Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2016 June 15
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APOD Placeholder
Illustration Credit: APOD's Placeholder Team

Explanation: A new and exciting APOD will appear here today at 1:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time (USA) after the LIGO press conference at the 228th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society in San Diego, CA has begun. We at APOD (again) appreciate your patience in this matter.

Tomorrow's picture: open space


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