NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

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2023 March 10 - Orion and the Running Man

Posted March 10, 202300:03:47

In today's image, we see the Orion Nebula below. This is an emission nebula showing the red glow of hydrogen gas which has been excited. Above is the...

2023 March 09 - DART vs Dimorphos

Posted March 9, 202300:03:50

In today's image, we see the asteroid known as Dimorphos just a few seconds before the DART craft impacted into its surface. This was an experiment...

2023 March 08 - Artificial Night Sky Brightness

Posted March 8, 202300:04:53

In today's image, we see a map of the world showing the brightness of the night sky caused by artificial lighting here on Earth. In may of the more...

2023 March 07 - Deep Field: The Large Magellanic Cloud

Posted March 7, 202300:03:59

In today's image, we see the Large Magellanic Cloud, the nearest satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way. In this deep exposure, we can see that there...

2023 March 06 - Jupiter and Venus from Earth

Posted March 6, 202300:03:34

In today's image, we see Jupiter and Venus as seen from Earth in 2012 when they were about three degrees apart in the sky, with a person set between...