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Picture of the day - November 14, 2018

Twin suns begin rising over an airless Mercury-Like planet.

Front row seat to a galactic merger.

The active atmosphere of a Venus-like planet, baking under its sun.

Picture of the Day - January 10, 2019

An ocean world with a small ring system hangs over the sky of a barren moon.

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Pictures of the Day - November 10, 2018

Three different desert worlds orbiting a bright red dwarf with surface shots. The star is roughly 10% the brightness of the sun, about as bright as you can get for a red dwarf. A common misconception is that red dwarfs are actually red in color. This is true only for the smaller dim ones, but most have a more orange to red-orange tint to them.

Unfortunately, I already left the system long before I could log the system ID.

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Rains on Different Worlds

Solar disk in H-alpha

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Picture of the Day - November 9, 2018

Crescent gas giant over an asteroid moon.

September 30, 2016: Views of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko captured by the Rosetta probe during the spacecraft’s final descent.

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