These podcasts are commentary and discussions of images posted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.
In today's image, we see the Crab Nebula, a supernova reman at from a star that was observed to explode on Earth in the year 1054. We see the expansion...
In today's image, we see the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent built by the Mayans around a thousand years ago. Above in the sky, we see our Milky Way...
In today's image, we see the star Wolf-Rayet 124. The Wolf-Rayet stars are among the most massive stars in the universe and are the type the we expect...
In today's image, we see the Medusa Nebula. This is an example of a planetary nebula which is what will form at the end of the life of a star much like...
In today's image, we see the globular star cluster Omega Centauri. Globular star clusters are among the oldest parts of our galaxy.
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