NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

This episode discusses NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day titled 'Twilight with Moon and Planets'.

This episode discusses NASA's gravity map of Earth, showing variations in gravity strength across the planet.

This episode analyzes a NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day titled 'Launch Plume: SpaceX Jellyfish.' The host explains why a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch plume appears illuminated at dawn on March 4 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

This episode discusses NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day titled 'The Guardians of Rapa Nui Beneath the Milky Way'.

This episode discusses the 1974 Arecibo Message, a binary-encoded transmission sent from Earth to the globular star cluster M13.

This episode describes a wide-field image of the Milky Way galaxy resembling an eye, taken at a lagoon in Chile.

This episode discusses the comet Pan-STARRS and its visibility, approaching perihelion and closest approach to Earth.

This episode discusses the starburst galaxy M82, its superwind, and the interaction with neighboring galaxy M81 that triggered star formation.

This episode explains a long-exposure photo of stars circling the South Celestial Pole, framed by a tree in Brazil.

This episode explains the phenomenon of the International Space Station transiting the moon, using a specific image from NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day.

This episode discusses the long wispy tail of Comet R3 Pan-STARRS, explaining how comets form tails and the role of the solar wind.

This episode explains the Einstein Cross gravitational lens phenomenon, where a distant quasar's light is bent by an intervening galaxy to form four images.

This episode discusses the full moon, super moon, and Earth's perihelion occurring around the same time.

This episode discusses NASA's NanoSail D2 spacecraft, the first solar sail in low Earth orbit, and explains the concept of solar sailing.

This episode explains the auroral corona caused by a solar storm, detailing how charged particles interact with Earth's atmosphere to produce colorful lights.