NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

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2025 July 21 - Cat's Paw Nebula from Webb Space telescope

Posted July 21, 2025

In today's image, we see the emission nebula known as the Cat's Paw or Bear Claw nebula. This is a part of a star forming region within our Milky Way...

2025 July 20 - Lunar Nearside

Posted July 20, 2025

In today's image, we see the near side of our Moon. Because our moon rotates at the same rate that it revolves around Earth, one side is always facing...

2025 July 19 - Messier 6

Posted July 19, 202500:03:41

In today's image, we see Messier 6, which is an open star cluster located in the constellation of Scorpius. The brightest star is the orange colored...

2025 July 18 - ISS Meets Saturn

Posted July 18, 2025

In today's image, we see an image capturing a conjunction of the International Space Station and the planet Saturn. Such an image takes careful planning...

2025 July 16 - 3I/ATLAS

Posted July 17, 2025

In today's image, we see the comet known as 3I/ATLAS. This is the third object discovered to have been determined to be visiting the solar system from...