NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

In today's image, we see the cCrescent Nebula. This is a nebula around a hot, young Wolf-Rayet star. The strong stellar winds help to expel material from the star. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the archiv...

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy NGC 1055. The galaxy has an extended halo likely from a satellite galaxy which has been disrupted after passing too close to the larger galaxy. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day ....

In today's image, we see the globular cluster M15. This deep image composed of over 100 hours of imaging, brings out more detail and allows us to see the gas and dust with our galaxy also visible in this direction. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: As...

In today's image, we see Comet Lemmon which was visible earlier this year and is now heading back to the outer solar system. In addition, we see our Milky Way galaxy - our own spiral galaxy as we see it from within. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: A...

In today's image, we see unusual dust shells imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope. These shells are formed by two orbiting Wolf-Rayet stars which are some of the hottest and most massive stars known. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Pic...

In today's image, we see - Everything. This is the entire observable universe. Our solar system is at the center and regions further out contain stars in our galaxy, nearby galaxies, distant galaxies, filaments and voids, and the cosmic microwave background, the most distant thing that can be seen. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized...

In today's image, we see the moons of Saturn - Dione and Rhea as they cross Saturn's ring plane as seen from Earth. The rings appear thin as they are seen edge-on something that only happens every 13-16 years. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astrono...

In today's image, we see the interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS. This is the third object discovered that has visited our solar system from outside. It made its closes approach to our Sun a little less than a month ago and, in a few weeks, will make its closest approach to Earth. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirro...

In today's image, we see the three bright stars that make up the belt of Orion. In addition, we see some of the nebulae that are also present in this star forming region. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the...

In today's image, we see dark nebulae in the constellation of Chamaeleon which is visible in the southern skies. This region also includes the beta star of the constellation and also a distance galaxy that happens to be located in this same direction on the sky. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You...

In today's image, we see the plane of our galaxy in both visible light and radio light. The video pans through the galactic plane allowing us to see the differences in what we see t the different wavelengths. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronom...

In today's image, we see Comet Lemmon. In this image, we ca see the variations in the comet's ion tail causes by the major solar storms which have occurred recently causing the tail to wander much more than usual. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Ast...

In today's image, we see an image from the Cassini spacecraft taken back in 2005 when it crossed the ring plane of Saturn, which causes the thin rings to essentially disappear from sight. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day...

In today's image, we see the Andromeda galaxy also known as M31. We also see two companion elliptical galaxies of the Andromeda galaxy. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the archive link below the image to se...

In today's image, we see the northern lights as seen recently in Florida. This is because of recent coronal mass ejections which cause distortions in Earth's magnetic field allowing aurora to be seen at lower latitudes than usual. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website...

In today's image, we see part of the Orion star forming region including he Orion Nebula and the Running Man nebula. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corr...

In today's image, we see a corona around our Moon. The corona is caused by refraction of light through water droplets in the thin clouds around the Moon. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the archive link bel...

In today's image, we see the planet Jupiter as images in the ultraviolet from he Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble regularly monitors the giant planet to help with observations made by the Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly a...

In today's image, we see two images of full moons from 2025. On the left we see a micro moon from April when our Moon was at apogee. On the right, we see a super moon from November when our Moon was at perigee. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astron...

In today's image, we see a road in monument valley heading out toward the center of the galaxy. The galactic center, above the horizon here, is hidden from view for optical telescopes because of dust. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Pictur...

In today's image, we see the full moon from a couple of days ago. This fun moon occurred when the Moon was at perigee or the closest approach to Earth in its elliptical orbit, making this the third and final supermoon of 2025. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website dir...

In today's image, we see a dark nebula in the shape of a seahorse. This is part of a star forming region located in the constellation of Cepheus. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the archive link below the i...

In today's image, we see a spiral galaxy. The is an example of a starburst galaxy - a type of active galaxy currently undergoing a larger than normal burst of star formation activity. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . Yo...

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as NGC 3370. The is an important spiral galaxy because we have been able to measure its distance using two different methods which helps to calibrate our distance measurement to allow more accurate distance determination for other, more distant, galaxies. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an autho...

In today's image, we see Comet Lemmon in the sky, with its prominent tails stretching back away from the Sun. This has become the most prominent comet of the year, and very nicely imaged with a small camera. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy...