NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

In today's image, we see a Falcon 9 rocket as it launches into space. In this case ,it happened to pass in front of the setting Sun and we can see the exhaust trail distorting the Sun by heating the atmosphere around 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...

In today's image, we see images of 20 different galaxies, each of these seen to have streams of stars around it. The streams are caused by the larger galaxy which is consuming a smaller galaxy and tearing it apart with its tidal forces. 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 w...

In today's image, we see a globular cluster. Globular clusters are among the oldest known objects in the galaxy, often being dated to over 10 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 l...

In today's image, we see the comet know as A3 as it rises above the horizon over Australia. Over the coming month, the comet will brighten, but by what amount is uncertain so we do not know exactly how bright this comet will become. 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 a nearby molecular cloud sometimes called the Rampaging Baboon Nebula. This is part of a star forming region located about 500 light years from Earth. 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 comet Tsuchinsan-ATLAS which will make its closest approach to Sun later the week and its closest approach to Earth next month. It may brighten enough to be visible with the naked eye, but it is extremely difficult to predict the future brightness of a comet. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirr...

In today's image, we see an image of our Sun setting along the streets of Chicago. Because the image was taken on the equinox, the Sun will rise directly in the East and set directly in the west, lining up with streets in cities that are set up in an East-West grid like this one. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror S...

In today's image, we see crepuscular rays in the sky which point back to the rising Sun. The clouds in the sky cast shadows upwards because of the position of the Sun low on the horizon, highlighting those rays. 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: Astro...

In today's image, we see the setting Harvest Moon, which is the full moon closest to the Autumnal Equinox. It was also a supermoon, a full moon that occurs when Moon is closest to Earth in its orbit and a partial lunar eclipse also occurred at this time. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can acce...

In today's image, we see the dusty area in the sky in the constellation of Cepheus. You may recognize the shape, which somewhat resembles a seahorse. The dust, when it is dense enough can block out all light from behind it, keeping some stars hidden from our view. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. Yo...

In today's image, we see a part of a supernova remnant known as the Mermaid Nebula. This is a portion of a massive star that would have long ago been seen to explode in 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 can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can...

In today's image, we see the young star cluster., Melotte 15 which has formed in the last million or so years in the central trigons of the Heart 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 bel...

In today's image, we see an image of the Vivaldi crater on Mercury which was recently imaged by the BepiColumbo spacecraft. The craft recently flew by Mercury and is scheduled to begin orbiting Mercury in 2026. 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 an image of the full moon. You can also see the "Man in the Moon" in the patterns of the maria on the near side of 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 below t...

In today's image, we see multiple images of our Moon in a frame. If you look from a greater distance, or look at the smaller images, you will see an image of Leonardo da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa painting appear. 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: Astro...

In today's image, we see the red and green aurora in Earth's upper atmosphere caused by charged particles from the Sun exciting oxygen atoms. 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...

In today's image, we see a young star cluster as imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope. Here we can look for lower mass stars and brown dwarf stars which emit primarily the infrared light which the JWST is designed to detect. 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 d...

In today's image, we see a number of different objects in the sky over the Tatra Mountains. This includes our Milky Way, including many stars and nebulae which are part of our galaxy and some meteors which are within our own 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 w...

In today's image, we see the region around the constellation of Orion. This includes the Horsehead Nebula, which is close to the belt of Orion and the Orion Nebula, which is part of Orion's sword. In addition, there are a number of other nebulae visible in this star forming region. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror...

In today's image, we see an image of the planet Mars from space. Here we see one of the moon - Phobos as well as craters and volcanos on the surface of Mars. 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...

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as M31 or more popularly known as the Andromeda Galaxy. This is the nearest large spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way. 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 small moon of Mars, known as Deimos. This moon is likely a captured asteroid that happened to wander into the gravitational field of Mars and become captured. Deimos was not discovered until about 150 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 a...

In today's image, we see the planet Neptune as imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope. This is the first imaging of the rings of Neptune since the Voyager 2 craft flew by the ice giant in 1989. The bright object to the upper left is the large moon, Triton. Several other of Neptune's moon as also visible in the image. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Pod...

In today's image, we see the nearby spiral galaxy known as NGC 247. In addition, there are many other galaxies in the image, including four in a straight line slightly below and to the left of the chain. These are known as Burbidge's Chain. 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 a...

In today's image, we see a portion of the Veil Supernova remnant known as the Bat Nebula. This is some of the debris left behind by a star which exploded long ago and has been expelled out into the interstellar medium. This will become parts of future generations of stars. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for...