These podcasts are commentary and discussions of images posted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.
In today's image, we see the recently discovered Comet Nishimura. The comet will make its closest approach to Earth this coming week and the following...
In today's image, we see the nebula known as Messier 17. This is an example of a star forming region where stars are still forming in the dark, dense,...
In today's image, we see the Large Magellanic Cloud - A satellite galaxy of our larger Milky Way Galaxy. This galaxy contains SN 1987A - The closest...
In today's image, we see a video clip showing the telescopes of the High Energy Stereoscopic System in Namibia. These telescopes allow us to study high...
In today's image, we see the blue supermoon which occurred at the end of August this year. The blue moon is sometimes considered to the the second full...