Gallery: WIRED Space Photo of the Day for April 2014

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    Photos by NASA/STScI; S. Allam, L. Moustakas, K. Stewart
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    galacticdistortion

    Apr. 30, 2014: Galactic Distortion
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    Photos by ESA and the SPIRE consortium
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    Cold-gas-in-the-Milky-Way

    Apr. 29, 2014: Cold Gas in the Milky Way
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    Photos by NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
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    windjana

    Apr. 28, 2014: Windjana on Mars
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    Photos by X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: Detlef Hartmann; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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    A new collaboration combines data from amateur astronomers with data from NASA mission archives.

    Apr. 27, 2014: Galaxies, Now More Beautiful Than Ever
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    Photos by NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
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    Apr. 26, 2014: Gullies at Mars' Equator
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    Photos by ESA/Hubble & NASA
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    Cosmic fairy lights

    Apr. 25, 2014: Stellar Fairy Lights
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    Photos by NASA/ESA, R. Soummer, Ann Feild (STScI)
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    Apr. 24, 2014: Hubble Spots Dusty Disks
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    Photos by NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
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    PIA08351

    Apr. 23, 2014: Titan in the Foreground
  • Apr. 22 2014 XRay of the Cosmos
    Photos by ESA/XMM-Newton/Gunther Hasinger, Nico Cappelluti, and the XMM-COSMOS collaboration
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    Apr. 22, 2014: X-Ray of the Cosmos
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    Photos by Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
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    mooneclipsefull

    Apr. 21, 2014: Total Lunar Eclipse
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    Photos by NASA, ESA
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    An image of a galaxy cluster taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope gives a remarkable cross-section of the Universe, showing objects at different distances and stages in cosmic history. They range from cosmic near neighbours to objects seen in the

    Apr. 20, 2014: Cross Section of the Universe
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    Photos by ESO
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    The star formation region Gum 41

    Apr. 19, 2014: Rosy Nebula Glow
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    Photos by NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
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    mercurycrater

    Apr. 18, 2014: Bright Mercury Crater
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    Photos by ESO
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    The planetary nebula Abell 33 captured using ESO's Very Large Te

    Apr. 17, 2014: Cosmic Bling
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    Photos by Bill Schoening/NOAO/AURA/NSF
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    eaglenebula

    Apr. 16, 2014: Red Eagle Nebula
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    Photos by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Subaru/C. Papovich (Texas A&M Univ.)
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    In this recent deep excavation, courtesy of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have unearthed what may be the most distant, primitive cluster of galaxies ever found. In a twist, however, this apparent ancestor to today's "big cities" of grouped g

    Apr. 15, 2014: Galactic Metropolis
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    Photos by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
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    saturnandhexagon

    Apr. 14, 2014: Saturn's Hexagon
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    Photos by ESA/DLR/FU Berlin
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    Osuga-valles

    Apr. 13, 2014: Osuga Valles
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    Photos by X-ray: NASA/CXC/Morehead State Univ/T.Pannuti et al.; Optical: DSS; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech; Radio: NRAO/VLA/Argentinian Institute of Radioastronomy/G.Dubner
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    A supernova remnant about 24,000 light years from Earth.

    Apr. 12, 2014: Supernova Cleans Up its Surroundings
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    Photos by ESA, NASA and P. Anders (Göttingen University Galaxy Evolution Group, Germany
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    snbonanza

    Apr. 11, 2014: Supernova Bonanza
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    Photos by NASA, A.Caulet St-ECF, ESA
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    lagoontwisters

    Apr. 10, 2014: Twisters in the Lagoon Nebula
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    Photos by NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
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    Apr. 9, 2014: Shapes on Mars
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    Photos by NASA/JPL-Caltech
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    Apr. 8, 2014: Titan's Zen Dunes
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    Photos by Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
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    M91s

    Apr. 7, 2014: The Anemic Galaxy
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    Photos by S. Points, C. Smith, R. Leiton, C. Aguilera and NOAO/AURA/NSF
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    30-doradus

    Apr. 6, 2014: Colorful Tarantula Nebula
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    Photos by NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
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    mrascraterholes

    Apr. 5, 2014: Pitted Crater on Mars
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    Photos by ESA/VIRTIS/INAF-IASF/Obs. de Paris-LESIA
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    Radiation-from-below-the-Venusian-cloud-deck

    Apr. 4, 2014: Radiation in Venus' Clouds
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    Photos by NASA, ESA, and J. Jee (University of California, Davis)
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    Apr. 3, 2014: El Gordo Gets Bigger
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    Photos by ESO
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    The contrasting galaxies NGC 1316 and 1317

    Apr. 2, 2014: Galactic Battle Scars
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    Photos by L.M. Oskinova, R.A. Gruendl, Spitzer Space Telescope, JPL, NASA & ESA
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    Star-forming-region-ON2

    Apr. 1, 2014: Majestic Star-Forming Region
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