JA Jones Hoober Observatory

BBC Sky at Night Magazine brings you Star Diary, a stargazing podcast guide.

Star Diary Podcast Star Diary podcast is a stargazing guide with astronomy experts, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.

What looks as if it is going to swallow the great

APOD: 2026 June 10 – The Eagle Nebula and Friends A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

Thor not only has

APOD: 2026 June 9 – Thors Helmet A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

What happens to a comet as it leaves our inner Solar System?

APOD: 2026 June 8 – Comet R3 PanSTARRS Through Time A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

It was visible around the world.

APOD: 2026 June 7 – Jupiter and Venus from Earth A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

A darkened and mysterious north polar region

APOD: 2026 June 6 – Charon: Moon of Pluto A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

Within our own Milky Way galaxy, two bright, spiky stars stand

APOD: 2026 June 5 – The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

What is happening inside this unusual nebula?

APOD: 2026 June 4 – A Planetary Nebula with Cosmic Buckyballs A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

Over 1000 years ago, Persian astronomer

APOD: 2026 June 3 – Andromeda Through Gas and Dust A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

The explosion is over, but the consequences continue.

APOD: 2026 June 2 – The Vela Supernova Remnant A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.