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Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured in the Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Amazing, beautiful images of our universe, stars, nebulae, comets, and planets. These are a must see!

Massive Stars in Open Cluster Pismis 24: How massive can a normal star be?

NGC 602 and Beyond Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy some 200 thousand light-years distant, lies 5 million year young star cluster NGC 602.

Amazing Comet Holmes Comet 17P/Holmes amazed sky watchers across planet Earth

Great Orion Nebulae The Great Nebula in Orion, also known as M42, is one of the most famous nebulae in the sky.

Moons, Rings, and Unexpected Colors on Saturn Why would Saturn show such strange colors?

In the Center of the Lagoon Nebula The center of the Lagoon Nebula is a whirlwind of spectacular star formation.

Camera Orion Orion, the Hunter, is one of the most easily recognizable constellations in planet Earth’s night sky.

Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble Is this what our own Milky Way Galaxy looks like from far away?

Bright Bolide On September 30, a spectacular bolide or fireball meteor surprised a group of amateur astronomers enjoying dark night skies over the Oklahoma panhandle’s.

Irregular Galaxy NGC 55 Irregular galaxy NGC 55 is thought to be similar to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).

Earth at Night This is what the Earth looks like at night.

A Solar Prominence Unfurls On September 29, this magnificent eruptive solar prominence lifted away from the Sun’s surface

Be sure to visit the APOD site to see more of these amazing images and explanations.