NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

2024 October 26 - Phantoms in Cassiopeia

In today's image, we see a region of gas and dust in the constellation of Cassiopeia. This may give the appearance of phantoms in space.

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2024 October 25 - Globular Star Cluster NGC 6752

In today's image, we see a globular star cluster. These clusters are about 10 billion years old and some of the remnants of the earliest times of our...

2024 October 24 - NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula

In today's image, we see the planetary nebula known as the Helix Nebula. This will be the eventual end state of our own Sun in billions of year when...

2024 October 23 - Caught

In today's image, we see the return of the lower stage of a SpaceX rocket to Earth. This was the first test of the craft returning directly to the rocket...

2024 October 22 - M16: Pillars of Star Creation

In today's image, we see part of the Eagle Nebula, a star forming region. Here we see what look like giant pillar pointing upward. These are the denser...