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A pixel-sorted astronomical image of the object, NGC 169 and IC 1559. This is also known as Arp 282. Original Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahubble/51874442227 Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, Dark Energy Survey, Department of Energy (DOE), Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory/NoirLab/National Science Foundation/Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS); Acknowledgment: J. Schmidt (CC BY 2.0) More information about this celestial object: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-views-a-cosmic-interaction
October 1, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAAcknowledgement: L. Shatz
October 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Jan 8, 2024)

Arp 122 features the collision of NGC 6040 and LEDA 59642, two galaxies merging into one, located 570 million light-years from Earth.

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A merging pair of spiral galaxies, NGC 6040 and LEDA 59642, with an elliptical galaxy in the background, captured by Hubble. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAAcknowledgement: L. Shatz
October 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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異なる進化をたどった二つの天体　白色矮星と超低温矮星の連星【今日の宇宙画像】
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今回紹介するのは、NOIRLabが「超低温矮星を含む連星の発見」を紹介するために2022年7月7日に公開した、白色矮星と超低温矮星からなる連星の想像図です
異なる進化をたどった二つの天体　白色矮星と超低温矮星の連星 【今日の宇宙画像】
白色矮星と超低温矮星が連れ立つ姿を描いた想像図を紹介。市民科学者フランク・キウィ氏は、約40億天体の公開データから候補を探し、超低温矮星を含む34組の連星を発見しました。暗く見つけにくい天体を探す手がかりや、発見が星と伴星の進化を知るうえで持つ意味を伝えます
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October 1, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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En 2021, las bandas de Júpiter emergen en infrarrojo y luz visible.

📷 International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / NASA / ESA, M.H. Wong and I. de
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Imagen compuesta de Júpiter mostrando sus bandas en infrarrojo y luz visible. Bandas oscuras en infrarrojo y zonas nubladas en blanco y rojo-marrón.
September 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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2026年6月末に本格観測を開始したベラ・C・ルービン天文台の頭上に、プレアデス星団（M45、すばる）が輝いています。

NOIRLab（アメリカ光学・赤外天文学研究所）が9月23日に「Images of the Week」として公開した画像。

詳しくは→
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Image Credit: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand
September 30, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, L. Hustak (STScI), S. Finkelstein (UT Austin), S. Fujimoto (UT Austin), P. A. Haro (NSF's NOIRLab)
September 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Jul 6, 2023)

Webb's CEERS Survey uncovers seven distant galaxies, showing their redshift and light emitted 13.2-13.3 billion years ago.

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Spectra of seven extremely distant galaxies showing redshift patterns. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, L. Hustak (STScI), S. Finkelstein (UT Austin), S. Fujimoto (UT Austin), P. A. Haro (NSF's NOIRLab)
September 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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Credit: NSF NOIRLab
Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2638a/
September 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Rubin and the Seven Sisters

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The Pleiades glow in the southern sky above NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory from a viewpoint on Cerro Pachón in Chile. Rubin Observatory is jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. Its 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) began earlier this year on 29 June 2026. This NOIRLab Image of the Week captures the seven bright stars of the sisterly asterism. The Pleiades are part of an open star cluster of more than 1000 confirmed members, known as Messier 45. This cluster is dominated by hot, blue luminous stars, of which up to seven can be seen with the naked eye under normal dark skies. There are reports of 11 members seen in the darkest skies with perfect naked-eye vision. The Milky Way contains thousands of star clusters like the Pleiades, and Rubin Observatory will precisely measure them across six spectral bands. With unprecedented depth and homogeneous sky coverage, Rubin will make some of the first...
September 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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ハワイ島、マウナケア山頂付近で撮影された写真。ジェミニ北望遠鏡（右）とカナダ・フランス・ハワイ望遠鏡（CFHT）があり、両者をつなぐかのように天の川が映っています。

詳しくはリンク先記事をご覧ください
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Image Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
September 27, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, E. Lieb (University of Denver), R. Lau (NSF NOIRLab), J. Hoffman (University of Denver)
September 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Jan 13, 2025)

Wolf-Rayet 140 reveals two stars creating carbon-rich dust, expanding outward at over 2600 km/s, just 5000 light-years from Earth. #NASAWebb #JamesWebb

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An image of Wolf-Rayet 140 showing a bright point of light surrounded by hazy dust shells resembling tree rings. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, E. Lieb (University of Denver), R. Lau (NSF NOIRLab), J. Hoffman (University of Denver)
September 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Si ampliáramos el espejo principal del Hubble hasta el diámetro de la Tierra, ninguna protuberancia superaría unos 15 cm. Así de fino es su pulido.

