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Red Sun through Wildfire Smoke

By |2026-07-30T16:44:27-04:00July 30th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day This could be the view from an exoplanet orbiting around a red dwarf star, but it is our own Sun. This image was taken on July 22, 2026, in the Okanagan region in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Wildfire smoke from the Pacific Northwest acted as a solar filter, [...]

Moon and Smoke Rings from Mt. Etna

By |2024-04-22T09:09:17-04:00April 22nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Yes, but can your volcano do this? To the surprise of some, Mt. Etna emits, on occasion, smoke rings. Technically known as vortex rings, the walls of the volcano slightly slow the outside of emitted smoke puffs, causing the inside gas to move faster. A circle of low pressure develops [...]

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