Episodes

In today's image, we see m image from the Juno spacecraft from a close approach to Jupiter last month. We can see the storms in the polar regions which are quite different from the banding structures seen in the equatorial regions of the planet. 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 below the i...

In today's image, we see the Red Rectangle Nebula, formed from the outflow from a binary star system. 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 below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached h...

In today's image, we see the gravitational lens known as the Einstein Cross for its distinctive pattern which occurs because a distant quasar is imaged multiple times as its light passes through the gravitational field of the intervening galaxy. 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 below the i...

In today's image, we see an image of the full moon. The first full moon of 2026 occurs today, Jan 3. It will also be a supermoon - the moon being close to perigee and the Earth being close to perihelion. 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 below the image to select the photo corresponding to ...

In today's image, we see images of NanoSail-D2 from 2011. This was a ship used to test the feasibility of sailing on the solar wind, using the pressure of solar light to propel the spacecraft. 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 below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of...

In today's image, we see an image of the aurora as seen over Iceland. This image was taken in March of 2025 after a solar storm that gave prominent aurora such as the one seen here. 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 below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podca...

In today's image, we see what is known as the Waterfall Nebula for its distinct shape and appearance to a waterfall on 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 below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions about these podc...

In today's image, we see an image showing some of the thousands of Starling satellites. This is s combination of multiple 20 second exposures which cause the satellites appear as short streaks in the sky. 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 below the image to select the photo corresponding to...

In today's image, we see the supernova remnant known as the Crab Nebula. This is the remnant of a star that was seen to explode here on Earth nearly 1000 years ago. 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 below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome co...

In today's image, we see a globular star cluster located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. 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 below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: wagnerast...

In today's image, we see Challenger - the lunar module (specifically the ascent stage) as it returned two astronauts from the surface of our Moon in December 1972. One of the Astronauts is visible through the triangular shaped window of the craft. 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 below the...

In today's image, we see an image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS a week or so ago - shortly before its closest approach to Earth. (This was about twice the Earth-Sun distance, so it was never close!) It is now heading back out to interstellar space - the third object like this that has now been positively identified. 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 direct...

In today's image, we see a star forming region in the constellation of Monoceros, the Unicorn. Within it are the Christmas Tree Star Cluster and the Fox Fur Nebula. 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 below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome co...

In today's image, we see several LRDs - Little Red Dots which existed in the early universe. These have been recently discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope. What they actually are is unknown although several possible explanations have been proposed. 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 ...

In today's image, we see a single frame from a video showing red sprite lightning as well as circular elves lightning as seen recently over Italy. 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 below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggest...

In today's image, we see the sunset around the time of the winter solstice as seen over Stonehenge. 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 below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached her...

In today's image, we see a timelapse showing the positioning of Earth over the course of a year as imaged by a satellite in Earth orbit. We can see how the seasons change with more and less light in the Northern and Southern hemisphere as the seasons change. 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 lin...

In today's image, we see a tattoo of frost left behind on the pavement in the image taken around the time of the solstice. This is when the Sun is lowest in the sky and its position doesn't change a whole lot. 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 below the image to select the photo correspondi...

In today's image, we see long shadows from the Montes Caucasus as the Sun rises off over the eastern horizon. 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 below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be r...

In today's image, we see a picture created from 40 different exposures taken a few days ago, then digitally combined together in a singe image. These are part of the Gemini meteor shower which peaked a few days ago. 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 below the image to select the photo corre...

In today's image, we see the Soul Nebula which is a star forming region in the constellation of Cassiopeia in the northern sky. 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 below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions about these po...

In today's image, we see the Andromeda Galaxy as well as red sprite lightning as imaged over Australia last month. 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 below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can...

In today's image, we see an image put together from a number of different images from the past few days showing meteors of the Geminid shower that recently peaked. All of the meteors appear to radiate from the constellation of Gemini toward the top go the image. 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...

In today's image, we see an animation put together from images taken by the Juno spacecraft as it flew by Ganymede and Jupiter back in 2021. 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 below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions a...