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2026 September 10 - LDN 1295: The Giraffe Nebula

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (43+ words) NASA (.gov) Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy, Accessibility, Notices; A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U....

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2026 September 8??? Hubble: Decagon Around Saturns South Pole

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (173+ words) 2026 September 8 – Hubble: Decagon Around Saturns South Pole NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: Why are Saturn’s poles geometric? Saturn’s North Pole has been known to be surrounded by a hexagonal (6 sides) cloud since discovery in 1987 in…...

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2026 September 7??? The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (169+ words) 2026 September 7 – The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed. IC 5070 (an official designation) is divided from the larger North America Nebula by a molecular cloud…...

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2026 August 26??? JWST Images The Lion's Head Nebula

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (189+ words) 2026 August 26 – JWST Images The Lion's Head Nebula NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day 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…...

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APOD: 2026 August 25 – Earths Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (44+ words) 2026 August 25 – Earths Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses NASA (.gov) Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy, Accessibility, Notices; A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan…...

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APOD: 2026 August 16 – Milky Way over Yellowstone

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (137+ words) 2026 August 16 – Milky Way over Yellowstone NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: The Milky Way was not created by an evaporating lake. The colorful pool of water, about 10 meters across, is known as Silex Spring and is located in…...