NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

2024 August 18 - A Solar Prominence Eruption from SDO

In today's image, we see a timelapse video showing the eruption of a solar prominence on the surface of the Sun back in 2011.

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2024 August 17 - Sky Full of Arcs

In today's image, we see images of star trails caused by the Earth's rotation on its axis. In addition, we see the launch of a rocket and the trail...

2024 August 16 - Meteor Borealis

In today's image, we see an image showing the Big Dipper as well as one of the Perseid meteors from a few days ago. In addition, we see the aurora which...

2024 August 15 - Late Night Vallentuna

In today's image, we see the sky over Sweden which shows one of the Perseid meteors as well as the Pleiades star cluster and the aurora from a recent...

2024 August 14 - Meteors and Aurora over Germany

In today's image, we see several Perseid meteors from the show this past weekend as well as the aurora from a recent outburst on the surface of the...