SpaceTRC / Cosmos
Astronomy picture of the day
The image of the universe that NASA has chosen every day since 1995, with a short explanation by a professional astronomer. Browse the last two months in the archive.
About APOD
A window a day
What is it?
Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), run by NASA and Michigan Technological University, publishes one sky image a day with an explanation.
Whose images?
Most images belong to amateur and professional astrophotographers around the world; the credit is shown under each image with a link to the original page.
Archive
The archive grows every day; tap any tile to open that day’s picture.