NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

2026 February 05 - NGC 1275 in the Perseus Cluster

In today's image, we see the central galaxy in the Perseus Cluster of galaxies, NGC 1275. This galaxy shows long structures that come out of it, likely...

2026 February 04 - Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: Wide Field

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as NGC 1512. This is an example of a ring galaxy with three separate rings at different distances from...

2026 February 03 - Red Spider Planetary Nebula from Webb

In today's image, we see the Red Spider Planetary Nebula - this is what forms at the end of the life of a star like our Sun - at least it would if our...

2026 February 02 - Orion: The Running Man Nebula

In today's image, we see part of the Orion star forming region focusing on the Running Man Nebula. Here we see blue reflection nebulae, red emission...

2026 February 01 - Galle: Happy Face Crater on Mars

In today's image, we see the crater known as Galle - sometimes known as the Happy Face crater for its distinct features.

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