Picture of the Day

1. Deepscape at Yacoraite

   In this evocative night scene a dusty central Milky Way

   
   

2. Mercury Redstone 3 Launch

   Sixty years ago, near the

   
   

3. Windblown NGC 3199

   NGC 3199 lies about 12,000 light-years away,

   
   

4. STEVE over Copper Harbor

   What creates STEVEs?

   
   

5. Space Station, Solar Prominences, Sun

   Space Station, Solar Prominences, Sun

   
   

6. Apollo 11: Earth, Moon, Spaceship

   After the most famous voyage of modern times, it was time to go home.

   
   

7. Clouds of the Carina Nebula

   What forms lurk in the mists of the Carina Nebula?