NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

In today's image, we see a single frame from a video showing red sprite lightning as well as circular elves lightning as seen recently over Italy. 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 sunset around the time of the winter solstice as seen over Stonehenge. 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 a timelapse showing the positioning of Earth over the course of a year as imaged by a satellite in Earth orbit. We can see how the seasons change with more and less light in the Northern and Southern hemisphere as the seasons change. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can...

In today's image, we see a tattoo of frost left behind on the pavement in the image taken around the time of the solstice. This is when the Sun is lowest in the sky and its position doesn't change a whole lot. 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: Astrono...

In today's image, we see long shadows from the Montes Caucasus as the Sun rises off over the eastern horizon. 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 correspondi...

In today's image, we see a picture created from 40 different exposures taken a few days ago, then digitally combined together in a singe image. These are part of the Gemini meteor shower which peaked a few days 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: A...

In today's image, we see the Soul Nebula which is a star forming region in the constellation of Cassiopeia 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 image to select the...

In today's image, we see the Andromeda Galaxy as well as red sprite lightning as imaged over Australia last month. 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 corres...

In today's image, we see an image put together from a number of different images from the past few days showing meteors of the Geminid shower that recently peaked. All of the meteors appear to radiate from the constellation of Gemini toward the top go the image. 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 an animation put together from images taken by the Juno spacecraft as it flew by Ganymede and Jupiter back in 2021. 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 the Orion spacecraft around the Moon. This was part of the Artemis I mission which was an uncrewed craft returning to the Moon. Artemis II is scheduled for this coming year which will return astronauts to the Moon for the first time since 1972. This will not be a landing, but a try around the Moon in preparation for a future landing. My podcasts are available in video form...

In today's image, we see fox in front of the northern lights as they shimmer over Finland. 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 of t...

In today's image, we see galaxies in the constellation of Eridanus - the river. This is an example of interacting galaxies where the larger galaxy is in the process of consuming the smaller. one. 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 Horsehead Nebula which is a part of the nearby Orion star forming region. 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 t...

In today's image, we see the central region of the star forming region known as the Soul Nebula locates in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia. 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 th...

In today's image, we see a timelapse video showing various regions on Earth as imaged by the International Space Station flying over Earth in a relatively low orbit. 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 spectrum of our Sun. The spectral lines are specific to different elements. Studying the strengths of the spectral lines helps us to determine the composition of our Sun. Although the origin of some of the lines is still unknown. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can...

In today's image, we see an image from the Apollo 17 mission with the astronauts exploring the edge of Shorty Crater which is visible off to the 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 archive link below...

In today's image, we see jets being emitted from he variable star RX Andromedae. This is actually a binary system with one star transferring mass to another which creates a disk of material and the jets perpendicular to that disk. 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...

In today's image, we see interacting galaxies in the constellation of Fornax. When galaxies interact they become distorted with the loops and shells that we see in the galaxies here. 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 a visualization of what one would see if they were to head toward the center of our galaxy at over 60% of the speed of light. 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 an example of a Seyfert galaxy. This is a spiral galaxy with an unusually active center. The activity is fueled by material being consumed by the central black hole causing the galaxy to emit more light than normal. 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 3I ATLAS which is a visitor to our solar system from another distant solar system. It was likely ejected from a distant solar system many millions of years ago and happened to wander into our solar system to visit before heading back out into interstellar space. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media M...

In today's image, we see an image from the surface of Saturn's large moon, Titan. This was taken by the Huygens lander as part of the Cassini mission back in 2005. 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 the thin waxing crescent Moon as seen just a few days after the new moon of this month. 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 correspo...