Astronomy Picture of the Day

Saturn, Tethys, Rings, and Shadows
The Full Moon and the Dancer
Young Star Jet MHO 2147
NGC 7822 in Cepheus
From Orion to the Southern Cross
Chamaeleon Dark Nebulas
A Retreating Thunderstorm at Sunset
Galileo's Europa
Supernova Remnant Simeis 147
Comet Leonard Closeup from Australia
Orion's Belt Region in Gas and Dust
Quadrantids of the North