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Gravel Ejected from Asteroid Bennu
Asteroid Bennu is ejecting gravel into space, and no one is sure why. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, sent by NASA, discovered these unexpected ejections. Hypotheses include meteoroid impacts, thermal fractures, or water vapor jets. This image shows an ejection event from early 2019, with sun-reflecting ejecta visible on the right.
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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 16 September 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 16 September 2020 · Italy and the Adriatic See it as a poster -
Released on 16 September 2009 Field around the planet-hosting star CoRoT-7 See it as a poster -
Released on 16 September 2026 Webb's View of M64 See it as a poster -
Released on 16 September 2015 Sculptor dwarf galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 16 September 2024 The light of knowledge See it as a poster -
Released on 16 September 2024 Lost in a giant stellar nursery See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 16 SEP 2020 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 16 SEP 2020.
Questions about September 16, 2020
What space photo was released on September 16, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 16, 2020 was "Gravel Ejected from Asteroid Bennu". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on September 16, 2020?
A new moon, about 1% lit.
What day of the week was September 16, 2020?
September 16, 2020 was a Wednesday, day 260 of the 366 days in 2020.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 16, 2020?
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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