NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

In today's image, we see the aurora in the sky over Iceland. The positioning was adjusted so that it appears that the aurora is coming off the branches of the tree. 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 archi...

In today's image, we see two images of eclipses from earlier this year and another from 18 years ago. These represent two eclipses from the same Saros cycle which occur every 18 years 11 1/3 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...

In today's image, we see a bubble of material being expelled from a young sun-like star by its stellar wind. This may be similar to our own Sun when it was young billions of 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 . Y...

In today's image, we see images of the total lunar eclipse from a couple of days ago as its sets behind the rock feature known as Tsé Bit'a'í in the Navajo Nation. 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 an example of a planetary nebula which is the end state of a star much like our own Sun. The outer layers are expelled out into a ring while the core is compacted down to a white dwarf 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: A...

In today's image, we see a video created from various still images taken by the Mars Express spacecraft in 2019 which give a view that we might see flying over the North Pole 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 . Yo...

In today's image, we see the region of the sky around the constellations of Orion and Taurus. This is a prominent region of the winter sky and the long, 16-hour exposure, brings out much of the gas and dust that is present in this part 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...

In today's image, we see our Moon as it passes into Earth's shadow during a total lunar eclipse. The red color we see is cause by light that passes through Earth's atmosphere and into the shadow. 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 two images of the Moon and Mercury - one just before and the other just after the occupation that occurred on February 18 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 . You can use the archive l...

In today's image, we see two nebulae - Sharpless 249, an emission nebula to the upper left. We also see the Jellyfish Nebula, a supernova remnant to the lower right. 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 the spiral galaxy IC 5332. We show it here in two images taken by different telescopes. The Hubble image, taken in visible/ultraviolet and the Webb image taken in the infrared. Each gives a different view of the structure of the galaxy. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You c...

In today's image, we see the Egg Nebula. This nebula shows what happens when a star like the Sun ends its life. The "yolk" (core) is hidden by dust, and the "white" (shells) surround this region and are the outer layers of the star being expelled out into space. 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 planets in a line over the Sydney Opera House. This image is from 2022, but a similar parade occurs this week when four (slightly different) planets line up 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 th...

In today's image, we see the Pleiades star closer located in the constellation of Taurus. The long exposure allows us to see a lot of the dust surrounding 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 can use the arch...

In today's image, we see the shadow of the Opportunity rover which explored Mars from 2004-2018 when a dust storm caused it to shut down. 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...

In today's image, we see our Moon as well as the planets Mercury, Venus, and Saturn which are currently visible in the twilight sky right after sunset. 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 a dark nebula in the Sagittarius region of the sky. The dark nebula contains dust grains which block out the light from behind. 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 an irregular galaxy known as Coddington's Nebula. Discovered in 1898, the is a small galaxy located about 12 million 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 . You can use the arch...

In today's image, we see the region around the Orion Molecular Cloud and Star Forming Region. This has been imaged in hydrogen-alpha light which allows us to see more detail in the gas by emphasizing the gas emission and minimizing the light of 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 acc...

In today's image, we see Comet Wierzchoś which is making its first and only visit to the inner solar system. It is currently making its closest approach to Earth, but still needs a telescope or binoculars in order to be seen. 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 dire...

In today's image, we see a white dwarf star as imaged by the Very Large Telescope in Chile. The shockwaves around it are currently unexplained, but have existed for thousands of 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 of the Day . Y...

In today's image, we see an image of an astronaut floating free in space. He is using a Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) Which allows the astronaut to move in space, untethered to the 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...

In today's image, we see the Rosette Nebula. This is a prominent star forming region in our galaxy where the newly formed stars are hollowing out the central region, giving the appearance of a rose in space. 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...

In today's image, we seethe small dwarf galaxies which are satellites of the Andromeda galaxy. These are actually a binary pair of galaxies which orbit each other while the pair orbits 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...

In today's image, we see a portion of the Moon known at the Bay of Rainbows. This is a part of Mare Imbrium on our Moon which is one of the maria or seas. The maria are actually ancient lava flows and have nothing to do with water like seas here on 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 acc...