NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day
These podcasts are commentary and discussions of images posted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.
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2023 April 09 - The Egg Nebula in Polarized Light
In today's image, we see the Egg Nebula. This is a sunlike star near the end of its life in what is called the pre-planetary nebula phase. The core...
2023 April 08 - M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy
In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as M100. This is what is called a grand design spiral because of its majestic, sweeping spiral arms....
2023 April 07 - Rigel Wide
In today's image, we see the region around the bright star Rigel in the sky. Rigel, one of the brightest stars in the constellation of Orion is in the...
2023 April 06 - Terran 1 Burns Methalox
In today's image, we see the Terran 1 spacecraft launch. While the overall launch was not completely successful, it was a test of the fuel methalox...
2023 April 05 - Rubin's Galaxy
In today's image, we see a giant spiral galaxy about 8 times the diameter of our own Milky Way. It is named after Vera Ruby who studied spiral galaxies...
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