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
Astronomy Picture of the Day 28 January 2026 Orion's Treasures over Snowy Mountains Image Credit: Włodzimierz Bubak, Ogetay Kayali Explanation:Rising over a frozen valley in the Tatra
Astronomy Picture of the Day 27 January 2026 NGC 55: A Galaxy of Nebulas Image Credit: Wolfgang Promper, Ogetay Kayali Explanation: Can you see nebulas in other galaxies? Yes, some
Astronomy Picture of the Day 26 January 2026 Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars Image Credit: NASA, LPL (U. Arizona), MRO, HiRISE Explanation: This moon is doomed. Mars, the red planet
Astronomy Picture of the Day 25 January 2026 Earthset from Orion Image Credit: NASA, Artemis 1 Explanation: Eight billion people are about to disappear in this snapshot from space taken
Astronomy Picture of the Day 24 January 2026 Planetary Nebula Abell 7 Image Credit: Martin Pugh Explanation: Very faint planetary nebula Abell 7 is about 1,800 light-years distant.
Astronomy Picture of the Day 22 January 2026 LDN 1622: Dark Nebula in Orion Image Credit: Chris Fellows Explanation: The silhouette of an intriguing dark nebula inhabits this cosmic scene.
Astronomy Picture of the Day 21 January 2026 Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 from Webb Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, NOIRLab, STScI Explanation: A mere 56 million light-years distant
Astronomy Picture of the Day 19 January 2026 CTB 1: The Medulla Nebula Image Credit: Pierre Konzelmann Explanation: What powers this unusual nebula? CTB 1 is the expanding gas shell
Astronomy Picture of the Day 18 January 2026 Apollo 14: A View from Antares Image Credit: Apollo 14, NASA, Eric M. Jones Explanation: Apollo 14's Lunar Module Antares
Astronomy Picture of the Day 17 January 2026 NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula Image Credit: Justus Falk Explanation: These cosmic clouds have blossomed 1,300 light-years away in the
Astronomy Picture of the Day 16 January 2026 Plato and the Lunar Alps Image Credit: Luigi Morrone Explanation: The dark-floored, 95 kilometer wide crater Plato and sunlit peaks of
Astronomy Picture of the Day 15 January 2026 M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy Image Credit: Michael Sleeman Explanation:The Whirlpool Galaxy is a classic spiral galaxy. At only 30 million light
