December’s Stellar Space Pictures
DEC 30, 2019
Enjoy ginormous candy canes, stellar glitter, and visiting (interstellar) neighbors this month.
Two galaxies collide in this colorful picture from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO/E. O’Sullivan; XMM: ESA/XMM/E. O’Sullivan; Optical: SDSS
(Inside Science) – We’re celebrating the end of the year with a bang of stardust and comets. This December, enjoy festive pictures of celestial candy canes made of ionized gas, a fashionable look at Saturn’s moon Enceladus, and a cosmic celebration of thousands of distant galaxies.
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the comet 2I/Borisov as it traveled about 420 kilometers from Earth. This December, the thrilling sequel -- an even closer look at our otherworldly visitor. Above is the comet’s most recent picture, shown traveling near the inner edge of the asteroid belt. (NASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt (UCLA) )" data-credit="">
