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2026 August 9??? Contemplating the Sun

2+ day, 2+ hour ago (155+ words) 2026 August 9 – Contemplating the Sun NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: Have you contemplated your home star recently? Featured here, a Sun partially eclipsed on the top left by the Moon is also seen eclipsed by earthlings contemplating the…...

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2026 August 7 - Rubin's COSMOS Field

4+ day, 1+ hour ago (177+ words) NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: There are more than half a million galaxies in the central panel of this image from the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. This is the COSMOS field, a patch of sky…...

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2026 July 31 – NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad

1+ week, 4+ day ago (183+ words) NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: The Dark Doodad Nebula drifts through southern skies, a tantalizing target for binoculars toward the small constellation Musca, The Fly. A dusty interstellar cloud, it's seen against rich starfields just south of…...

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2026 July 23 - The Large Magellanic Cloud

2+ week, 5+ day ago (168+ words) NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: Have you ever seen another galaxy with your own eyes? The featured image shows the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), one of the closest neighbors of our Milky Way. If you are anywhere south…...

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2026 July 20 – NGC 3576: The Statue of Liberty Nebula

3+ week, 1+ day ago (171+ words) NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: What's happening in the Statue of Liberty nebula? Bright stars and interesting molecules are forming and being liberated. The complex nebula resides in the star forming region called RCW 57, and besides the…...

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APOD: 2026 July 1 – The Cotton Candy Clouds of Rho Ophiuchi

1+ mon, 1+ week ago (153+ words) NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: Although they look like cotton candy, you cannot eat these clouds! Taken in Cádiz, Spain, today's image features the Rho Ophiuchi complex, a rich tapestry of young and old astronomical phenomena. This…...

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2026 June 30 – Unusually Smooth Sections of Asteroid Itokawa

1+ mon, 2+ week ago (177+ words) NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: Why are parts of this asteroid's surface so smooth? The answer seems likely to do with the dynamics of an asteroid that is a loose pile of rubble rather than a solid…...

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2026 June 25 - Anticrepuscular Rays over Sicily

1+ mon, 2+ week ago (45+ words) NASA (.gov) Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy, Accessibility, Notices; A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U....

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2026 June 17 – Longmore 8: The Hamster Wheel Nebula

1+ mon, 3+ week ago (47+ words) NASA (.gov) Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy, Accessibility, Notices; A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U....

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2026 June 15 – Triple Shockwave from Sun Crossing Rocket