Astronomy Picture of the Day 05 February 2026 Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: Wide Field Image Credit: Daniel Stern Explanation:Most galaxies don't have any rings -- why does this

Astronomy Picture of the Day 04 February 2026 Red Spider Planetary Nebula from Webb Image Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, J. H. Kastner, RIT Explanation:Oh what a tangled web

Astronomy Picture of the Day 03 February 2026 Orion: The Running Man Nebula Image Credit: Robert G. Lyons, Robservatory Explanation:What part of Orion is this? Just north of the

Astronomy Picture of the Day 02 February 2026 Galle: Happy Face Crater on Mars Image Credit: NASA, MGS, MSSS Explanation:Mars has put on a happy face. The Martian crater

Astronomy Picture of the Day 01 February 2026 Artemis I: Flight Day 13 Image Credit: NASA, Artemis I Explanation: On flight day 13 (November 28, 2022) of the Artemis 1

Astronomy Picture of the Day 31 January 2026 NGC 1333: Stellar Nursery in Perseus Image Credit: Robert Eder Explanation: NGC 1333 is seen in visible light as a reflection nebula,

Astronomy Picture of the Day 30 January 2026 NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans Image Credit: Mike Selby Explanation: Distorted galaxy NGC 2442 can be found in the southern constellation of

Astronomy Picture of the Day 29 January 2026 M78: Reflecting Blue in a Sea of Red Image Credit: Daniel McCauley Explanation:In the vast Orion Molecular Cloud complex, several bright