NASA astronomy pictures of the day – 9

1. Light Deposits Indicate Water Flowing on Mars

1. Light Deposits Indicate Water Flowing on Mars

2. Reflecting Merope

2. Reflecting Merope

3. Wind from a Black Hole

3. Wind from a Black Hole

4. Huygens on Titan Illustrated

4. Huygens on Titan Illustrated

5. M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy in Dust and Stars

5. M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy in Dust and Stars

6. The Great Basin on Tethys

6. The Great Basin on Tethys

7. The N44 Superbubble

7. The N44 Superbubble

8. An Alaskan Volcano Erupts

8. An Alaskan Volcano Erupts

9. IC 2118: The Witch Head Nebula

9. IC 2118: The Witch Head Nebula

10. IC 1396 H-Alpha Close-Up

10. IC 1396 H-Alpha Close-Up

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Image sources and information: 1./2./3./4./5./6./7./8./9./10.

NASA astronomy pictures of the day – 8

1. Water Claimed in Evaporating Planet HD 209458b

1. Water Claimed in Evaporating Planet HD 209458b

2. A Beautiful Boomerang Nebula

2. A Beautiful Boomerang Nebula

3. The Trifid Nebula in Stars and Dust

3. The Trifid Nebula in Stars and Dust

4. The Dotted Dunes of Mars

4. The Dotted Dunes of Mars

5. Io: The Prometheus Plume

5. Io: The Prometheus Plume

6. MWC 922: The Red Square Nebula

6. MWC 922: The Red Square Nebula

7. The Arms of NGC 4258

7. The Arms of NGC 4258

8. Earth from Saturn

8. Earth from Saturn

9. NGC 2440: Cocoon of a New White Dwarf

9. NGC 2440: Cocoon of a New White Dwarf

10. The Cat’s Paw (or Bear Claw) Nebula

10. The Cat’s Paw (or Bear Claw) Nebula

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Image sources and information: 1./2./3./4./5./6./7./8./9./10.

NASA astronomy pictures of the day – 7

1. Miranda calling all BASE jumpers! Verona Rupes: Tallest Known Cliff in the Solar System (20km deep)

1. Miranda calling all BASE jumpers! Verona Rupes: tallest known cliff in the solar system (20km deep)! It’s waiting!

2. Dust Sculptures in the Rosette Nebula

2. Dust Sculptures in the Rosette Nebula

3. Into pastel? IC 4603: Reflection Nebula in Ophiuchius

3. Into pastel? IC 4603: Reflection Nebula in Ophiuchius

4. How about some pale blue wash? The Merope Reflection Nebula

4. How about some pale blue wash – or is it scumble and glaze? The Merope Reflection Nebula

5. Thor’s Helmet from CFHT

5. Thor’s Helmet from CFHT

6. Kepler’s Supernova Remnant in X-Rays

6. Kepler’s Supernova Remnant in X-Rays

7. Complimentaries: The Eagle Nebula in Infrared

7. Complimentaries: The Eagle Nebula in Infrared

8. NGC 6960: The Witch’s Broom Nebula

8. NGC 6960: The Witch’s Broom Nebula

9. Stars, Dust and Nebula in NGC 2170

9. Stars, Dust and Nebula in NGC 2170

10. Vela Supernova Remnant in Visible Light

10. Vela Supernova Remnant in Visible Light

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Image sources and information: 1./2./3./4./5./6./7./8./9./10.

NASA astronomy pictures of the day – 6

To Fly Free in Space: Bruce McCandless II about 100 metres from space shuttle Challenger

To Fly Free in Space: Bruce McCandless II about 100 metres from space shuttle Challenger, 1984

W5: Pillars of Star Formation

W5: Pillars of Star Formation

A Hole in Mars

A Hole in Mars

Moon and Earth from Chang’e 5-T1

Moon and Earth from Chang’e 5-T1

Potentially Habitable Moons

Potentially Habitable Moons

A Galactic Star Forming Region in Infrared

A Galactic Star Forming Region in Infrared

A Blue Crescent Moon from Space

A Blue Crescent Moon from Space

Persistent Saturnian Auroras

Persistent Saturnian Auroras

Expansive Comet Holmes

Expansive Comet Holmes

In the Centre of Reflection Nebula NGC 1333

In the Centre of Reflection Nebula NGC 1333

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Image sources: 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th/6th/7th/8th/9th/10th

NASA astronomy pictures of the day – 5

Heavy Black Hole Jets in 4U1630-47

Heavy Black Hole Jets in 4U1630-47

The Antikythera Mechanism

The Antikythera Mechanism

The Eskimo Nebula from Hubble and Chandra

The Eskimo Nebula from Hubble and Chandra

Star Size Comparisons

Saturn Hurricane

Saturn Hurricane

Gravitational Tractor

Gravitational Tractor

Saturn from Above

Saturn from Above

M2-9: Wings of a Butterfly Nebula

M2-9: Wings of a Butterfly Nebula

Collapse in Hebes Chasma on Mars

Collapse in Hebes Chasma on Mars

Orion Launch 05.12.14

Orion Launch 05.12.14

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Image sources: 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th/6th/7th/8th/9th/10th

Could Turner create like this?

Still Life with NGC 2170

NGC 2170: Still Life with Reflecting Dust

The Flame Nebula in Infrared

The Flame Nebula in Infrared

 The Antennae Galaxies in Collision

The Antennae Galaxies in Collision

Monsters of IC 1396

Monsters of IC 1396

Hidden Treasures of M78

Hidden Treasures of M78

The Southern Cliff in the Lagoon

The Southern Cliff in the Lagoon

Star Forming Region S106

Star Forming Region S106

M16 and the Eagle Nebula

M16 and the Eagle Nebula

Spiral Galaxy NGC 4038 in Collision

Spiral Galaxy NGC 4038 in Collision

HH-222: The Waterfall Nebula

HH-222: The Waterfall Nebula

I don’t think so.

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Image sources: 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th/6th/7th/8th/9th/10th