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In today's image, we see an image taken a couple of days ago of Comet R3 showing a long ion tail. The comet will make its closest approaches to the Sun and Earth over the next couple of weeks and may brighten enough to be visible to 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 use the archive link below t...

In today's image, we see the Orion spacecraft known as Intrepid as it flies around the far side of the Moon on April 6, setting the record for the greatest distance from Earth by humans. 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 ...

In today's image, we see two colliding galaxies known as the Antennae for their distinct appearance and specifically their tidal tails stretching out to either side. 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 c...

In today's image, we see a video put together from about 40 hours' worth of data showing the destruction of a comet as it passes close to our Sun. 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 crescent Earth as it is about to set behind the limb of our Moon as seen by the Orion spacecraft from the Artemis II mission a couple of days ago. The craft is now on its way back 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 below the image to select the photo co...

In today's image, we see the reflection nebula known as the Blue Horsehead. This is a dusty region around. hot, blue star. 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 podcast...

In today's image, we see the path to be taken by the Artemis II spacecraft as it leaves Earth, loops around the Moon and then returns to Earth. The entire mission will take about 10 days. 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...

In today's image, we see the galaxy known as NGC 3310 - an example of a spiral galaxy which is undergoing a burst of star formation because of a recent interaction with another 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 image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this po...

In today's image, we see the vies from the Orion spacecraft of the Artemis II mission which is taking humans on a trip around our moon for the first time since 1972. Here, we look back at Earth, seeing the entire Earth at once. 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...

In today's image, we see s combination of two images - one is the image of the Tarantula Nebula, the other a simulation of a black hole merger. 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 suggestion...

In today's image, we see the liftoff of the Artemis II mission which will take astronauts to a trip around 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 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 Claw and Bubble nebulae which are a part of their star forming region in our Milky Way 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 image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcas...

In today's image, we see the largest of the Uranian moons, Titania. Titania show large cliffs likely related to its icy geology possibly involving the freezing and expansion of water. 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 pod...

In today's image, we see the galaxy known as Centaurus A which is an example of an active galaxy - the nearest active galaxy to our own Milky 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 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 what is known as the Aricebo Message which was sent from Earth toward the globular cluster M13 back in 1974. 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 th...

In today's image, we see Robert Goddard standing alongside Nell, the first liquid fueled rocket launched just 100 years ago this 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 ...

In today's image, we see Hickson 44 which is a compact group of galaxies located in the constellation of Leo. Galaxies in these compact groups are often interacting with one another and may eventually merge together. 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 corr...

In today's image, we see all 218 gravitational wave events that have been confirmed since the first detection in 2015. These events occur when two massive objects, such as black holes, merge together, releasing strong gravitational waves. 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...

In today's image, we see great stone statues or mo'ai on Easter Island. The observatories here were used by the peoples of Polynesia to help navigate between the Polynesian islands in the Pacific. 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 dat...

In today's image, we see a video showing the gravity map of Earth. In some areas (red) gravity is a bit stronger and in others (blue) it is a bit weaker. 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 ...

In today's image, we see Light Pillars coming up from the ground over Mohe, China. These are formed by ice crystals in kind of ice fog near the ground. 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 su...

In today's image, we see a timelapse video from the MESSENGER spacecraft as it left Earth and headed toward the innermost planet, Mercury. 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 abo...

In today's image, we see a part of the constellation of Eridanus (The River) and two prominent galaxies in this region: NGC 1300, a barred spiral galaxy and NGS 1297, an elliptical 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 image to select the photo corresponding to the date of thi...

In today's image, we see star trails in the sky over the Teide Observatory in the canary Islands. Here were can clearly see the North Celestial Pole as well as the Celestial Equator. The later marked by the positions of the bright Sun which is located on the Celestial Equator today - the day of the equinox. 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: Astrono...