These podcasts are commentary and discussions of images posted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.
In today's image, we see the Sun in the sky around noon from central Sweden. From high latitudes, the Sun will never get very high in the sky at this...
In today's image, we see the nebula known as Thor's Helmet - named for the resemblance to the winged helmet of the Norse god. This nebula contains a...
In today's image, we see the Tadpole Nebula, which is a part of a star forming region. In the main image, the stars have been digitally removed to allow...
In today's image, we see images of the 25 brightest stars in the night sky. We see a variety of colors among these stars indicating differences in temperature....
In today's image, we see a 3D image from the Apollo 17 mission to the Moon which occurred 50 years ago this month. This was the last time humans walked...