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“SWAN, Swan, Eagle” is copyrighted by Adam Block. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) sports a greenish coma and a fainter tail in this 7-degree wide telescopic view. On October 17, this new visitor to the inner Solar System posed with two other celestial objects. Messier 16, the Eagle Nebula, and Messier 17, the Swan Nebula, are both visible towards the center of our Milky Way.
A starburst shines in infrared
ESA/Hubble released this picture on 23 October 2025. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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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 23 October 2017 Cosmic archaeology See it as a poster -
Released on 23 October 2023 A dynamic duo … or trio? See it as a poster -
Released on 23 October 2024 NGC 602 (Hubble image) See it as a poster -
Released on 23 October 2024 NGC 602 (Webb image) See it as a poster -
Released on 23 October 2019 Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 OCT 2025 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 23 OCT 2025.