The sky on
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“Interplanetary Spacecraft Passes Earth” is copyrighted by P. Jenniskens (NASA /ARC/ Leonid98). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteLast Thursday, the NEAR spacecraft flew past Earth, reflecting sunlight from its solar panels. This flyby used Earth's gravity to deflect NEAR onto a trajectory to the asteroid 433 Eros. NEAR, launched in 1996, had already visited asteroid 253 Mathilde.
Colour rendering of Orion Nebula area
ESO released this picture on 29 January 1998. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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Released on 26 January 2023 Active Galaxy NGC 1275 See it as a poster -
Released on 26 January 2021 The Republic of China's Dongsha Atoll National Park is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 See it as a poster -
Released on 26 January 2022 The semi-desert, southern coast of Iran on the Persian Gulf is pictured from the International Space Station as it See it as a poster -
Released on 26 January 2022 The city lights of Cairo and New Cairo City in Egypt are pictured during an orbital nightime pass See it as a poster -
Released on 26 January 2022 The city lights of Tabuk, a Saudi Arabian city near the border with Jordan, are pictured during an orbital nightime See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 JAN 1998 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 JAN 1998.
Questions about January 26, 1998
What space photo was released on January 26, 1998?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 26, 1998 was "Interplanetary Spacecraft Passes Earth". It's a photographer's copyrighted image, so we link to it on NASA's site and show the Sun or the Earth that day instead.
What was the Moon's phase on January 26, 1998?
A new moon, about 3% lit.
What day of the week was January 26, 1998?
January 26, 1998 was a Monday, day 26 of the 365 days in 1998.
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