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 April 03 - Caught in the Web: Visualization of a Black Hole Merger in the Tarantula Nebula

    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 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 April 02 - Liftoff! Returning to the Moon

    In today's image, we see the liftoff of the Artemis II mission which will take astronauts to a trip around the moon for the first time since 1972.

    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 April 01 - The Claw and Bubble Nebulae

    In today's image, we see the Claw and Bubble nebulae which are a part of their star forming region in 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 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 March 31 - Uranus's Largest Moon: Titania

    In today's image, we see the largest of the Uranian moons, Titania. Titania show large cliffs likely related to its icy geology possibly involving the freezing and expansion of water.

    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 March 30 - Peculiar Elliptical Galaxy Centaurus A

    In today's image, we see the galaxy known as Centaurus A which is an example of an active galaxy - the nearest active 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 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 March 29 - A Message from Earth

    In today's image, we see what is known as the Aricebo Message which was sent from Earth toward the globular cluster M13 back in 1974.

    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 March 28 - Robert Goddard and Nell

    In today's image, we see Robert Goddard standing alongside Nell, the first liquid fueled rocket launched just 100 years ago 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 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 March 27 - Hickson 44 in Leo

    In today's image, we see Hickson 44 which is a compact group of galaxies located in the constellation of Leo. Galaxies in these compact groups are often interacting with one another and may eventually merge 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 March 26 - Black Holes and Neutron Stars: 218 Mergers and Counting

    In today's image, we see all 218 gravitational wave events that have been confirmed since the first detection in 2015. These events occur when two massive objects, such as black holes, merge together, releasing strong gravitational waves.

    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 March 25 - The Guardians of Rapa Nui Beneath the Milky Way

    In today's image, we see great stone statues or mo'ai on Easter Island. The observatories here were used by the peoples of Polynesia to help navigate between the Polynesian islands in the Pacific.

    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…