NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

In today's image, we see an image from the Cassini spacecraft from 2005 showing Saturn and its ring system as well as several of its moons. 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 t...

In today's image, we see a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as it passes directly in front of the Sun. We can see the exhaust trail behind the rocket and the shock waves in front of it. 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 us...

In today's image, we see four panels showing Venus and Jupiter in the sky earlier this year as they approached one another in the sky, resulting in a conjunction of these two bright planets. 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 D...

In today's image, we see Earth as imaged from spacecraft orbiting two other planets in 2013. It was images from Saturn by the Cassini spacecraft and from Mercury by the MESSANGER spacecraft. 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 D...

In today's image, we see the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter in the sky as seen from the sone circle at Avebury. 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 corresp...

In today's image, we see what is known as the Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant. This is an example of a massive star that exploded about 10,000 years ago. 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 be...

In today's image, we see the region around M16, also known as the Eagle Nebula. This is a well-known star forming region in our 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 nebula known as Thor's Helmet. This is the nebula around a hot, massive star known as a Wolf-Rayet star. This is the type of star that will likely be destroyed in a supernova explosion within the next few thousand 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 th...

In today's image, we see comet R3 PanSTARRS which was visible earlier this year. we have multiple images of the comet from early - mid May as we can see the tail shrink as the comet heads away from the Sun ant out of the solar system. 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 web...

In today's image, we see the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus as seen from Earth back in 2012. Another conjunction will occur in a couple of days, with the two being three times closer together. 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 t...

In today's image, we see Charon the largest moon of Pluto as imaged by the New Horizons spacecraft back in 2015. Charon is the largest moon in the solar system - in terms of size relative to the object it is orbiting, about half Pluto's size. 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...

In today's image, we see a cluster of galaxies in the constellation of Hydra. Galaxies tend to group into clusters which thing group into superclusters and filaments. 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 arc...

In today's image, we see the planetary nebula Tc 1 which is known to have buckyballs in a thin shell around the central 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 archive link below the image to select the p...

In today's image, we see the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) in an exposes of over 200 hours. This allows us to see a lot of the foreground gas withoin our Milky Way which would otherwise be invisible. 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...

In today's image, we see the remnant of a star that would have been seen to explode her on Earth 12,000 years ago. At the center would be a pulsar - a rapidly rotating neutron 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...

In today's image, we see Saturn as imaged by the Cassini spacecraft back in 2017 just a couple of days before it plunged into Saturn's atmosphere. 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...

In today's image, we see an infrared version of the Pillars of Creation image from Hubble. This is part of a start forming region and looking in the infrared allows us to see through the dust and observe more of the star formation. 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 websit...

In today's image, we see images of the Supermoon and the Micromoon. Today's full moon will be a micro moon which is the full moon that occurs when the Moon it at its greatest distance from Earth - Apogee. 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 Pi...

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as Messier 104. This is also known as the Sombrero Galaxy. This deep exposure shows its extended halo and stellar streams. 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 th...

In today's image, we see the planetary nebula known as NGC 1514 or the Crystal Ball Nebula. The star at the center is actually a binary star with two stars orbiting with a period of about nine 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: Astronomy Picture...

In today's image, we see the planetary nebula known as the Headphone Nebula. This type of nebula is the end state of a star much like our own Sun. 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...

In today's image, we see a pair of galaxies. A barred spiral above and Burçin's Galaxy below. 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 corresponding to the date o...

In today's image, we see what are known as Thackeray's Globules. Globules of material in a star forming region which are some of the final bits of material to dissipate. 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 a real-time video showing Phobos passing in front of the Sun as imaged by the Perseverance Rover in 2022. 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...

In today's image, we see Messier 2 - A globular cluster that dates back to the early history of our galaxy and our universe, about 13 billion years old. 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 belo...