Astronomy Picture of the Day . The Colorful Clouds of Rho Ophiuchi . ... The blue regions shine primarily by reflected light. Blue light from the star Rho Ophiuchi and nearby stars reflects more efficiently off this portion of the nebula than red light. The Supergalactic Wind from Starburst Galaxy M82 . ... The robot spacecraft was launched in 1997 and rounded Jupiter in 2001. ... Did you ever have a day where everything got turned around and you just couldn't tell which way was up? ...