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Cosmic Latte: The Average Color of the Universe

By |2024-12-01T08:09:06-05:00December 1st, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day What color is the universe? More precisely, if the entire sky were smeared out, what color would the final mix be? This whimsical question came up when trying to determine what stars are commonplace in nearby galaxies. The answer, depicted here, is a conditionally perceived shade of beige. In computer [...]

LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula

By |2024-10-27T09:09:15-04:00October 27th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day What is the most spook-tacular nebula in the galaxy? One contender is LDN 43, which bears an astonishing resemblance to a vast cosmic bat flying amongst the stars on a dark Halloween night. Located about 1400 light years away in the constellation Ophiuchus, this molecular cloud is dense enough to [...]

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