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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: In the Core of...
In the Core of the Carina Nebula Explanation: What's happening in the core of the Carina Nebula? Stars are forming, dying, and leaving an impressive tapestry of dark dusty filaments. The entire Carina...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: NGC 1566: A...
NGC 1566: A Spiral Galaxy from Webb and Hubble Explanation: What's different about this galaxy? Very little, which makes the Spanish Dancer galaxy, NGC 1566, one of the most typical and photogenic...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: The Heart Shaped...
The Heart Shaped Antennae Galaxies Explanation: Are these two galaxies really attracted to each other? Yes, gravitationally, and the result appears as an enormous iconic heart -- at least for now....
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Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc Explanation: Globular star cluster 47 Tucanae is a jewel of the southern sky. Also known as NGC 104, it roams the halo of our Milky Way Galaxy along with some 200 other...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: When Roses...
When Roses Aren't Red Explanation: Not all roses are red of course, but they can still be very pretty. Likewise, the beautiful Rosette Nebula and other star forming regions are often shown in...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: The Shadow of...
The Shadow of Ingenuity's Damaged Rotor Blade Explanation: On January 18, 2024, during its 72nd flight in the thin Martian atmosphere, autonomous Mars Helicopter Ingenuity rose to an altitude of 12...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Rocket Plume...
Rocket Plume Shadow Points to the Moon Explanation: Why would the shadow of a rocket's launch plume point toward the Moon? In early 2001 during a launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, the Sun, Earth,...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: HFG1 & Abell...
HFG1 & Abell 6: Planetary Nebulae Explanation: Planetary nebulae like Heckathorn-Fesen-Gull 1 (HFG1) and Abell 6 in the constellation Cassiopeia are remnants from the last phase of a medium sized...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: A January Wolf...
A January Wolf Moon Explanation: Did you see the full moon last month? During every month, on average, a full moon occurs in the skies over planet Earth. This is because the Moon takes a month to...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Rosette Deep...
Rosette Deep Field Explanation: Can you find the Rosette Nebula? The large, red, and flowery-looking nebula on the upper left may seem the obvious choice, but that is actually just diffuse hydrogen...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: NGC 253: Dusty...
NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe Explanation: Shiny NGC 253 is one of the brightest spiral galaxies visible, and also one of the dustiest. Some call it the Silver Coin Galaxy for its appearance in small...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Structure in the...
Structure in the Tail of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks Explanation: Heading for its next perihelion passage on April 21, Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is growing brighter. The greenish coma of this periodic...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Meteor over the...
Meteor over the Bay of Naples Explanation: A cosmic dust grain plowing through the upper atmosphere much faster than a falling leaf created this brilliant meteor streak. In a serendipitous moment, the...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Hoag's...
Hoag's Object: A Nearly Perfect Ring Galaxy Explanation: Is this one galaxy or two? This question came to light in 1950 when astronomer Arthur Hoag chanced upon this unusual extragalactic object. On...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Looking Sideways...
Looking Sideways from the Parker Solar Probe Explanation: What's happening near the Sun? To help find out, NASA launched the robotic Parker Solar Probe (PSP) to investigate regions closer to the Sun...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: AM1054: Stars...
AM1054: Stars Form as Galaxies Collide Explanation: When galaxies collide, how many stars are born? For AM1054-325, featured here in a recently released image by the Hubble Space Telescope, the answer...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Seagull Nebula...
Seagull Nebula over Pinnacles' Peak Explanation: The bird is bigger than the peak. Nicknamed for its avian shape, the Seagull Nebula is an emission nebula on the night sky that is vast, spanning an...
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The Communications Center: Breaking Science News • The Radcliffe Wave is...
Scientists Track How a Giant Wave Moved Through Our Galactic Backyarduniversetoday.com | 2024 Feb 20 Astronomers say there’s a wave rippling through our galactic neighborhood that’s playing a part in...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: A View Toward...
A View Toward M106 Explanation: Big, bright, beautiful spiral, Messier 106 dominates this cosmic vista. The nearly two degree wide telescopic field of view looks toward the well-trained constellation...
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The Communications Center: Breaking Science News • A Neutron Star Rests at...
A Neutron Star Rests at Supernova 1987A’s Centerhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sc ... 7as-centerThe James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) first imaged Supernova 1987A (SN) in September 2022. The...
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