NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

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2022 April 11 - A Space Station Crosses a Busy Sun

Posted April 11, 202200:03:44

In today's image, we see our Sun - with a number of active regions showing prominences, filaments, and sunspots. We also see the International Space...

2022 April 10 - Shadows at the Moon's South Pole

Posted April 10, 202200:03:55

In today's image, we see multiple images of the South Pole of our Moon put together to show areas that are in perpetual darkness as well as others that...

2022 April 09 - Mars-Saturn Conjunction

Posted April 9, 202200:03:44

In today's image, we see the planets Mars and Saturn in conjunction when they pass relatively close together in the sky. In this case, they are about...

2022 April 08 - Hale Bopp: The Great Comet of 1997

Posted April 8, 202200:03:30

In today's image, we see the great comet from 1997 which was comet Hale-Bopp. It was visible to the naked eye for over a year. However, it has a very...

2022 April 07 - Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud

Posted April 7, 202200:03:16

In today's image, we see M24 - a star cloud in Sagittarius. This is a gap in the dust that fills much of our galaxy allowing us to get a better look...