NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

2026 February 10 - In Green Company: Aurora over Norway

In today's image, we see an image of the aurora as seen over Norway back in 2014. The aurora have also been prominent recently as the Sun reaches the...

2026 February 09 - Miranda Revisited

In today's image, we see Miranda, moon of Uranus. The image is based on images taken by Voyager 2 back in 1986 which have been combined and reprocessed....

2026 February 08 - Active Sunspot Region 4366 Crosses the Sun

In today's image, we see the active sunspot region 4366 as visible on the face of the Sun. Active sunspot regions are the source of much solar activity...

2026 February 07 - Crescent Enceladus

In today's image, we see the moon of Saturn known as Enceladus as imaged by the Cassini spacecraft back in 2016.

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2026 February 06 - Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A

In today's image, we see the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. This would have been seen to explode back in the mid-late 1600s but was never definitively...