NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

In today's image, we see the two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos as one passes in front of the other causing an eclipse. An eclipse can occur anywhere where one object passes in front of another. However, it is generally reserved for two objects of comparable size.

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In today's image, we see an aurora which may resemble the shape of a phoenix rising up over the horizon. The patterns are random, but our minds try to put some kind of order to the randomness which allows us to see patterns things like the aurora and clouds.

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In today's image, we see an image of a portion of the Moon taken a couple of days ago by the Odysseus craft shortly before it landed near the lunar South Pole. This was the first US craft to land on the Moon since the Apollo 17 mission back in 1972.

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In today's image, we see what is known as the Pencil Nebula. This is a portion of the Veil Supernova remnant, the material left behind by a star seen so explode here on Earth over 10,000 years ago. The shockwave continues to expand outward, enriching the interstellar medium with heavier elements.

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In today's image, we see galaxies in the direction of the handle of the Big Dipper. This includes the spiral galaxy known as M106 which we see to the left side of our image.

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In today's image, we see the Seagull Nebula. This is an example of an emission nebula showing the red glow of hydrogen gas which is caused by nearby stars emitting ultraviolet light which is energetic enough to excite the hydrogen atoms.

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In today's image, we see galaxies in the process of collision. When galaxies collide, the stars pass right by one another while the larger gas clouds will collide together and increase star formation.

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In today's image, we see a video clip showing 11 days of images from the Parker Solar Probe. This craft, currently in orbit around the Sun, passes closer to the Sun with each orbit giving us a better understanding of the nearest star to Earth.

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In today's image, we see an example of a ring galaxy. We see two distinct parts of the galaxy which appear to be separated by a gap. The underlying cause as to why a ring galaxy forms is unknown. However, various hypotheses have been put forward.

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In today's image, we see a meteor that happened to occur at the time of the photograph. This is a small bit of material - a dust grain - that is being vaporized in Earth's upper atmosphere. In this case, the trail of the meteor happened to be pointing in the direction of Mount Vesuvius which destroyed the city of Pompeii in 79 AD.

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