These podcasts are commentary and discussions of images posted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.
In today's image, we see Olympus Mons on Mars. This is the largest volcano in the solar system, much larger than any volcano on Earth or Venus. It can...
In today's image, we see the central portion of our galaxy in radio waves. We need to use radio waves because dust n the plane of the galaxy will keep...
In today's image, we see the Ring Nebula which is an example of a planetary nebula. This will be the end state of our own Sun - the core will collapse...
In today's image, we see a barred spiral in the constellation of Volans. Note the distortion of the upper spiral arm which was likely cause by the interaction...
In today's image, we see several images of the large moon of Saturn known as Titan. This moon is continually shrouded in clouds which prevent us from...