NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

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2021 August 21 - Triple Transit and Mutual Events

Posted August 21, 202100:03:48

In today's image, we see Jupiter with several of its moons. The large moon, Io is just disappearing into Jupiter's shadow in the upper image. The other...

2021 August 20 - Three Perseid Nights

Posted August 20, 202100:03:49

In today's image, we see an image put together from images taken over three nights of the Perseid meteor shower. You can note how the meteors appear...

2021 August 19 - Bright Meteor, Starry Sky

Posted August 19, 202100:03:29

In today's image, we see a rather bright Perseid meteor in the region of the sky known as the Summer Triangle which contains the bright stars Vega (not...

2021 August 18 - Rings Around the Ring Nebula

Posted August 18, 202100:03:36

In today's image, we see the Ring Nebula in great detail showing additional layers out beyond the traditional nebula. We are learning more about these...

2021 August 17 - M57: The Ring Nebula from Hubble

Posted August 17, 202100:04:01

In today's image, we see M57 also known as the Ring Nebula. This is an example of a planetary nebula which is the end state of most stars, including...