NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

2025 June 06 - NGC 6302: The Butterfly Nebula

In today's image, we see the planetary nebula known as the Butterfly Nebula for its distinctive shape. A planetary nebula is the end state of a star...

2025 June 05 - Savudrija Star Trails

In today's image, we see the area around the Savudrija Lighthouse alone with star trails in the sky. the star trails consist of 400 images of 30 seconds...

2025 June 04 - A Milky Road to the Rubin Observatory

In today's image, we see the Milky Way and Small Magellanic Cloud in the sky over the soon to be in operation, Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile.

2025 June 03 - Rainbow Airglow over the Azores

In today's image, we see the airglow and gravity waves in the sky giving various rainbow patterns in the night sky.

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2025 June 02 - Veil Nebula: Wisps of an Ancient Supernova

In today's image, we see the Veil Nebula. The remnant of a star that would have been seen to explode here on Earth about 7000 years ago. The image is...