Episodes

In today's image, we see two galaxies in the process of colliding and merging together. Because of the great sizes and distances involved, the entire process can take billions of years. However, it is something that most galaxies go through during their lives. 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 l...

In today's image, we see two views of a spiral galaxy from two different telescopes. We see the Hubble image in ultraviolet light and the James Webb Space Telescope image taken in the infrared. A comparison of these two images at different wavelengths gives us a more complete understanding of galaxies like this one. 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...

In today's image, we see the central portions of the Carina Nebula. This includes the star Eta Carinae which was one of the brightest stars in the sky a couple of hundred years ago. It has since faded. We do know that this is the type of star we expect to become a supernova at the end of its life - but that could happen in a year or in a thousand years, we have no way of knowing until it happens. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorize...

In today's image, we see an image of the Cone Nebula. This is a region of star formation where this cone is a remaining dense area where stars continue to form. The less dense areas around this have already been eroded away by the energy of stars that formed previously. 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...

In today's image, we see an image taken by the astronauts from the Apollo 14 mission from February of 1971. This was toward the end of the mission as they were preparing to leave the Moon's surface to rendezvous with the command module. We can see their view of the lunar surface including many footprints and tracks in the lunar soil which would still be there today. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APO...

In today's image, we see the star forming region known as NGC 1893. The "tadpoles" are regions where stars are currently trying to form. However, energy from the stars that have previously formed in the region eats away at the material and produces the patterns seen. 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 ar...

In today's image, we see the barred spiral galaxy known by its catalog designation of NGC 1365. The "island universe" is another galaxy, similar to our own Milky Way but about sixty million light years away. 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...

In today's image, we see the area around the constellation of Orion in the sky. This image, taken with just a camera, When an extended exposure like this is taken, more detail can be seen that would normally be visible as many features are too faint to see with the unaided eye. 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...

In today's image, we see the SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) craft which recently dropped off two small roves on the Moon for future exploration. The main craft itself did not land as expected and its solar panels are not positioned correctly. However, this is not a big issue as the main craft was not designed to survive the lunar night which lasts for two weeks and will begin in another day or so. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is...

In today's image, we see the Pleiades Star Cluster. This is a prominent star cluster located in the constellation of Taurus. Currently, a dust cloud is passing through the cluster, causing the blue color to form because of reflection of the blue light from the stars off of the dust. 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. Yo...

In today's image, we see the dwarf planet Pluto as imaged by the New Horizons spacecraft back in 2015. The image has been processed to reveal what Pluto would look like if we were able to see it directly with our eyes. 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 co...

In today's image, we see the full moon rising beyond the telescopes in the mountains of Chile is the Las Campanas observatory. The full moon in January is known as the Wolf Moon, which is what we see 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 t...

In today's image, we see the star known as Epsilon Tauri. This relatively nearby star is known to have a planet orbiting it which is larger than Jupiter. The planet orbits must faster that Jupiter does in our solar system as it orbits its star is a little over a year and a half. 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 ca...

In today's image, we see the sky above the city of Jyväskylä in Finland. The Pilars of light in the sky that are seen here are from street lights in the neighborhood.When ice crystals are positioned correctly in the sky, we can se these pillars with show a kind of map of the nearby streets. 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...

In today's image, we see our Earth and Moon as images from the Artemis I mission from 2022. This was a craft sent out beyond the Moon and then returned to Earth. Artemis II, currently planned for late 2025, will take humans around the Moon and back to Earth. Artemis III, currently scheduled for late 2026 is planned to land humans on the Moon for the first time since 1972. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site f...

In today's image, we see a part of the sky near the constellations of Orion and Taurus. This deep image, incorporating over 800 hours' worth of exposure allows us to see many of the nebulae in this region. Many of these nebulae have been the subject for APOD over the past few years. 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. Yo...