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Gegenschein over Shennongjia, Hubei, China. Image by Huang Dandan.

The gegenschein, a faint glow of sunlight scattered back toward Earth by dust grains in the inner solar system, sits in Aquarius at the point directly opposite the Sun in this all-sky view.

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Arp 78, also known as NGC 772, it sports a prominent, outer spiral arm. Image by Robert Eder.

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Chance Triple Alignment: Plane, Space Station, Sun

Image credit: Petr Horalek / Inst. Physics Opava

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Auroras imaged by Jónína Óskarsdóttir on September 7, 2026 from Fáskrúðsfjörður, Iceland

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Titan in ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths imaged by Cassini on Oct. 26, 2004

Red and green colors represent specific infrared wavelengths absorbed by Titan's atmospheric methane while bright and dark surface areas are revealed in a more penetrating infrared band. Ultraviolet data showing the extensive upper atmosphere and haze layers are seen as blue.

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Nā ʻUhane Māhoe Huki Pū i ke Ola is the Hawaiian name given to this image of a pair of spiral galaxies caught in each other’s gravity (NGC 7253)

translates to “The Twin Spirits Pulling Together Creating Life”

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Spliced image spanning two hours of the August 12, 2026 solar eclipse

Credit & Copyright: Javier Castro

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NASA’s Curiosity Discovers a Field of Martian Polygons

In a 360-degree panorama that the rover captured on June 19 and 20, the polygonal shapes spread in all directions.

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M74: A Grand Design Spiral

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI / AURA)- ESA / Hubble Collaboration

Acknowledgment: R. Chandar (U. Toledo) & J. Miller (U. Michigan)

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Mars - Image from Emirates Mars Mission 2025

Enhanced visible-colour view of Mars acquired by the Emirates Mars Mission’s EXI camera on 27 July 2025

Image credit : Emirates Mars Mission / EXI / UAE Space Agency / MBRSC / LASP / EMM Science Data Center / Thomas Thomopoulos

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Taken by David Wilson on August 25, 2026 @ Inverness, Scotland

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