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Astronomy Picture of the Day19 hours ago

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A bright red gaseous nebula is pictures with three dark dust lanes meeting in the center. The top of the nebula appears blue.

APOD: 2023 June 5 – In the Center of the Trifid Nebula

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

Astronomy Picture of the Day2 days ago

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A black and white line drawing depicts a person peering outside of a spherical room into a greater universe.

APOD: 2023 June 4 – Color the Universe

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

Astronomy Picture of the Day3 days ago

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APOD: 2023 June 3 - Charon: Moon of Pluto

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

Astronomy Picture of the Day4 days ago

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APOD: 2023 June 2 - Messier 101

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

Astronomy Picture of the Day4 days ago

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APOD: 2023 June 1 - Recycling Cassiopeia A

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Astronomy Picture of the Day6 days ago

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Astronomy Picture of the Day1 week ago

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An expansive interstellar gas cloud is shown with an orange interior and outer blue filaments. Many stars are visible in the dark background.

APOD: 2023 May 30 – M27: The Dumbbell Nebula

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

Astronomy Picture of the Day1 week ago

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A shoreline glowing with blue bioluminescent plankton is shown, with a stand of trees in the distance. Above all is a starry sky which includes red nebulae and the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy.

APOD: 2023 May 29 – Milky Way over a Turquoise Wonderland

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Astronomy Picture of the Day1 week ago

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A pair of asteroids are shown with a large, elongated and cratered one on the left and a much smaller one on the far right.

APOD: 2023 May 28 – Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon

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Astronomy Picture of the Day1 week ago

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The picture shows the planet Neptune and its moon Triton, both in crescent phases, as captured by the passing Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989.

APOD: 2023 May 27 - Crescent Neptune and Triton

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.