Astronomy Picture of the Day

Bright Star Regulus near the Leo I Dwarf Galaxy

Little Planet Lovejoy

The Case of the Missing Supernova Companion

Saturn's Iapetus: Painted Moon

NGC 6369: The Little Ghost Nebula

Infrared Portrait of the Large Magellanic Cloud

IC 2118: The Witch Head Nebula

Cygnus-X: The Inner Workings of a Nearby Star Factory

The Hunter's Stars

The Wolf's Moon

Days in the Sun

Saturn's Hexagon Comes to Light