These podcasts are commentary and discussions of images posted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.
In today's image, we see the full moon during the blue hour - this occurs just before sunrise and just after sunset when the sky begins to brighten...
In today's image, we see a video which demonstrates how long it would take a ball to fall a distance of 1 kilometer on various solar system objects.
In today's image, we see a star known as PDS 70. The disk around it is a sign of planetary formation and we see a newly forming planet just inside the...
In today's image, we see the galaxy cluster known as Abell 3827. The distorted object to the right actually consists of multiple images of a distant...
In today's image, we see an artist's conception drawing of the RS Oph system. Matter is being transferred from an ordinary star to a compact white dwarf....