Celestial object of the day

This shepherd moon (a moon that thanks to its gravitational influence helps to hold the planet's rings) generates "ring streamers" when it's closest to said ring by pulling material to itself (as shown in the first photo).

Artemis 2 - 2026

Credits: NASA, ESA, UC Berkeley, et al.

Above image is a pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.

Credit: NASA, ESA, and C. Lindberg (Johns Hopkins University); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America).

Against all odds. Apollo 13 astronauts Fred Haise, James Lovell & Jim Swigert stand with President Nixon following their harrowing ordeal in space. An oxygen tank in the service module ruptured 2 days into the mission which crippled the craft’s life support system. Ron Howard’s Apollo 13 film captures the essence of the frightening experience beautifully.

Rest in peace, Commander Lovell.

James Arthur Lovell Jr. ( March 25, 1928 – August 7, 2025)

Remembering Jim Lovell, NASA astronaut and commander of Apollo 13, who died August 7, 2025, at the age of 97. May his memory be a blessing 💙