APOD 4.8

Nebulae, a gorgeous clash of color and dust, occasionally creating shapes of infinitesimal wonder. The horsehead nebula is one of the best known seconded only by more famous ones such as the pillars of creation. 1500 lightyears away, the Horsehead Nebula is located in the Orion cloud complex and produces a beautiful horsehead silhouetted by the large emmission nebula behind it.

APOD 4.7

Japan is a lovely country with a stunning heritage and history, and one of the key things that gives the country its beauty is the cherry tree, of which is coming to blossom right now. Also right now is the summer triangle beginning to rise and be easily seen. Put these two sights together and you get a stunning image of the sync between Earth's and Heaven's beauty, a duet that one should only be lucky enough and privileged to witness.

APOD 4.6

The interesting part about this photo isn't necessarily the picture itself, rather the information that was gathered from it. As Comet 67p arrives closer to the sun and expels its gas and dust, scientists were able to discover some important facts about the early universe, including the fact that our Earth's water could not have come from comet collisions due to 67p's water being of significantly different composition. Also interesting is that the comet appears to have no magnetism, thus suggesting that magnetism was not of any key importance in the development of the early universe. Again, the fact that scientists learned this much from just one passing by comet is quite incredible.