NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

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2024 March 04 - Light Pillars Over Inner Mongolia

Posted March 4, 2024

In today's image, we see light pillars rising up form the ground - caused by a crystal fog of ice/snow close to the ground. In the sky, we see a number...

2024 March 03 - A Total Solar Eclipse Close-Up in Real Time

Posted March 3, 202400:04:40

In today's image, we see a video clip showing the total eclipse of the Sun from August of 2017. During totality, we observe around the edge of the Moon...

2024 March 02 - Odysseus on the Moon

Posted March 2, 2024

In today's image, we see the Odysseus lander as it makes its first contact with the lunar surface. One landing leg is visible and broken which causes...

2024 March 01 - Odysseus and the Dish

Posted March 1, 2024

In today's image, we see the Parkes Radio Telescope dish in Australia. We note that it is pointed in the direction of our Moon, allowing us to receive...

2024 February 29 - Julius Caesar and Leap Days

Posted February 29, 202400:03:47

In today's image, we see an old Roman coin showing the image of Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar was responsible for helping to incorporate the leap day...