A Solstice Sun Tattoo

APOD: 2025 December 20 - A Solstice Sun Tattoo

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

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Wind-Sculpted Landscapes: Investigating the Martian Megaripple ‘Hazyview’

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Wind-Sculpted Landscapes: Investigating the Martian Megaripple 'Hazyview' - NASA Science

Written by Noah Martin, Ph.D. student and Candice Bedford, Research Scientist at Purdue University

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Meet NASA’s Astronaut Class of 2025 – Webby Submission

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Meet NASA’s Astronaut Class of 2025 - Webby Submission - NASA

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NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-12 Assignments for Space Station Mission

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NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-12 Assignments for Space Station Mission - NASA

As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch no earlier than Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, to the I...

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NASA’s Wideband Technology Demo Proves Space Missions are Free to Roam

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NASA's Wideband Technology Demo Proves Space Missions are Free to Roam - NASA

Just like your cellphone stays connected by roaming between networks, NASA’s Polylingual Experimental Terminal, or PExT, technology demonstration...

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NASA Johnson’s 2025 Milestones

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NASA Johnson’s 2025 Milestones - NASA

NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston closed 2025 with major progress across human spaceflight, research, and exploration. From Artemis II mi...

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Water Droplet Science

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Water Droplet Science - NASA

NASA astronaut Don Pettit demonstrates electrostatic forces using charged water droplets and a knitting needle made of Teflon. This series of overl...

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Hubble Glimpses Galactic Gas Making a Getaway

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Hubble Glimpses Galactic Gas Making a Getaway - NASA Science

This Hubble image features the nearly edge-on galaxy NGC 4388, located 60 million light-years away and a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster.

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Betelgeuse and the Crab Nebula: Stellar Death and Rebirth

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Betelgeuse and the Crab Nebula: Stellar Death and Rebirth - NASA Science

In 2019, Betelgeuse dimmed in brightness, sparking speculation that it may soon explode as a supernova. While it likely won’t explode quite yet, ...

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Long Shadows of the Montes Caucasus

APOD: 2025 December 19 - Long Shadows of the Montes Caucasus

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

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