These podcasts are commentary and discussions of images posted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.
In today's image, we see the spooky planet known as Earth. The clouds in the foreground are clouds of steam from vents in the ground in Iceland. The...
In today's image, we see the dark nebula known by its catalog designation of LDN 673. This is an example of a dark nebula in which star formation is...
In today's image, we see a number of meteors which in this case are pieces of Comet Halley which visits the inner solar system once every 75 years....
In today's image, we see a partial solar eclipse in the sky over the Taj Mahal. The eclipse occurred just a couple of days ago. The next eclipse will...
In today's image, we see the Cocoon Nebula which bears a vague resemblance to a comet with a head to the left side and the tail stretching out to the...