NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

In today's image, we see the asteroid known as 3200 Phaethon. This asteroid is the source of the material that forms the Geminid meteor show which is peaking on December 13 of this year. 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 nearby active galaxy known as Centaurus A. The galaxy is active because of a collision which funnels material into the central black hole, causing it to emit large amounts of energy. This is includes jets of material, which can be seen in the image. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Sit...

In today's image, we see the meteor storm which occurred in 1833. A meteor storm is a very intense meteor shower with far more meteors visible. 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 ima...

In today's image, we see the open star cluster known as the Pleiades. The cluster is moving through a dusty area of space which causes the blue reflection nebula around the stars. 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 ca...

In today's image, we see the planet Saturn as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. Here we can see the auroral activity around the pole of the planet caused by charged particles from the Sun which are directed by the magnetic field of the planet. 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...

In today's image, we see an image showing the traditional crackling fireplace with a twist. This is the rockets from the Artemis I mission to the Moon from 2022 which provide the fire and most of the sounds. This is just a still Fram from the video which runs about 2 hours. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site fo...

In today's image, we see a fireball as seen over Xuyi Station. This is where the comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered. 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...

In today's image, we see two images of Jupiter which allow for a 3D view of the giant planet. You just need to stare between the two images and cross your eyes a bit. 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 an analemma. An analemma if formed generally by taking an image of the Sun from the exact same location at the same time every day to see how the position of the Sun changes. In this case, we are watching how a shadow cast by the Sun changes instead of the sun itself. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New M...

In today's image, we see clouds in the atmosphere of Mars as viewed by the Perseverance rover on Mars earlier this year. The clouds are composed of ice crystals since the atmospheric pressure on Mars is too low to allow for liquid water. 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...

In today's image, we see the nearby spiral galaxy known as NGC 300. This galaxy is close enough that we can resolve individual stars in its spiral arms, instead of just seeing them as a blue glow. 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...

In today's image, we see the average color of the universe if the light from the galaxies were to be smeared out over the entire sky. The color changes over time and was slightly bluer in the past and will be slightly redder in the future as stellar populations change. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APO...

In today's image, we see an extreme panoramic view from the French Alps. Taken on two different days, we see the scene in winter in the lower part of the image and summer in the upper part. 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 Da...

In today's image, we see the globular star cluster known as Messier 4. This is one of the nearer globular clusters to us. 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...

In today's image, we see a large star forming region known as NGC 206 which happens to be located in 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 select the phot...

In today's image, we see a meteor and Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS which was visible a couple of months ago. While the meteor was only visible for a fraction of a second, the comet was visible in the sky for several weeks. 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:...

In today's image, we see the Sombrero Galaxy in visible light from the Hubble Space Telescope and in infrared light from the James Webb Space Telescope. 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...

In today's image, we see the Horsehead Nebula in Orion. This is a dark nebula, which blocks out the light from behind it. Within the nebula, new stars are forming which will eventually destroy the 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 Pi...

In today's image, we see a video clip that will show a trip through the star clouds of the Milky Way and into the central regions of the galaxy itself. 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...

In today's image, we see two images of our planet Earth as taken from two distant spacecraft on the same day in July of 2013. 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 Medusa Nebula, an example of a planetary nebula which is the end-state of lower mass stars including 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 imag...

In today's image, we see the star forming region now as the Elephant's trunk which is visible in the constellation of Cepheus in the northern sky. 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 the Earth as it is just about to set behind the Moon as seen from the Orion spacecraft which was a part of the Artemis I mission to fly an unmanned craft 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...

In today's image, we see what are known as undulatus clouds appearing to converge over the telescopes domes on the mountaintop. These are clouds caused by the air currents in Earth atmosphere which give them their distinctive shape. 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 websi...

In today's image, we see part of what is known as the Pacman Nebula. This is a star forming region, with a newly formed cluster of stars at the center. Those stars are eroding away the material around them, with only the densest areas left to form new stars. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can...