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2026 August 10??? Three Galaxy Pairs
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (146+ words) 2026 August 10 – Three Galaxy Pairs NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: Each of these pairs of galaxies is different. The two galaxies at the top are likely not interacting, at least presently. However, the top galaxy with the blue…...
2026 August 9??? Contemplating the Sun
1+ day, 46+ min ago (155+ words) 2026 August 9 – Contemplating the Sun NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: Have you contemplated your home star recently? Featured here, a Sun partially eclipsed on the top left by the Moon is also seen eclipsed by earthlings contemplating the…...
2026 August 8??? A Messier Moment for Tempel 2
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (225+ words) 2026 August 8 – A Messier Moment for Tempel 2 NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: Which of these is not a comet? You guessed it - the one on the right is a globular star cluster. The diffuse greenish coma of periodic…...
2026 August 7 - Rubin's COSMOS Field
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (177+ words) NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: There are more than half a million galaxies in the central panel of this image from the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. This is the COSMOS field, a patch of sky…...
2026 August 6??? New Sharpest Image of the Sun Uncovers Instability
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (173+ words) 2026 August 6 – New Sharpest Image of the Sun Uncovers Instability NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: What does the new sharpest image of our Sun show? Instability. To be clear, a certain kind of interactive process called the Kelvin-Helmholtz…...
2026 August 3??? Vaporizing Meteor Photobombs the Lacerta Nebula
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (157+ words) 2026 August 3 – Vaporizing Meteor Photobombs the Lacerta Nebula NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: What's happening to this meteor? This bright meteor streak appeared and disappeared quickly during a long exposure of the Great Lacerta Nebula, seen faintly in…...
2026 July 31 – NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad
1+ week, 3+ day ago (183+ words) NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: The Dark Doodad Nebula drifts through southern skies, a tantalizing target for binoculars toward the small constellation Musca, The Fly. A dusty interstellar cloud, it's seen against rich starfields just south of…...
2026 July 30 - Red Sun through Wildfire Smoke
1+ week, 4+ day ago (46+ words) NASA (.gov) Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy, Accessibility, Notices; A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U....
APOD: 2026 July 28 â Barnards Loop over Twin Volcanoes
1+ week, 5+ day ago (164+ words) 2026 July 28 – Barnards Loop over Twin Volcanoes NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: What's connecting these two volcanoes? In ancient folklore, the two volcanoes, Parinacota (left) and Pomerape (right), are connected by representing a mythical prince and princess who…...
2026 July 27 – NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula
1+ week, 6+ day ago (160+ words) NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: What created this huge space bubble? Blown by the wind from a star, this tantalizing, head-like apparition is cataloged as NGC 7635, but known simply as the Bubble Nebula. Taken from Krakow, Poland,…...