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  APOD: 2024 January 2 – Rocket Transits Rippling Moon

  nasa.gov - Robert Nemiroff & Jerry Bonnell

  Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a …

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  Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD/NASA)

  

  APOD: 2023 July 31 – Phobos over Mars

  nasa.gov - Robert Nemiroff & Jerry Bonnell

  Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a …

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  APOD: 2023 July 30 – Spiral Aurora over Icelandic Divide

  nasa.gov - Robert Nemiroff & Jerry Bonnell

  Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a …

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  APOD: 2023 July 29 - Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun

  nasa.gov - Robert Nemiroff & Jerry Bonnell

  Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun Image Credit: Apollo 11, NASA (Image scanned by Kipp Teague) Explanation: Bright sunlight glints as long dark shadows mark …

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  APOD: 2023 July 28 - Young Stars, Stellar Jets

  nasa.gov - Robert Nemiroff & Jerry Bonnell

  Young Stars, Stellar Jets Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) Explanation: High-speed outflows of molecular gas from a …

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  APOD: 2023 July 27 - Galaxies in the River

  nasa.gov - Robert Nemiroff & Jerry Bonnell

  Galaxies in the River Image Credit & License: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA; R. Colombari, M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab) Explanation: Large …