These podcasts are commentary and discussions of images posted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.
In today's image, we seethe supernova recently discovered in the spiral galaxy M101. This is an example of a Type II supernova which occurs at the end...
In today's image, we see an animal known as a tardigrade which is an example of an extremophile which can exist under conditions that would kill a human...
In today's image, we see an image of one of the large moons of Jupiter known as Europa. This moon is interesting because it is known to have a vast...
In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as M63. In this very deep exposure, we can see total streams around the galaxy where it is in the process...
In today's image, we see the nebula around a Wolf-Rayet star. This is a hot, massive star of the type that will eventually end its life as a supernova....