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Astronomy Picture of the Day - JWST Images The Lion's Head Nebula
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (381+ words) Explanation: Are we looking at the future of our Sun? The James Webb Space Telescope captured today’s composite image of the Lion’s Head Nebula (NGC 2392) with its NIRCam and MIRI instruments. The Lion’s Head Nebula is the remnant of a…...
Astronomy Picture of the Day - The Elephant's Trunk in Cepheus
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (46+ words) I went to the animal fair, The birds and the beasts were there. The big baboon by the light of the moon Was combing his auburn hair. The monkey he got drunk And sat on the elephant’s trunk; The elephant…...
See a ‘lion’ hiding in stunning new Webb Space Telescope images...The James Webb Space Telescope reveals the Lion Nebula in remarkable new detail.
1+ week, 6+ day ago (424+ words) Dazzling new images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope show an astronomical object known for its striking resemblance to a lion’s face. NGC 2392, more commonly called the Lion Nebula, received its nickname from its hazy dust “mane” and the…...
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Curious Cometary Knots in the Helix Nebula
3+ week, 2+ day ago (281+ words) Explanation: What causes unusual knots of gas and dust in planetary nebulas? Seen also in the Ring Nebula, the Dumbbell Nebula and NGC 2392, the knots' existence was not initially predicted, and their origins are still not well understood. Pictured here…...
Asteroid (44) Nysa Is A World Like No Other – It’s The First Known 3-Lobed Space Object And Even Has Its Own Moon
3+ week, 5+ day ago (473+ words) Asteroid (44) Nysa seen by the SHARK-VIS instrument of the Large Binocular Telescope. It does look odd! Asteroid (44) Nysa is bright, weird, and, it turns out, not alone. New observations reveal that this asteroid has an extremely peculiar structure. It's the…...
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Double Lobed Asteroid Torifune
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (261+ words) Explanation: Why is this asteroid a double? Earlier this month the Japanese robotic spacecraft Hayabusa2 shot past asteroid 98943 Torifune and captured pictures. Although previous observations from distant Earth indicated that Torifune was oblong, Hayabusa2 found that Torifune actually has two joined lobes....
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Auroras from Space
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (288+ words) Explanation: What do auroras look like from above? Behold! From the ground, auroras dance high above clouds, frequently causing spectacular displays. From space, they look a bit different. As the International Space Station (ISS) circles the Earth every 90 minutes, it…...
Astronomy Picture of the Day - The Cotton Candy Clouds of Rho Ophiuchi
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (286+ words) 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 colorful cloud complex is a nearby star-forming…...
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Unusually Smooth Sections of Asteroid Itokawa
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (360+ words) 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 rock. The unusual asteroid Itokawa was visited…...
Astronomy Picture of the Day - AR 4478: Giant Sunspot Group
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (187+ words) “Active Region 4478 is not only big — it’s violent, showing tangled magnetic fields capable of throwing off huge clouds of particles into the Solar System.” And some people think MAN can control the weather! LOL! Little Sister would look Mom in…...