NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

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NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day episodes

  • 2026 June 12 - Venus and Jupiter: Conjunction from Avebury

    In today's image, we see the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter in the sky as seen from the sone circle at Avebury.

    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 this podcast.

    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]

    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    5 min
  • 2026 June 11 - The Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant

    In today's image, we see what is known as the Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant. This is an example of a massive star that exploded about 10,000 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. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.

    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]

    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    4 min
  • 2026 June 10 - The Eagle Nebula and Friends

    In today's image, we see the region around M16, also known as the Eagle Nebula. This is a well-known star forming region in our 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 photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.

    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]

    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    4 min
  • 2026 June 09 - Thor's Helmet

    In today's image, we see the nebula known as Thor's Helmet. This is the nebula around a hot, massive star known as a Wolf-Rayet star. This is the type of star that will likely be destroyed in a supernova explosion within the next few thousand 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. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.

    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]

    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    4 min
  • 2026 June 08 - Comet R3 PanSTARRS Through Time

    In today's image, we see comet R3 PanSTARRS which was visible earlier this year. we have multiple images of the comet from early - mid May as we can see the tail shrink as the comet heads away from the Sun ant 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 use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.

    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]

    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    5 min
  • 2026 June 07 - Jupiter and Venus from Earth

    In today's image, we see the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus as seen from Earth back in 2012. Another conjunction will occur in a couple of days, with the two being three times closer together.

    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 this podcast.

    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]

    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    4 min
  • 2026 June 06 - Charon: Moon of Pluto

    In today's image, we see Charon the largest moon of Pluto as imaged by the New Horizons spacecraft back in 2015. Charon is the largest moon in the solar system - in terms of size relative to the object it is orbiting, about half Pluto's size.

    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 this podcast.

    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]

    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    5 min
  • 2026 June 05 - The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies

    In today's image, we see a cluster of galaxies in the constellation of Hydra. Galaxies tend to group into clusters which thing group into superclusters and filaments.

    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 this podcast.

    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]

    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    4 min
  • 2026 June 04 - A Planetary Nebula with Cosmic Buckyballs

    In today's image, we see the planetary nebula Tc 1 which is known to have buckyballs in a thin shell around the central 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 photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.

    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]

    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    4 min
  • 2026 June 03 - Andromeda Through Gas and Dust

    In today's image, we see the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) in an exposes of over 200 hours. This allows us to see a lot of the foreground gas withoin our Milky Way which would otherwise be invisible.

    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 this podcast.

    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]

    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    4 min

About NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

From the publisher's feed

These podcasts are my discussion of NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day. These are brief (3-5 minute) audio summaries of the picture posted on NASA's Picture of the Day website: APOD. Video versions…