These podcasts are commentary and discussions of images posted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.
In today's image, we see a part of the Carina Nebula where stars are forming from dust while already formed stars are eating away at the dust, inhibiting...
In today's image, we see a shower of particles from a single, very high energy nucleus striking Earth's upper atmosphere. While these cosmic rays strike...
In today's image, we see an image of the waning crescent moon, just a couple of days before new moon. As the image was being taken, a plane flew across...
In today's image, we see a video clip which shows the Moon setting behind the rim of a volcano in the Canary Islands. The video will play about 2 minutes...
In today's image, we see an ancient observatory in Beijing including a giant Armillary Sphere which can be used to measure positions of objects in the...