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Astronomy Picture Of the Day A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day
APOD: 2026 June 9 – Thors Helmet
Thor not only has
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APOD: 2026 June 7 – Jupiter and Venus from Earth
It was visible around the world.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260607.html
APOD: 2026 June 4 – A Planetary Nebula with Cosmic Buckyballs
What is happening inside this unusual nebula?
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APOD: 2026 June 1 – Saturn at Night
Telescopic views of Saturn and its beautiful rings
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APOD: 2026 May 30 – Supermoon Versus Micromoon
What is so micro about tonight's blue micromoon?
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APOD: 2026 May 28 – NGC 1514: The Crystal Ball Nebula
What do you see in this crystal ball?
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APOD: 2026 May 26 – NGC 3660 and Burcins Galaxy
The upper galaxy might be more photogenic, but the lower galaxy is more unusual.
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APOD: 2026 May 23 – Messier 2
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APOD: 2026 May 21 – A Collision of Galaxy Clusters
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APOD: 2026 May 19 – NGC 2170: The Angel Nebula
Is this a painting or a photograph?
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APOD: 2026 May 16 – Aurora Slathers Up the Sky
Like salsa verde on your favorite burrito, a green
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APOD: 2026 May 13 – NGC 188: Old Cluster in the New General Catalog
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APOD: 2026 May 12 – The Conjunction of Comet R3 PanSTARRS and the Orion Nebula
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APOD: 2026 May 10 – Comet R3 PanSTARRS and Orion
Orion never had a sword like this.
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APOD: 2026 May 8 – Comet R3 PanSTARRS Before Rigel
Which way is
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APOD: 2026 June 8 – Comet R3 PanSTARRS Through Time
What happens to a comet as it leaves our inner Solar System?
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APOD: 2026 June 6 – Charon: Moon of Pluto
A darkened and mysterious north polar region
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APOD: 2026 June 2 – The Vela Supernova Remnant
The explosion is over, but the consequences continue.
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APOD: 2026 May 31 – Eagle Nebula Pillars in Infrared from Hubble
Newborn stars are forming in the Eagle Nebula.
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APOD: 2026 May 29 – Messier 104
A gorgeous spiral galaxy,
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APOD: 2026 May 27 – PK 164 +31.1: The Headphone Nebula
What is a pair of headphones doing in the sky? Today’s image features the Headphone Nebula, also known as
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APOD: 2026 May 25 – Thackerays Globules
What are these strange space globs?
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APOD: 2026 May 22 – The Nebulous Realm of WR 134
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APOD: 2026 May 20 – The Dark Wolf Nebula
A dark wolf lies in gum. No, this isn’t a riddle!
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APOD: 2026 May 18 – Unraveling NGC 3169
Spiral galaxy NGC 3169 looks to be unraveling like a ball of cosmic
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260518.html
APOD: 2026 May 15 – R3 PanSTARRS: An Orion Comet
Comet R3 PanSTARRS might be best remembered as an Orion comet.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260515.html
APOD: 2026 May 14 – The Messier Catalog at Uniform Scale
What are some of the most interesting astronomical objects you can see in the night sky?
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APOD: 2026 May 9 – Messier Craters in Stereo
Many bright nebulae and star clusters in planet Earth's sky
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APOD: 2026 May 6 – The Retrograde Dance of Saturn and Neptune
What does it mean for
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