By Neha Yadav
Published Mar 23, 2024

Hindustan Times
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Photo Credits: NASA/Gianni Lacroce

10 beautiful 'Astronomy Pictures of the Day' shared by NASA

The US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regularly shares "Astronomy Pictures of the Day". Let's look at some of the beautiful images shared by NASA.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this stunning image of a collision in the NGC 7715 galaxy, located about 130 million light years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces.

This captivating image shows a beautiful spiral galaxy called NGC 1055, about 60 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Cetus. 

This mesmerising image of a bird-like nebula called the Seagull Nebula shows a dusty emission as a result of supernova explosions.

This marvellous image features a combination of a full moon captured at separate intervals. It also shows the bioluminescent planktons glowing in glittery blue colours on a Maldivian beach.

This striking image shows a Halley-type comet glowing in the night sky of Slovakia. It also shows the Andromeda galaxy, the star Mirach and a beta star of the constellation Andromeda. 

This image of the Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, shows intense radiations, stellar winds and supernova dust in the constellation Dorado.

This image was captured minutes after a Falcon 9 rocket launched on the SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station. This image shared by NASA shows plumes and exhausts from the spacecraft.

This beautiful image of a disk galaxy called the Spindle Galaxy, or M102 shows the edge-view of the galaxy, featuring dust, gas and clouds in the constellation Draco. 

This colourful and vibrant image is a celestial abstract art of the dusty nebula NGC 2170, also known as the Angel Nebula.

This gorgeous image shows colourful light pillars, an aurora-like phenomenon caused by ice-crystals reflecting sunlight from the atmosphere.