These podcasts are commentary and discussions of images posted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.
In today's image, we see a waterspout in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. These can be similar to tornadoes which form over land and can...
In today's image, we see a stellar nursery in the constellation of Perseus. The blue color toward the top of the image is an example of a reflection...
In today's image, we see the solar eclipse from April 20 of this year. this occurred when the Moon passed in front of the Sun and blocked out its light...
In today's image, we see a dark nebula resembling a seahorse in the constellation of Cepheus. In this dark nebula, new stars are currently forming,...
In today's image, we see a recent auroral storm over Lapland. The aurora are caused when charged particles from our Sun, funneled along magnetic field...