Picture of the Day

APOD

  • Saturn at the Moon s Edge

    Saturn now rises before midnight in planet Earth's sky. Saturn now rises before midnight in planet Earth's sky.


  • Facing NGC 6946

    From our vantage point in the From our vantage point in the


  • NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula

    These cosmic clouds have blossomed 1,300 light-years away These cosmic clouds have blossomed 1,300 light-years away


  • Our Moon doesn't really have craters this big. Our Moon doesn't really have craters this big.


  • What powers the Crab Nebula? What powers the Crab Nebula?


  • Sometimes the dark dust of interstellar space has an angular elegance. Sometimes the dark dust of interstellar space has an angular elegance.


  • This rock structure is not only surreal -- it's real. This rock structure is not only surreal -- it's real.