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The Sun on your day The Sun on 4 January 2012 NASA SDO · 4 January 2012
The Earth on your day The Earth on 4 January 2012 · Persian Gulf NASA Terra · 4 January 2012
Selected The nearest plate to your date Smoke without fire: a different view of the cigar galaxy ESA/Hubble · 2 January 2012
Released on 4 January 2024 Zeta Oph: Runaway Star NASA APOD
Released on 4 January 2016 Earthset from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NASA APOD
Released on 4 January 2025 A red and green aurora shimmers brightly above Ontario, Canada NASA
Released on 4 January 2025 A red and green aurora borealis above Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence NASA
Released on 4 January 2025 An aurora shimmers and dances above the city lights of Canada NASA

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