{"id":406381,"date":"2026-04-16T01:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=984222"},"modified":"2026-04-16T01:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:02:15","slug":"interstellar-glaciers-nasas-spherex-maps-vast-galactic-ice-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=406381","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Interstellar Glaciers\u2019: NASA\u2019s SPHEREx Maps Vast Galactic Ice Regions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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These observations made by NASA\u2019s SPHEREx mission reveal vast frozen complexes in the Cygnus X star-forming region of the Milky Way galaxy. Water ice, shown as bright blue structures at left, exactly overlays the dark lanes of interstellar dust, shown in different wavelengths at right.<\/div>\n
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These observations made by NASA\u2019s SPHEREx mission reveal vast frozen complexes in the Cygnus X star-forming region of the Milky Way galaxy. Water ice, shown as bright blue structures at left, exactly overlays the dark lanes of interstellar dust, shown in different wavelengths at right.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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