NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

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2026 May 05 - Orion over Mount Teide

Posted May 5, 202600:03:31

In today's image, we see the Orion region over Mount Teide. The Orion region is one of the nearest star forming regions to us in our galaxy.

2026 May 04 - Superplumes Inside Earth

Posted May 4, 202600:03:42

In today's image, we see what are known as superplumes inside Earth, detected by the motions of earthquake waves through Earth's interior. The exact...

2026 May 03 - Triffid Pillar and Jets

Posted May 3, 202600:03:54

In today's image, we see part of the Triffid Nebula (M20) including desert pillars of material where stars are forming and jets from some of the young...

2026 May 02 - Seeing Titan

Posted May 2, 202600:04:06

In today's image, we see multiple images of Saturn's moon, Titan. The central image is the normal visible light image showing the haz bin the atmosphere....

2026 May 01 - Markarian's Chain

Posted May 1, 202600:03:48

In today's image, we see the set of galaxies known as Markarian's Chain. This is a group of galaxies that appear in a line - they are part of the Virgo...