NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

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2023 May 03 - Centaurus A: A Peculiar Island of Stars

Posted May 3, 202300:03:52

In today's image, we see Centaurus, an example of an active galaxy. In this galaxy, there are actually two galaxies, a spiral galaxy and an elliptical...

2023 May 02 - Flat Rock Hills on Mars

Posted May 2, 202300:03:58

In today's image, we see an image from the Curiosity Rover on the surface of Mars. We see hills covered with a large number of flattened rocks. This...

2023 May 01 - Carina Nebula North

Posted May 1, 202300:04:09

In today's image, we see the northern part of the Carina Nebula, a large star forming region visible in the southern hemisphere. We see a number of...

2023 April 30 - Saturn's Moon Helene in Color

Posted April 30, 202300:03:34

In today's image, we see the moon of Saturn known as Helene. This is a very small moon, about 30 km across and was imaged by the Cassini spacecraft...

2023 April 29 - Solar Eclipse from a Ship

Posted April 29, 202300:04:01

In today's image, we see an image of the solar eclipse from April 20 of this year. In a solar eclipse, our Moon passes in front of the Sun temporarily...