Astronomy Picture Of the Day A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day
APOD: 2025 March 11 – NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble
Many spiral galaxies have bars across their centers.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250311.html
APOD: 2025 March 9 – Cyclones at Jupiters North Pole
Why are there so many cyclones around the north pole of Jupiter?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250309.html
APOD: 2025 March 7 - Planetary Nebula Abell 7
Very faint planetary nebula Abell 7 is about 1,800 light-years distant.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250307.html
APOD: 2025 March 4 – A Quadruple Alignment over Italy
Why does this Moon look so unusual?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250304.html
APOD: 2025 March 2 – The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in Light and Sound
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1803/AstroSoM/hudf.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250302.html
Have you heard about the Hubble Ultra-Deep Field?
APOD: 2025 February 28 - Athena to the Moon
Planet Earth hangs in the background of this space age selfie.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250228.html
APOD: 2025 February 26 – Einstein Ring Surrounds Nearby Galaxy Center
Do you see the ring?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250226.html
APOD: 2025 February 24 – Light Pillar over Erupting Etna
Can a lava flow extend into the sky?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250224.html
APOD: 2025 February 22 - Rima Hyginus
Rima Hyginus is a
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250222.html
APOD: 2025 February 20 - Messier 87
Enormous elliptical galaxy
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250220.html
APOD: 2025 February 17 – SpaceX Rocket Launch Plume over California
What's happened to the sky?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250217.html
APOD: 2025 February 15 - Parhelia at Abisko
Three suns seem to hug the horizon in this otherworldly winterscape.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250215.html
APOD: 2025 February 13 - Reflections on VdB 31
Riding high in the constellation of Auriga,
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250213.html
APOD: 2025 February 11 – The Spider and the Fly
Will the spider ever catch the fly?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250211.html
APOD: 2025 February 9 – Milky Way over the Australian Pinnacles
What strange world is this?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250209.html
APOD: 2025 March 10 – NGC 1499: The California Nebula
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250310.html
APOD: 2025 March 8 - Galaxies in Space
The plane of our Milky Way
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250308.html
APOD: 2025 March 6 - Starburst Galaxy Messier 94
Beautiful island universe
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250306.html
APOD: 2025 March 3 – Blue Ghost on the Moon
There's a new lander on the Moon.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250303.html
APOD: 2025 March 1 - Blue Ghost to the Moon
With spacecraft thrusters at top center,
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250301.html
APOD: 2025 February 27 - Open Star Clusters M35 and NGC 2158
Open Star Clusters M35 and NGC 2158
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250227.html
APOD: 2025 February 25 – M41: The Little Beehive Star Cluster
Why are there so many bright blue stars?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250225.html
APOD: 2025 February 23 – Saturn in Infrared from Cassini
Saturn looks slightly different in infrared light.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250223.html
APOD: 2025 February 21 - Hubble's Andromeda Galaxy Mosaic
The largest photomosaic
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250221.html
APOD: 2025 February 19 – HH 30: A Star System with Planets Now Forming
How do stars and planets form?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250219.html
APOD: 2025 February 14 - A Cosmic Rose: NGC 2237 in Monoceros
The Rosette Nebula, NGC 2237,
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250214.html
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APOD: 2025 February 10 – Auroral Hummingbird over Norway
Is this the largest hummingbird ever?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250210.html
APOD: 2025 February 8 - A Conjunction of Crescents
A waxing crescent Moon and a waning crescent Venus are found at
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250208.html