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

  • 2025 February 09 - Milky Way over Australian Pinnacles

    In today's image, we see the pinnacles in Australia in the foreground and the Milky Way and Zodiacal Light in the sky above. You can also note the crescent moon above one of the pinnacles near the center of 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 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
  • 2025 February 08 - A Conjunction of Crescents

    In today's image, we see two crescents in the evening sky. We see our Moon, just a few days after the new moon phase and we see the planet Venus which can also be seen as a crescent.

    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
  • 2025 February 07 - LEDA 1313424: The Bullseye Galaxy

    In today's image, we see the galaxy known as the bullseye galaxy. The ripples in the galaxy, likely formed when another galaxy passed through this galaxy close to its center.

    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
  • 2025 February 06 - IC 2574: Coddington's Nebula

    In today's image, we see the dwarf galaxy known as Coddington's Nebula. This is a small galaxy, about half the size of our Milky Way. It has similarities in that it is a site of active star formation, like our own 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
  • 2025 February 05 - Comet G3 ATLAS Setting over a Chilean Hill

    In today's image, we see the come known as G3 ATLAS in a timelapse video as it sets behind a hill in Chile.

    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
  • 2025 February 04 - Anticrepuscular Rays: A Rainbow Fan over Spain

    In today's image, we see a rainbow as well as anticrepuscular rays which are rays from the Sun that appear to converge at the point on the sky opposite to the 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 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
  • 2025 February 03 - Wolf-Rayet star 124: Stellar Wind Machine

    In today's image, we see the Wolf-Rayet star numbered 124. This is a very massive star, expelling material outward in massive stellar winds. The process continues and eventually he star will likely destroy itself as a supernova.

    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
  • 2025 February 02 - Comet G3 ATLAS Disintegrates

    In today's image, we see the comet known as G3 ATLAS as seen last month. We see multiple images which show the disintegration of the nucleus of the comet.

    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
  • 2025 February 01 - Nacreous Clouds over Sweden

    In today's image, we see a specific type of high altitude cloud, known as nacreous clouds as seen over Sweden a few weeks 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
  • 2025 January 31 - The Variable Nebula NGC 2261

    In today's image, we see an example a a variable nebula which changes brightness and appearance in timescales of just a few weeks.

    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…