This was
your sky.
Stardust Capsule Returns to Earth
A flying saucer from outer space crash-landed in the Utah desert. This Stardust return capsule carried bits of Comet Wild 2, captured two years earlier. The capsule is pictured entering a temporary clean room in Utah. It will then be shipped to NASA's Johnson Space Center.
We cannot put this date's photograph on paper at poster size. We can print the nearest public archive plate to your date instead.
Prints are coming soon. The card is free to save and share in the meantime.
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.
-
The Earth on your day The Earth on 16 January 2006 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 16 January 2004 Spirit and Its Now-Empty Mother Ship See it as a poster -
Released on 16 January 2022 The atmospheric plume from an underwater volcano eruption in the Pacific nation of Tonga is pictured See it as a poster -
Released on 16 January 2000 Triton Mosaic See it as a poster -
Released on 16 January 2026 Earth's thin blue atmosphere traces the planet's horizon above the Pacific Ocean See it as a poster -
Released on 16 January 2013 NGC 1309: Spiral Galaxy and Friends See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 16 JAN 2006 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 16 JAN 2006.