The sky on
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Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5335
The Hubble Space Telescope captured this stunning portrait of NGC 5335, a barred spiral galaxy some 170,000 light-years across and over 200 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. We see it face-on, with loose streamers of star-forming regions along its flocculent spiral arms. Its most striking feature is the prominent central bar, a structure found in about 30 percent of galaxies, including our own Milky Way.
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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 26 April 2025 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 26 April 2025 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2009 NGC 4676: When Mice Collide See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2023 Voyager's RTG See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2000 ASTER Images San Francisco Bay Area See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2025 Oblique of view of the sun's glint beaming off Lake Superior See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2021 Moon See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 APR 2025 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 APR 2025.
Questions about April 26, 2025
What space photo was released on April 26, 2025?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 26, 2025 was "Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5335". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on April 26, 2025?
A new moon, about 2% lit.
What day of the week was April 26, 2025?
April 26, 2025 was a Saturday, day 116 of the 365 days in 2025.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 26, 2025?
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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