NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

In today's image, we see the trail of a meteor in the sky. A meteor is a small bit of material in space, often left behind by a comet which strikes Earth's atmosphere at a high velocity and is vaporized. The colors we see are chemical elements associated with either the meteor itself or the atoms in the atmosphere of Earth.

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In today's image, we see the Antikythera Mechanism. This is believed to be one of the earliest analog computers, dating back 2000 years with the ability to predict the positions of the stars and planets as well as eclipses. Modern scientists are trying to replicate what had been done here to get a better understanding of the capabilities of this ancient machine.

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In today's image, we see an image of Neil Armstrong on the surface of the Moon. It is a selfie since the image was taken by Armstrong himself. It is an image of his reflection in the visor of fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

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In today's image, we see a deep exposure showing the galactic cirrus, thin dust clouds located in the direction of the north and south galactic poles.

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In today's image, we see the galaxy known as M64 or the Black Eye Galaxy for its distinct appearance. This is an example of a spiral galaxy, much like our own Milky Way with the unusual property that the gas in the outer regions rotates in the opposite direction as that in the inner regions. This is possibly the result of an interaction with another galaxy long ago.

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In today's image, we see the  Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft as it is launched on its way to the Moon. When it arrives in late August it will be landing a rover on the Moon's surface to explore the south polar region of our Moon.

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In today's image, we see the La Palma observatory in the Canary Islands. Above in the sky, we see a number of constellations as well as our Milky Way galaxy. Around it are a number of nebulae within our Milky Way galaxy.

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In today's image, we see the star known as CW Leonis. This is an example of a carbon star which is a star that has become enriched in carbon relative to a star like our Sun. Some of this material gets expelled out in the rings and arcs we see and will eventually be incorporated into the interstellar medium to become part of future generations of stars.

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In today's image, we see our Milky Way galaxy as seen over the Alps. The Milky Way galaxy is our own galaxy as we see it from within. In addition, we see a meteor that made an appearance as the image was being taken.

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In today's image, we see an image released a year ago from the James Webb Space Telescope. This is a deep field image, looking at what might be considered a relatively empty region of space to view distant galaxies many billions of light years away. We see the distortion of the light from the distant galaxies as it passes through the gravitational field of a nearer cluster of galaxies.

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