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Astronomy Picture Of the Day A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day
APOD: 2026 March 2 – The Dusty Surroundings of Orion and the Pleiades
How well do you know the night sky?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260302.html
APOD: 2026 February 27 - Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula
Normally faint and elusive, the Jellyfish Nebula is caught in
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260227.html
APOD: 2026 February 25 – The Egg Nebula from the Hubble Telescope
Ever wonder what it would look like to crack open the Sun?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260225.html
APOD: 2026 February 23 – Pleiades: The Seven Sisters Star Cluster
Have you ever seen the Pleiades star cluster?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260223.html
APOD: 2026 February 21 - Twilight with Moon and Planets
Twilight with Moon and Planets
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260221.html
APOD: 2026 February 19 - IC 2574: Coddington s Nebula
IC 2574: Coddington s Nebula
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260219.html
APOD: 2026 February 17 – Tails of Comet Wierzchoś
Some
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260217.html
APOD: 2026 February 15 – To Fly Free in Space
What would it be like to fly free in space?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260215.html
APOD: 2026 February 13 - NGC 147 and NGC 185
Dwarf galaxies
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260213.html
APOD: 2026 February 11 – A Year of Sunspots
How many
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260211.html
APOD: 2026 February 9 – Miranda Revisited
What is Miranda really like?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260209.html
APOD: 2026 February 7 - Crescent Enceladus
Peering from the shadows, the
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260207.html
APOD: 2026 February 5 - NGC 1275 in the Perseus Cluster
NGC 1275 in the Perseus Cluster
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260205.html
APOD: 2026 February 2 – Orion: The Running Man Nebula
What part of Orion is this?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260202.html
APOD: 2026 January 31 - Artemis I: Flight Day 13
Artemis I: Flight Day 13
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260131.html
APOD: 2026 February 28 - Lunar Occultation of Mercury
Lunar Occultation of Mercury
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260228.html
APOD: 2026 February 26 - Webb and Hubble: IC 5332
What does the universe look like through
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260226.html
APOD: 2026 February 24 – Planet Parade over Sydney Opera House
Look up this week and see a whole bunch of planets.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260224.html
APOD: 2026 February 22 – Shadow of a Martian Robot
What if you saw your shadow on Mars and it wasn't
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260222.html
APOD: 2026 February 20 – B93: A Dark Interstellar Ghost
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260220.html
APOD: 2026 February 18 – Orion's Cradle
Cradled in red-glowing hydrogen gas, stars are being born in Orion.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260218.html
APOD: 2026 February 16 – Unexplained Shocks Around a White Dwarf Star
How is RXJ0528+2838 creating such shock waves?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260216.html
APOD: 2026 February 14 - Roses are Red
Roses are red, nebulas are too, and this Valentine's gift is a
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260214.html
APOD: 2026 February 12 - The Bay of Rainbows
Dark, smooth regions that cover the Moon's
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260212.html
APOD: 2026 February 10 – In Green Company: Aurora over Norway
Raise your arms if you see an aurora.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260210.html
APOD: 2026 February 8 – Active Sunspot Region 4366 Crosses the Sun
An unusually active sunspot region is now crossing the Sun.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260208.html
APOD: 2026 February 6 - Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260206.html
APOD: 2026 February 3 – Red Spider Planetary Nebula from Webb
Oh what a
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260203.html
APOD: 2026 February 1 – Galle: Happy Face Crater on Mars
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260201.html
APOD: 2026 January 29 - NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans
NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260129.html