These podcasts are commentary and discussions of images posted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.
In today's image, we see an image taken by the astronauts from the Apollo 14 mission from February of 1971. This was toward the end of the mission as...
In today's image, we see the star forming region known as NGC 1893. The "tadpoles" are regions where stars are currently trying to form. However, energy...
In today's image, we see the barred spiral galaxy known by its catalog designation of NGC 1365. The "island universe" is another galaxy, similar to...
In today's image, we see the area around the constellation of Orion in the sky. This image, taken with just a camera, When an extended exposure like...
In today's image, we see the SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) craft which recently dropped off two small roves on the Moon for future exploration....