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NASA captures image of space rainbow

c/worldnews · u/kaeurenne@lemmy.kadaikupi.site · 16 points

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NASA's PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission has captured a stunning rainbow-like phenomenon in space, showcasing colorized zodiacal light created by sunlight reflecting off dust particles orbiting the Sun. According to NASA, this cosmic rainbow differs from Earth's rainbows, as it represents polarization patterns that will help scientists better understand solar wind movement and improve space weather forecasting.


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u/grillgamesh@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 points

direct link to image:

<img src="https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/missions/punch/2025-04-23_punch_news_polarmetric-rainbow_1000w.jpg">

awesome as fuck.