These podcasts are commentary and discussions of images posted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.
In today's image, we see a planetary nebula known as the Spirograph Nebula. A planetary nebula is the end state of a star much like our own Sun. The...
In today's image, we see an example of a barred spiral galaxy with a distinct bar running through its central regions. These are a relatively common...
In today's image, we see the asteroid Donaldjohanson which was recently visited by the Lucy spacecraft. This craft will fly by several asteroids and...
In today's image, we see the nebula around a hot, young O-type star. This is the type os star what will eventually (in a few mission years) end its...
In today's image, we see a number of things in the sky including our own Milky Way galaxy, the zodiacal light, the aurora, and even a meteor.