Astronomy Picture of the Day
A Martian Eclipse: Phobos Crosses the Sun
Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, ASU MSSS, SSI
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
A Martian Eclipse: Phobos Crosses the Sun
Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, ASU MSSS, SSI
The NASA Minute
This week, NASA's Psyche spacecraft flew past #Mars, using the planet's gravity to slingshot itself deeper in the solar system on its journey to study the asteroid Psyche. Stunning new images of the red planet were captured.
Full video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/NHQ_2025_0522_NASA%20Minute%20May%2022,%202026
NGC 1514: The Crystal Ball Nebula, captured by the Gemini North telescope.
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Image Processing: J. Miller, M. Rodriguez, T.A. Rector, D. de Martin, M. Zamani
☑️ image: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2613a/
☑️ news: https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2613/
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The Milky Way glitters above Hawai’i Island and the Pacific Ocean in this image captured from Gemini North
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Rodriguez
The Milky Way glitters above Hawai’i Island and the Pacific Ocean in this image captured from Gemini North
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Rodriguez