Síguenos para conocer cómo funcionan los telescopios.

Footage: NASA · U.S. National Science Foundation NOIRLab.
September 26, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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📸: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/T. Lange
September 25, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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Imagine enlarging Hubble’s main mirror to Earth’s diameter. No surface bump would exceed about 15 cm (6 inches). That’s how finely it’s polished.

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Mirror footage is illustrative.
Footage: NASA · U.S. National Science Foundation NOIRLab.
September 25, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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Credit:
International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Image Processing: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
September 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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JWST proposals due on the same day as NOIRLab is so mean, I cannot get over it. 😭 🔭
September 25, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory will detect ~100 million variable stars during its 10-year survey, helping scientists uncover why some stars stay steady for billions of years while others rewrite the rules! 🔭🧪

🎥: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA
September 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Credit: Science - NASA, ESA, CSA, and J. Lee (NOIRLab); Image processing - A. Pagan (STScI)
September 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Feb 16, 2023)

NGC 1365, imaged by Webb's MIRI, showcases a beautiful spiral galaxy with intricate networks of gas and dust, highlighted by its glowing core.

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Mid-infrared image of NGC 1365 showing a spiral galaxy with a light pink core, red streaks, and small red dots representing background galaxies. Credit: Science - NASA, ESA, CSA, and J. Lee (NOIRLab); Image processing - A. Pagan (STScI)
September 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Kitt Peak National Observatory image of Arp 336, also known as NGC 2685.

NGC 2685 is a polar ring galaxy. It has a ring of gas, stars, and dust that orbits perpendicular to the plane of the galaxy, seen as unusual whorls, or helical filaments.

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A lenticular galaxy has an pale yellow central core that forms a fuzzy bar structure. Surrounding this a faint almond-shaped area. Together, they somewhat resemble an eye. Several faint, brown, slightly curved dust lanes cross the galaxy vertically on its left half. The black background of space is dotted with stars and smaller galaxies.
September 24, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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NOIRLab image of the week

Rubin and the Seven Sisters

Credit: NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand

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The Pleiades glow in the southern sky above NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory from a viewpoint on Cerro Pachón in Chile. Rubin Observatory is jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. Its 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) began earlier this year on 29 June 2026. This NOIRLab Image of the Week captures the seven bright stars of the sisterly asterism. The Pleiades are part of an open star cluster of more than 1000 confirmed members, known as Messier 45. This cluster is dominated by hot, blue luminous stars, of which up to seven can be seen with the naked eye under normal dark skies. There are reports of 11 members seen in the darkest skies with perfect naked-eye vision. The Milky Way contains thousands of star clusters like the Pleiades, and Rubin Observatory will precisely measure them across six spectral bands. With unprecedented depth and homogeneous sky coverage, Rubin will make some of the first detailed observations of many star clusters in the southern hemisphere. Its observations will also uncover new star clusters and inform our understanding of the evolution of star clusters and of stars generally. During LSST, Rubin will measure approximately 17 billion stars. Hernán Stockebrand, the photographer, is a NOIRLab Audiovisual Ambassador. Credit image: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand Credit text: NOIRLab
September 24, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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Credit: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, Leah Hustak (STScI). Science: Steven Finkelstein (University of Texas at Austin), Rebecca Larson (University of Texas at Austin), Pablo Arrabal Haro (NOIRLab)
September 24, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Jul 7, 2023)

The most distant active supermassive black hole has been identified by Webb, existing 570 million years after the Big Bang. #NASA #JamesWebb

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A graphic showing the most distant active supermassive black hole identified by Webb, including galaxy CEERS 1019 and emission spectrum data. Credit: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, Leah Hustak (STScI). Science: Steven Finkelstein (University of Texas at Austin), Rebecca Larson (University of Texas at Austin), Pablo Arrabal Haro (NOIRLab)
September 24, 2026 at 1:00 AM