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NGC 6072: A Complex Planetary Nebula from Webb
The Webb Space Telescope sees NGC 6072, a planetary nebula, in infrared light. This nebula is the remains of a Sun-like star, now a complex jumble of gas. The red in this image highlights cool hydrogen, showing outflows and two disks within the gas.
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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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Released on 5 August 2008 Wide-field view of the Virgo cluster of galaxies (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 5 August 2018 Trapezium: At the Heart of Orion See it as a poster -
Released on 5 August 2008 Lord of the stars See it as a poster -
Released on 5 August 2017 Gravity's Grin See it as a poster -
Released on 5 August 2015 X-ray Echoes from Circinus X-1 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 AUG 2025 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 5 AUG 2025.