artifact of the digital imaging and not part of the lunar landscape.
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Camera Orion Rising

Image Credit & Copyright: Marcin Ślipko

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
A snowy landscape is pictured with a big hill in the center. Above the hill is a starfield with the stars and nebulae of the constellation Orion appearing, with the red glow of the nebulas in great contrast to the dark sky and bright snow.
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