Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... This color "picture" of globular star cluster M55 may not look like any star cluster you've ever seen. ... In the picture.. ... Born only about 100,000 years ago, material streaming out from this newborn star has formed the nebula dubbed Sharpless 106 Nebula (S106), pictured above. Shuttle Plume Shadow Points to Moon . ... Two weeks ago during the launch of Atlantis, the Sun, Earth, Moon, and rocket were all properly aligned for this photogenic coincidence. ...