By Neha Yadav
Published Jun 06, 2024

Hindustan Times
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NASA's 10 stellar 'Astronomy Pictures of the Day'

The US space agency NASA regularly shares stunning 'Astronomy Pictures of the Day'. Let's take a look at some of them.

NASA shared this image of the Comet Pons-Brooks, featuring its glowing blue tail made of ions. The tail is pushed directly out from the sun by the solar wind.

Here's NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day, featuring the nebulous realm of WR 134 within the boundaries of the constellation Cygnus, about 6,000 light-years away from Earth.

This surreal Astronomy Picture of the Day, shared by NASA, shows the Chamaeleon molecular cloud complex surrounded by young stars.

This astounding image shared by NASA shows a solar filament erupting into space from the sun due to an energetic coronal mass ejection.

NASA shared this Astronomy Picture of the Day, featuring M78, lying only about 1,300 light-years away from Earth. This image was captured in both visible and infrared light.

Take a look at this captivating Astronomy Picture of the Day shared by NASA, showing a ruptured cometary globule. This globule is situated near CG4 star-forming region.

This striking image shared by NASA shows the chaotic sunspot region AR 3663, as seen from the edge. This Astronomy Picture of the Day shows one of the strongest flares erupting from the sun.

This majestic image shared by NASA is of M100, a grand design spiral galaxy. This galaxy has over 100 billion stars with well-defined spiral arms, similar to the Milky Way.

Here's a breathtaking image shared by NASA as its Astronomy Picture of the Day. It shows a cosmic portrait of a Fishhead Nebula, featuring glowing gas and obscuring dust clouds.

Take a look at this surreal image of the star system GK Per shared by NASA. This star system is associated with two nebulae.

This gorgeous image of nearby spiral galaxy M33, a giant stellar nursery NGC 604 was shared by NASA as an Astronomy Picture of the Day. This stellar nursery is nearly 100 times the size of the Orion Nebula.