Northern Fox Fires

APOD: 2025 December 12 - Northern Fox Fires

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

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A Rare Gourd

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A Rare Gourd - NASA

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured an uncommon sight – the death of a low-mass star – in this image of the Calabash Nebula released on Fe...

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Massive Stars Make Their Mark in Hubble Image

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Massive Stars Make Their Mark in Hubble Image - NASA Science

This Hubble image features the blue dwarf galaxy Markarian 178 (Mrk 178) against a backdrop of distant galaxies, some shining through Mrk 178.

#NASA #Astrophysics #AstrophysicsDivision #Galaxies #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #HubbleSpaceTelescope #Stars #TheUniverse

Pacific Moisture Drenches the U.S. Northwest

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Pacific Moisture Drenches the U.S. Northwest - NASA Science

A potent atmospheric river delivered intense rainfall to western Washington, triggering flooding and mudslides.

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NASA Selects Two Heliophysics Missions for Continued Development

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NASA Selects Two Heliophysics Missions for Continued Development - NASA

NASA has selected one small explorer mission concept to advance toward flight design and another for an extended period of concept development.

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NASA’s Chandra Finds Small Galaxies May Buck the Black Hole Trend

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NASA's Chandra Finds Small Galaxies May Buck the Black Hole Trend - NASA

Most smaller galaxies may not have supermassive black holes in their centers, according to a recent  study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observator...

#NASA #ChandraXRayObservatory #Astrophysics #BlackHoles #GalaxiesStarsBlackHoles #GalaxiesStarsBlackHolesResearch #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter #TheUniverse

NASA Works with Boeing, Other Collaborators Toward More Efficient Global Flights

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NASA Works with Boeing, Other Collaborators Toward More Efficient Global Flights

NASA Works with Boeing, Other Collaborators Toward More Efficient Global Flights

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’ - NASA Science

Images captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun in December 2024 have now rev...

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NASA’s Webb Detects Thick Atmosphere Around Broiling Lava World

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NASA’s Webb Detects Thick Atmosphere Around Broiling Lava World  - NASA Science

Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected the strongest evidence yet for an atmosphere on a rocky planet outside our sola...

#NASA #Astrophysics #ExoplanetAtmosphere #Exoplanets #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #JamesWebbSpaceTelescopeJWST #PlanetaryEnvironmentsAtmospheres #ScienceResearch #TheUniverse

GLOBE Expands with Landsat Land Cover Comparisons

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GLOBE Expands with Landsat Land Cover Comparisons - NASA Science

The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program has launched a new feature that connects citizen scientists directl...

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