APOD-Wissenschaft APOD APOD: 4. Oktober 2026 –… Das heutige APOD-Archiv Einsendungen Index Suche Kalender RSS Bildung Über APOD-Astronomie Bild des Tages Entdecken Sie den Kosmos! Jeden Tag wird ein anderes Bild oder Foto unseres faszinierenden Universums gezeigt, zusammen mit einer kurzen Erklärung

Footage shows amazing multiple up-close views of Starship's upper stage coming down to Earth to wrap up a successful Flight 10. Credit: SpaceX | edited by Space.com

Cliquez sur le lien pour découvrir notre toute dernière analyse des nouvelles observations terrifiantes du télescope spatial James-Webb sur l’astéroïde 2024 YR4. Nous examinons en détail les données infrarouges saisissantes qui révèlent la véritable composition et les dangers cachés de cet immense r

A composite of galaxy cluster known as MACS0416 created using James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope imagery. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Diego (Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Spain), J. D’Silva (U. Western Australia), A. Koekemoer (STScI), J. Summers & R. Windhorst (ASU), an

Take a journey to the James Webb Space Telescope's stunning view of giant galaxy cluster WHL0137-08. Credit: Space.com | zoom-in courtesy: NASA, ESA, CSA, Alyssa Pagan (STScI) / Acknowledgment: NSF's NOIRLab, Akira Fujii DSS | edited by Steve Spaleta

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed the iconic Pillars of Creation and the view is spectacular! Travel 6,500 light-years away in this zoom into the epic new imagery. Also, see a comparison with the Hubble Space Telescope's view. Credit: Space.com | NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI, ESO, NOIRLab/NSF

Explore the stunning imagery of Arp 142, captured by the powerful James Webb Space Telescope. This celestial pair features a penguin-shaped spiral galaxy whose stellar material is being drawn towards its smaller, egg-shaped neighbor. Credit: Space.com | NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb)

Take a 3D tour of James Webb Space Telescope's view of the 'Cosmic Cliffs' of the Gum 31 nebula (part of the Carina Nebula Complex). Credit: Producer: Greg Bacon & Frank Summers (STScI), NASA’s Universe of Learning, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Visualization: Greg Bacon, Ralf Crawford, Joseph

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SpaceX's flight 9 Starship launched from Starbase in Texas. See views from below and more in this slow motion footage. Also, see the launch in real-time. Credit: SpaceX | edited by Space.com

The NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning view of the Horse-head Nebula. It is the sharpest infrared imagery to date. The iconic nebula is about 1300 light-years away. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, K. Misselt (University of Arizona) and A. Abergel (IAS/University Paris-Saclay, C

Watch this incredible time-lapse video of SpaceX stacking the Starship spacecraft onto its massive Super Heavy booster in preparation for the upcoming Flight 14.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a view of Lynds 483 (L483), an "actively forming star system," according to NASA. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb) | edited by Space.com

A remarkable discovery has been made using the combined power of the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Scientists have identified a black hole, LID-568, in the early universe that challenges our understanding of cosmic growth. Images and Videos: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Sil

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope on exoplanet K2-18b has revealed the "strongest hints yet of biological activity outside the solar system," according to a University of Cambridge study. Credit: University of Cambridge

Travel 500 million light-years into the James Webb Space Telescope's amazing view of the Cartwheel Galaxy. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, STScI, Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, E. Slawik, N. Risinger, N. Bartmann | mash mix by Space.com's Steve Spaleta Music: Stratosphere Voya

A Meteor Shower and the Moon Near the Pleiades See Saturn at opposition, catch the Orionid meteor shower, and watch the Moon pass close to the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. Skywatching Highlights Transcript Saturn takes center stage, a meteor shower lights up the sky, and the Moon visit

In the early history of our solar system, scientists theorize that a Mars-sized object called Theia smashed into the infant Earth, vaporizing massive amounts of rock and blasting it into space. Some of that material coalesced into the Moon, where NASA’s Artemis program is returning humans, preparing

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 1 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD 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

SpaceX conducted a static fire test of the flight 6 Starship at their Starbase facility in South Texas. Credit: SpaceX | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta

NASA, CSA (Canadian Space Agency), and the German Aerospace Center signed a joint statement of intent to begin coordinated, preparatory work toward an Earth-based demonstrator to learn how to grow crops on the Moon.

NASA has awarded Modulate Space Corporation a contract to develop key elements of a 5G communications system for use on the lunar surface with built-in Wi-Fi 6, for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. This accelerated effort is organized into two primary work areas that together will develop

Editor’s note: This release was updated on Sept. 30, 2026, to correct the name of the DISCO payload. NASA selected three new scientific investigations and their payload suites to advance our knowledge of the Moon and help pave the way for building humanity’s first lunar outpost, Moon Base. The suite