NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

In today's image, we see two views of a spiral galaxy from two different telescopes. We see the Hubble image in ultraviolet light and the James Webb Space Telescope image taken in the infrared. A comparison of these two images at different wavelengths gives us a more complete understanding of galaxies like this one.

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In today's image, we see the central portions of the Carina Nebula. This includes the star Eta Carinae which was one of the brightest stars in the sky a couple of hundred years ago. It has since faded. We do know that this is the type of star we expect to become a supernova at the end of its life - but that could happen in a year or in a thousand years, we have no way of knowing until it happens.

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In today's image, we see an image of the Cone Nebula. This is a region of star formation where this cone is a remaining dense area where stars continue to form. The less dense areas around this have already been eroded away by the energy of stars that formed previously.

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In today's image, we see an image taken by the astronauts from the Apollo 14 mission from February of 1971. This was toward the end of the mission as they were preparing to leave the Moon's surface to rendezvous with the command module. We can see their view of the lunar surface including many footprints and tracks in the lunar soil which would still be there today.

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In today's image, we see the star forming region known as NGC 1893. The "tadpoles" are regions where stars are currently trying to form. However, energy from the stars that have previously formed in the region eats away at the material and produces the patterns seen.

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In today's image, we see the barred spiral galaxy known by its catalog designation of NGC 1365. The "island universe" is another galaxy, similar to our own Milky Way but about sixty million light years away.

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In today's image, we see the area around the constellation of Orion in the sky. This image, taken with just a camera, When an extended exposure like this is taken, more detail can be seen that would normally be visible as many features are too faint to see with the unaided eye.

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In today's image, we see the SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) craft which recently dropped off two small roves on the Moon for future exploration. The main craft itself did not land as expected and its solar panels are not positioned correctly. However, this is not a big issue as the main craft was not designed to survive the lunar night which lasts for two weeks and will begin in another day or so.

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In today's image, we see the Pleiades Star Cluster. This is a prominent star cluster located in the constellation of Taurus. Currently, a dust cloud is passing through the cluster, causing the blue color to form because of reflection of the blue light from the stars off of the dust.

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In today's image, we see the dwarf planet Pluto as imaged by the New Horizons spacecraft back in 2015. The image has been processed to reveal what Pluto would look like if we were able to see it directly with our eyes.

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