These podcasts are commentary and discussions of images posted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.
In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy NGC 1398. This is an example of a ring galaxy which also has a bar across its center. The ring may have been...
In today's image, we see the sunspots that have been visible on the face of the Sun for the first six months of this year. You will see multiple images...
In today's image, we see the star forming region NGC 6559. Here we see the three types of nebulae associated with star formation - Dark, dusty nebulae,...
In today's image, we see the star known as Eta Carinae. This is called a doomed star because it is the type of star the will end its life in a supernova...
In today's image, we see Stickney crater on Phobos, one of the two small moons of Mars. The crater itself is nearly half the size of the moon, meaning...