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Astronomy Picture of the Day Astronomy Picture of the Day Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer 2025 July 22 A Double Detonation Supernova Image Credit: , et al ; Background stars ( ): K Noll et al Explanation: Can some supernovas explode twice? Yes, when the first explosion acts like a detonator for the
Astronomy Picture of the Day A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation
APOD: 2025 January 11 - An Evening Sky Full of Planets 2025 January 11 An Evening Sky Full of Planets Image Credit Copyright: Explanation: Only Mercury is missing from a Solar System parade of planets in this early evening skyscape Rising nearly opposite the Sun, bright Mars is at the far left
APOD: 2023 August 6 – SN 1006: A Supernova Ribbon from Hubble Back in the year 1006 AD, light reached Earth from a stellar explosion in the constellation of the Wolf (Lupus), creating a "guest star" in the sky that appeared brighter than Venus and lasted for over two years
Astronomy Picture of the Day A Hale Bopp Holiday Apollo 16: Exploring Plum Crater Stonehenge: Ancient Monument to the Sun Night Lightning on Jupiter A Farewell to Tails Mysterious Features on Ganymede A Sky Full Of Planets Orion: The Big Picture Mercury: A Cratered Inferno Jupiter's Inner Moons Uranian Moons, Rings, And Clouds The Comet and the Galaxy Triton: Neptune's
APOD: 2024 February 17 - Meteor over the Bay of Naples In a serendipitous moment, the sublime night sky view was captured from the resort island of Capri, in the Bay of Naples, on the evening of February 8 Looking across the bay, the camera faces northeast toward the lights of Naples and surrounding cities
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APOD: 2020 July 1 - Our Rotating Earth The movie, with each hour is compressed to a second, dramatically demonstrates the daily rotation of the Earth, called diurnal motion The video begins by showing an open field in Namibia, Africa, on a clear day, last year