NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

In today's image, we see Comet R3 PanSTARRS hiding among a number of satellite trails in this 10 minute exposure of 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 use the archive link below the image to select the ph...

In today's image, we see a star forming region in space. This region is slowly being eaten away by the new stars forming within 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 use the archive link below the image to select...

In today's image, we see ,stipple images of our Sun as it sets. The distortion is caused by sunlight passing through distinct layers of Earth'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 b...

In today's image, we see a conjunction go the young crescent moon and the Pleiades star cluster. 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 dat...

In today's image, we see a map from DESI - Dark Energy Spectroscopic Explorer which observed 47 million galaxies to give us a view of the universe on the largest scales. The idea is to help us better understand the role of dark energy in the expansion of the universe. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD...

In today's image, we see a video taken by Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, recording video as the Earthiest behind the Moon. The Artemis II spacecraft passed behind the Moon, making Earth appear to set. 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 three arches in the sky over the Alps. Two are of our galaxy - one toward the center and another opposite the center. The other is the zodiacal light - dust in our own solar system scattering sunlight. 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 Comet R3 PanSTARRS over the Himalayan mountains. The comet made its closest approach to the Sun yesterday and is now on its way 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 website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can...

In today's image, we see a lagoon from Chile, imaged to give the appearance of a great eye looking out toward our Milky Way 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...

In today's image, we see comet PanSTARRS as well as the planets Mercury and Mars in the sky. PanSTARRS is nearing its closest approach to our Sun very soon and may brighten enough to be visible without binoculars for viewers in the southern hemisphere in early May. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. Y...

In today's image, we seethe spiral galaxy known as M82 or the Cigar Galaxy. The red going out perpendicular to the disk of the galaxy is a super wind - caused by many supernovae and stars with strong stellar winds. 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 star trails around the South Celestial Pole. Unlike the North Celestial Pole, there is no bright star currently located near the South Celestial Pole. 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 the International Space Station and our Moon close together in the sky. A transit occurs when one astronomical object passes in front of another which can happen occasionally when the ISS passes in front of the Moon, Sun or other object. 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 long tail of comet R3 (PanSTARRS) as it stretches back across 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 use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the...

In today's image, we see the newly forming star cluster known as NGC 602 in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It is sometimes compared to pearls inside an oyster. 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 an image taken a couple of days ago of Comet R3 showing a long ion tail. The comet will make its closest approaches to the Sun and Earth over the next couple of weeks and may brighten enough to be visible to the unaided eye. 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 the Orion spacecraft known as Intrepid as it flies around the far side of the Moon on April 6, setting the record for the greatest distance from Earth by humans. 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 two colliding galaxies known as the Antennae for their distinct appearance and specifically their tidal tails stretching out to either side. 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 arch...

In today's image, we see a video put together from about 40 hours' worth of data showing the destruction of a comet as it passes close to our 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 the crescent Earth as it is about to set behind the limb of our Moon as seen by the Orion spacecraft from the Artemis II mission a couple of days ago. The craft is now on its way back to 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...

In today's image, we see the reflection nebula known as the Blue Horsehead. This is a dusty region around. hot, blue 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 phot...

In today's image, we see the path to be taken by the Artemis II spacecraft as it leaves Earth, loops around the Moon and then returns to Earth. The entire mission will take about 10 days. 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 galaxy known as NGC 3310 - an example of a spiral galaxy which is undergoing a burst of star formation because of a recent interaction with another 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 . Y...

In today's image, we see the vies from the Orion spacecraft of the Artemis II mission which is taking humans on a trip around our moon for the first time since 1972. Here, we look back at Earth, seeing the entire Earth at once. 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 di...

In today's image, we see s combination of two images - one is the image of the Tarantula Nebula, the other a simulation of a black hole merger. 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...