NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

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2025 April 03 - The Da Vinci Glow

Posted April 3, 2025

In today's image, we see the thing crescent moon, only a day or so after the new moon. While only a small portion of the Moon is directly illuminated...

2025 April 02 - Jupiter and Ring in Infrared from Webb

Posted April 2, 2025

In today's image, we see Jupiter, its faint ring, and several of its moons as imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope in the infrared.


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2025 April 01 - A Double Sunrise from a Partial Eclipse

Posted April 1, 202500:04:07

In today's image, we see a video showing the Sun rising in real time. The sun is partially eclipsed, so we see two distinct parts of the Sun rising...

2025 March 31 - Parker: The Solar System from Near the Sun

Posted March 31, 2025

In today's image, we see image in a timelapse from the Parker Solar Probe which studies then Sun. We will see six of the eight planets, a comet, and...

2025 March 29 - Stereo Helene

Posted March 29, 2025

In today's image, we see one of the moons of Saturn, Helene. This is now as a Trojan moon which orbits at a Lagrange point - this is a stable position...