NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

Recent Episodes

2023 February 28 - Crescent Moon Beyond Greek Temple

Posted February 28, 2023 • 00:03:39

In today's image, we see the thin crescent Moon behind the temple of Poseidon in Greece. The very thin crescent phase is the most difficult to find...

2023 February 27 - Zodiacal Ray with Venus and Jupiter

Posted February 27, 2023 • 00:03:48

In today's image, we see the zodiacal light extending in a ray up above the horizon. This is caused by dust scatted off of dust in our solar system...

2023 February 26 - Saturn's Iapetus: Moon with a Strange Surface

Posted February 26, 2023 • 00:03:56

In today's image, we see one of the moons of Saturn known as Iapetus. This moon has some interesting structures giving it a passing resemblance to perhaps...

2023 February 25 - Crescent Moon Occultation

Posted February 25, 2023 • 00:03:50

In today's image, we see the crescent Moon near to the time of an occultation of Jupiter. An occultation occurs when one astronomical object passes...

2023 February 24 - Jones-Emberson 1

Posted February 24, 2023 • 00:04:26

In today's image, we see the planetary nebula known as Jones-Emberson 1. A planetary nebula will be the end state of a star much like our own Sun. The...