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In his filename for this screenshot, team member Mike called this "barren desert."

How else would you describe this #SpaceEngine landscape?

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September 28, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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We have a specific community challenge for you today: a ringed planet and a #nebula.

Have you come across any in #SpaceEngine? Share yours below!

Image from team member Mike.

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September 23, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Sometimes images can be terrifying, yet beautiful, in #SpaceEngine. What do you think of this one from team member Mike?

Beautiful or terrifying?

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May 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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It might be hard to choose, but what's a recent place or object you've visited in #SpaceEngine that left you awestruck?

Video from team member Mike.

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June 22, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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Stars or no stars, which do you prefer?

Image from team member Mike.

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January 21, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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We're ending the week with a visit to NGC 2164.

Have you visited it in SpaceEngine yet?

Image from team member Mike.

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September 11, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Have you enjoyed a landscape in #SpaceEngine recently? Share it below!

Image from team member Mike.

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January 19, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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There's one day left to get #SpaceEngine for 40% off!

If you do, you can see sights like this:

Images from team member Mike.

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March 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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It's time for another black hole community thread.

Share your most recent #SpaceEngine #blackhole image(s) below!

Images from team members Mike and @astronomermegan.bsky.social .

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June 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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ICYMI: #SpaceEngine is on sale for 40% off until July 9th!

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June 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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We highlighted a few #nebulae in #SpaceEngine earlier this week, but what's one more? This is PK 205+14.1 or the Medusa Nebula.

Image from team member Mike.

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September 18, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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As we head into the weekend, it's time for a thread focused on rings!

Whether it's Saturn or another ringed planet, share your most recent find!

Image from team member Mike.

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May 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Do you have a favourite combination of features you've found in a random object?

For example, team member Mike recently found this object that has moons, aurora, and rings.

Share yours below!

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February 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Happy Solar Eclipse Day to those who can (safely) see it!

If you were able take a photo or two, share it below!

#Solareclipse image from SE by team member Mike.

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August 12, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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It's time to show your #SpaceEngine travels. Share your most recent find below!

Team member Mike recently came across this neutron star.

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July 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Even when exploring the #cosmos, you can always check in on home in #SpaceEngine.

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Video by team member Mike.

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August 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Have you come across any purple #planets in #SpaceEngine lately?

Team member Mike has.

Share yours below!

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February 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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LHS 1903 b kind of looks like marble, or does it?

Visit it in #SpaceEngine and let us know in the comments what you think!

Share any screenshots you take of it below.

Image from team member Mike.

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July 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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Interested in commemorating the solar eclipse in August, while also showing off your love of #SpaceEngine? We have you covered in our merch store!

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July 29, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Have you visited any exoplanets in a recent #SpaceEngine adventure?

Let us know which one it is in the comments!

Below (from team member Mike) are: TOI-4504 c, TOI-5786 b, and TOI-5108 b

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March 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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In the category of really unique screenshots, today we have this one from team member Mike.

Have you come across something really unique lately?

Share it below!

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June 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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The TRAPPIST-1 system is a sight to behold. Have you visited it lately in #SpaceEngine?

Image from team member Mike.

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April 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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It's the last of our colour-themed posts today. And we're ending on a bold note with red.

Share your red objects below!

Images from team members Mike and @astronomermegan.bsky.social

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August 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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You've probably come across many red objects in #SpaceEngine, so why not share them with the the community?

Share the object you've found below!

Image from team member Mike.

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May 20, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Is there a place in #SpaceEngine you haven't visited yet, but want to? Let us know in the comments!

Video from team member Mike.

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April 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM