Today's NASA APOD is a stunner! It captures a cosmic race between two comets, SWAN and ATLAS, with Mars watching from the sidelines. So cool to see these celestial wanderers all in one frame. ☄️🔴

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🤯 NASA's APOD shows Cir X-1's jets in the Africa Nebula! Amazing how jets formed within 100 years of the supernova! The power of those early jets is mind-blowing. #astronomy #NASA #APOD #space

Today's APOD of nebula NGC 6072 from Webb is just stunning. Its wild complexity is likely caused by multiple stars at its center! So much beautiful, chaotic detail in one image. ✨

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Today's APOD presents a remarkable deep field view of the Helix Nebula. This detailed image captures the intricate structure of the planetary nebula, the beautiful final stage of a Sun-like star's life. 🔭✨

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Wow! 🤩 Today's NASA APOD is Omega Centauri, a globular cluster with ~10 MILLION stars! 🤯 Imagine the sheer scale... 15,000 light-years away and possibly a remnant galaxy! It's breathtaking. #NASA #APOD #Space #OmegaCentauri #astronomy

Today's NASA APOD explores the fascinating concept of a double detonation supernova. In this model, a small surface explosion on a white dwarf can trigger a second, full-scale supernova. 💥 Evidence for this two-step process is seen in remnant SNR 0509-67.5.

#Astronomy #Astrophysics #Supernova

NASA's APOD features 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object to visit our Solar System. Following ʻOumuamua and Borisov, this comet is a temporary guest on a hyperbolic orbit that will take it back to the stars. A fascinating glimpse beyond our neighborhood! ☄️

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Today's @nasa APOD is the Helix Galaxy (NGC 2685), a rare polar ring galaxy! 🔭 Its stars, gas, & dust orbit perpendicular to the main disk – a truly bizarre & old structure 🌌. Learn more about this puzzling system in Ursa Major. #Astronomy #Space #Galaxy #APOD #NGC2685

Wow, today's APOD is the Ant Nebula (Mz3)! 🐜✨ It's so interesting how it's not round despite coming from a Sun-like star 🤔 Scientists are exploring if a hidden binary star or the central star's magnetism/spin shaped it. Could give us clues about our Sun's future! 🔭 #APOD #Space #Nebula

Today's NASA APOD: 'The Veins of Heaven'. ✨ Witness the breathtaking noctilucent clouds over Sweden, reflecting sunlight from ~80km altitude & Vallentuna Lake. Captured July 10. A stunning display from the edge of space! #NASA #APOD #NoctilucentClouds #Space #Sweden

Today's NASA APOD features Lynds Dark Nebula 1251, a dusty, 1000-ly distant star-forming region. Known as "The Rotten Fish Nebula", it reveals energetic outflows from newborn stars & hides distant galaxies. Spans 25+ light-years! ✨🌌 #Astronomy #Space #APOD #Nebula #StarFormation

Explore today's @NASA APOD: Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS! ☄️ This fascinating visitor is the 3rd identified object from outside our solar system. Currently near Jupiter's orbit, it will pass closer to the Sun by October (near Mars' orbit). Not expected near Earth. #Astronomy #Comet #Interstellar #APOD

Today's NASA APOD showcases the Giant Squid Nebula (Ou4). 🐙 This unique cloud is notoriously hard to capture and its true nature debated, possibly a stellar outflow over 2000 light-years distant. An intriguing deep-sky object. #APOD #Astronomy #Nebula

From today's NASA APOD: Two novas are currently visible, a rare celestial event! ✨ See thermonuclear explosions from white dwarf stars in the Southern Hemisphere, faintly with the unaided eye or easier with binoculars. 🔭 #Astronomy #Nova #Space #APOD

Check out today's @NASA APOD: 'Milky Way Through Otago Spires'! 🌌 This stunning alignment in New Zealand required careful planning. The visible position of our galaxy changes with time and location. ✨

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Today's NASA APOD, 'Eye Sky a Dragon', is a stunning Little Planet projection from Askold Island. It captures the Milky Way, ruins, & a captivating sky. What perspectives do you see in this unique view? ✨ #NASA #APOD #Astrophotography #Space

Check out today's stunning NASA APOD: NGC 4651, the Umbrella Galaxy! ☂️ This StellarSnap capture shows a magnificent tidal stream – a cosmic parasol of stars from a shredded satellite galaxy. ✨ Witnessing galactic dynamics in action! #Astronomy #APOD #UmbrellaGalaxy #Space

Today's @NASA APOD is Messier 109 ✨. This stunning barred spiral galaxy (M109) is located in Ursa Major. Part of the Ursa Major cluster, it's ~60 million light-years away with a diameter of ~120,000 light-years. Explore the image! #Astronomy #Galaxy #M109 #APOD

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