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 August 06 - New Sharpest Image of the Sun Uncovers Instability

    In today's image, we see the new sharpest image ever obtained of the Sun. This shows some of the results of what is known as Kelvin-Helmholtz Instabilities (KHI) which had been predicted, but only now confirmed.

    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 August 05 - Spokes on Saturn's B Ring

    In today's image, we see a timelapse showing spokes (possibly shadows) on the B ring of Saturn. These have been studied by the Voyager 2 and Cassini spacecraft as well as the Hubble 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
  • 2026 August 04 - Cometary Knots in the Helix Nebula

    In today's image, we see a JWST image of the Helix Nebula showing cometary knots - objects a bit larger than our solar system, but the mass of Earth.

    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 August 03 - Vaporizing Meteor Photobombs the Lacerta Nebula

    In today's image, we see an image of the Lacerta Nebula. While the image was being taken, a meteor happened to cross through the field of view of the telescope giving us the image we see today.

    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 August 02 - A Fire Rainbow over West Virginia

    In today's image, we see what is sometimes known as a fire rainbow as images back in 2021. This is actually a type of ice halo known as a circumhorizontal arc.

    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 August 01 - Buck Moon and Belt of Venus

    In today's image, we see the full Buck Moon rising off in the east while the Sun set behind the photographer in the west. In two weeks, the Moon will be new and there will be a solar eclipse visible around parts of North America and Western Europe.

    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 July 31 - NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad

    In today's image, we see a dark nebula stretching across the image, known as the Dark Doodad. We also see the globular cluster known as NGC 4372.

    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 July 30 - Red Sun Through Wildfire Smoke

    In today's image, we see a very red Sun as seen through the smoke of the Canadian wildfires imaged earlier 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 July 29 - Psyche Receives Gravity Assist from Mars

    In today's image, we see a timelapse video showing Mars as seen by the Psyche spacecraft in May of this year. Psyche used Mars' gravity to change direction and increase its speed as it heads to a rendezvous with the asteroid Psyche in 2029.

    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 July 28 - Barnard's Loop over Twin Volcanoes

    In today's image, we see the constellation of Orion and Barnard's Loop over the twin volcanoes of Parinacota and Pomerape as seen from Bolivia.

    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…