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

  • 2024 December 02 - NGC 300: A Galaxy of Stars

    In today's image, we see the nearby spiral galaxy known as NGC 300. This galaxy is close enough that we can resolve individual stars in its spiral arms, instead of just seeing them as a blue glow.

    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
  • 2024 December 01 - Cosmic Latte: The Average Color of the Universe

    In today's image, we see the average color of the universe if the light from the galaxies were to be smeared out over the entire sky. The color changes over time and was slightly bluer in the past and will be slightly redder in the future as stellar populations 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 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
  • 2024 November 30 - Winter and Summer on a Little Planet

    In today's image, we see an extreme panoramic view from the French Alps. Taken on two different days, we see the scene in winter in the lower part of the image and summer in the upper part.

    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
  • 2024 November 29 - Messier 4

    In today's image, we see the globular star cluster known as Messier 4. This is one of the nearer globular clusters to us.

    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
  • 2024 November 28 - NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda

    In today's image, we see a large star forming region known as NGC 206 which happens to be located in 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 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
  • 2024 November 27 - The Meteor and the Comet

    In today's image, we see a meteor and Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS which was visible a couple of months ago. While the meteor was only visible for a fraction of a second, the comet was visible in the sky for several 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
  • 2024 November 26 - The Sombrero Galaxy from Webb and Hubble

    In today's image, we see the Sombrero Galaxy in visible light from the Hubble Space Telescope and in infrared light from the James Webb Space Telescope.

    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
  • 2024 November 25 - The Horsehead Nebula

    In today's image, we see the Horsehead Nebula in Orion. This is a dark nebula, which blocks out the light from behind it. Within the nebula, new stars are forming which will eventually destroy the nebula.

    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
  • 2024 November 24 - Journey to the Center of the Galaxy

    In today's image, we see a video clip that will show a trip through the star clouds of the Milky Way and into the central regions of the galaxy itself.

    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
  • 2024 November 23 - Interplanetary Earth

    In today's image, we see two images of our planet Earth as taken from two distant spacecraft on the same day in July of 2013.

    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…