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The Corona Australis Molecular Cloud and the Chandelier Cluster

By |2026-07-22T16:44:28-04:00July 22nd, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day The Southern Crown (Corona Australis) dazzles with young and ancient celestial jewels. The Corona Australis Cloud is a collage of reflection and emission nebulae on the left of today’s image. At 430 light years away, this cloud is one of the closest star-forming regions to Earth. It contains gas cool [...]

Aurora Australis and the International Space Station

By |2024-09-13T09:09:06-04:00September 13th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day This snapshot from the International Space Station was taken on August 11 while orbiting about 430 kilometers above the Indian Ocean, Southern Hemisphere, planet Earth. The spectacular view looks south and east, down toward the planet's horizon and through red and green curtains of aurora australis. The auroral glow is [...]

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