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The Sky Today on Tuesday, October 21: The Orionids peak, Comet Lemmon is closest to Earth, and Titan makes a transit
Tue October 21st, 2025
New moon of October 2025 hides red star Antares for some lucky stargazers tonightMon October 20th, 2025
Hubble spies a glowing 'starburst ring' | Space photo of the day for Oct. 20, 2025Mon October 20th, 2025
Don't miss the Orionid meteor shower peak begin overnight tonight under a moonless skyMon October 20th, 2025
A cosmic heart bursts with light in new deep space astrophotographer portrait (photo)Sun October 19th, 2025
Images from the Mars Perseverance Rover – Photo stream updated daily!
Camera: Front Hazard Avoidance Camera - Left
Earth Date: Tue February 4th, 2025
Sol: 1409
Camera: Front Hazard Avoidance Camera - Left
Earth Date: Tue February 4th, 2025
Sol: 1409
Camera: Front Hazard Avoidance Camera - Left
Earth Date: Tue February 4th, 2025
Sol: 1409
Camera: Front Hazard Avoidance Camera - Left
Earth Date: Tue February 4th, 2025
Sol: 1409
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (February 17th, 2026):
Tails of Comet Wierzchoś
From NASA: "Some comets are regular guests of our solar neighborhood; others come by only once, never to return. We won’t have another chance to see Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchoś), which is currently making its way through the inner Solar System. The hyperbolic orbit of this comet indicates that it will likely become an interstellar traveler. Comet Wierzchoś is today near its closest approach to the Earth, passing roughly the same distance from the Earth as is the Sun. The featured 30-minute exposure was taken last week in Chile and shows a 5-degree long ion tail as well as three shorter dust tails. The green hue of the coma comes from the breakdown of dicarbon molecules by sunlight, but that process does not last long enough to also tinge the tails. On the far right lies a spiral galaxy far in the distance: NGC 300."