The sky on
your birthday.
“The Solar Neighborhood” is copyrighted by P. C. Frisch (U. Chicago), with thanks to C. Wellman. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Sun is just one orange dot in a vast ocean of gas clouds. These clouds are so thin we usually look right through them. This false-color drawing shows our location within the Milky Way, surrounded by nearly spherical bubbles of gas. These bubbles are left over from recent star formation. The purple filaments nearby are gas shells from star formation about four million years ago.
Europa Pwyll Crater
NASA released this picture on 2 March 1998. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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Released on 25 February 2019 The two mysterious populations of NGC 2419 See it as a poster -
Released on 25 February 2026 Exposed Cranium Nebula (NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 25 February 2026 Exposed Cranium Nebula (MIRI image) See it as a poster -
Released on 25 February 2009 The Helix Nebula* See it as a poster -
Released on 25 February 2026 Different molecules in the centre of the Milky Way observed with ALMA See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 25 FEB 1998 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 25 FEB 1998.
Questions about February 25, 1998
What space photo was released on February 25, 1998?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 25, 1998 was "The Solar Neighborhood". 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 February 25, 1998?
A new moon, about 1% lit.
What day of the week was February 25, 1998?
February 25, 1998 was a Wednesday, day 56 of the 365 days in 1998.
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