NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

The Eagle Nebula's Pillars of Creation become an audible experience as telescope image data are translated into sound. Listen to a complete sonification, then explore how the mapping makes astronomical structures accessible in another way. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link above the image t

Rosetta's close-up view of Comet 67P reveals a rugged nucleus releasing jets of material near the Sun. Following the comet over time showed scientists how its landscape changes and what its escaping gas and dust contain. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link above the image to select the photo

A predawn Falcon 9 launch shares the sky with the International Space Station as a sunlit exhaust plume expands overhead. This timelapse shows the contrast between a cargo spacecraft heading toward orbit and a reusable booster returning to Earth. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link above the

A near-infrared camera reveals the Milky Way above Manhattan's bright skyline. By rejecting much of the city's visible-light glow while retaining infrared starlight, the photograph shows how wavelength selection can improve astronomical contrast. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link above the

Mars appears among the stars of the Beehive Cluster beneath a colorful aurora. The scene combines a temporary planetary alignment with green and red light emitted high in Earth's atmosphere. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link above the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of t

A desert stairway appears to rise into the Milky Way, surrounded by zodiacal light and colorful airglow. This scene brings together starlight from our galaxy, sunlight scattered by Solar System dust, and light emitted by Earth's atmosphere. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link above the image