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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.
Arp 78, also known as NGC 772, it sports a prominent, outer spiral arm. Image by Robert Eder.
Red Sprites over Central Europe. Imaged by Petr Horálek.
Chance Triple Alignment: Plane, Space Station, Sun
Image credit: Petr Horalek / Inst. Physics Opava
Daytime Crescent Moon Occults Venus Yesterday. Imaged by Arnaud Mariat.
Hubble image of the superbubble in nebula LHA 120-N44 (N44)
Auroras imaged by Jónína Óskarsdóttir on September 7, 2026 from Fáskrúðsfjörður, Iceland
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.
Saturnian moon Dione imaged by NASA's Voyager 1 on Nov. 12, 1980
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”
Spliced image spanning two hours of the August 12, 2026 solar eclipse
Credit & Copyright: Javier Castro
M42: The Great Orion Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Francesco Battistella
Plane transits a lunar eclipse Image Credit: Paulo Ferreira
Orion Nebula: The Hubble View
Credit: NASA , ESA , M. Robberto ( STScI / ESA )
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.
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)
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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