The sky on
your birthday.
“Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe” is copyrighted by Tom Abel & Ralf Kaehler (KIPAC, SLAC), AMNH. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis image from the Hayden Planetarium's Dark Universe show maps the distribution of dark matter. Dark matter, which we cannot directly observe, makes up most of the universe's mass. Its gravitational pull explains why galaxies rotate faster than expected and why light bends around galaxy clusters. Scientists infer its presence from its effects on visible matter.
The Sun on 31 October 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 31 October 2017, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 31 October 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 31 October 2017 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 31 October 2022 The Vela supernova remnant imaged by the VLT Survey Telescope See it as a poster -
Released on 31 October 2024 The Dark Wolf Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 31 October 2025 Wide-field view around the RCW 94/95 nebulae See it as a poster -
Released on 31 October 2018 Wide-field view of the Serpens Nebula (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 31 October 2012 The globular star cluster NGC 6362 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 31 OCT 2017 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 31 OCT 2017.
Questions about October 31, 2017
What space photo was released on October 31, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 31, 2017 was "Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe". 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 October 31, 2017?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 85% lit.
What day of the week was October 31, 2017?
October 31, 2017 was a Tuesday, day 304 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 31, 2017?
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.
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