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Shadows and Plumes Across Enceladus
Saturn's moon Enceladus is a tiny, ice-covered world, but it has geysers of water vapor and ice particles erupting from its south pole. The Cassini spacecraft, which orbited Saturn for 13 years, discovered these plumes in 2005. Scientists believe the water comes from a subsurface ocean, heated by tidal forces from Saturn. The plumes are a source of material for Saturn's E-ring.
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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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The Sun on your day The Sun on 4 August 2014 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 4 August 2014 · Italy and the Adriatic See it as a poster -
Released on 4 August 2014 IC 4499: A globular cluster’s age revisited See it as a poster -
Released on 4 August 2005 Hubble Spies a Zoo of Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 4 August 2025 A sea monster and a Tarantula See it as a poster -
Released on 4 August 2021 EHT Resolves Central Jet from Black Hole in Cen A See it as a poster -
Released on 4 August 2019 The Milky Way lights up an orbital night pass as the International Space Station orbited 257 miles above the Coral Sea See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 4 AUG 2014 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 4 AUG 2014.
Questions about August 4, 2014
What space photo was released on August 4, 2014?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 4, 2014 was "Shadows and Plumes Across Enceladus". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on August 4, 2014?
A first quarter moon, about 59% lit.
What day of the week was August 4, 2014?
August 4, 2014 was a Monday, day 216 of the 365 days in 2014.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 4, 2014?
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.