Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... Yes, it's Valentine's Day (!) and looking toward star cluster NGC 346 in our neighboring galaxy the Small Magellanic Cloud, astronomers have noted this heart-shaped cloud of hot, x-ray emitting gas in the cluster's central region. The Eagle Nebula from CFHT . ... Made famous by a picture from the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995, the Eagle Nebula shows the dramatic process of star formation. ... Comet NEAT Approaches the Sun . ... The Earth moves around the Sun. ...