Astronomy Picture of the Day: Coronal Rain on the Sun

Does it rain on the Sun? Yes, although what falls is not water but extremely hot plasma.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Titan: Moon over Saturn

Like Earth's moon, Saturn's largest moon Titan is locked in synchronous rotation.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Galaxies Away

This stunning group of galaxies is far, far away, about 450 million light-years from planet Earth and cataloged as galaxy cluster Abell S0740.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Gum Nebula Expanse

Named for a cosmic cloud hunter, Australian astronomer Colin Stanley Gum (1924-1960), The Gum Nebula is so large and close it is actually hard to see.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Spiral Galaxy NGC 4038 in Collision

This galaxy is having a bad millennium. In fact, the past 100 million years haven't been so good, and probably the next billion or so will be quite tumultuous.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Craters and Shadows at the Lunar Terminator

Why does the right part of this image of the Moon stand out? Shadows.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Jupiter Cloud Animation from Juno

How do Jupiter's clouds move? To help find out, images taken with NASA's Juno spacecraft during its last pass near Jupiter have been analyzed and digitally extrapolated into a time-lapse video.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: In the Heart of the Tarantula Nebula

In the heart of monstrous Tarantula Nebula lies huge bubbles of energetic gas, long filaments of dark dust, and unusually massive stars.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Reflections of Venus and Moon

Posing near the western horizon, a brilliant evening star and slender young crescent shared reflections in a calm sea last Thursday after sunset.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Attack of the Laser Guide Stars

Dodging powerful laser beams, a drone captured this stunning aerial view.

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