Starship Asterisk*

I'm not a scientist, just someone who likes APOD and the bits of knowledge i can gain there...so please excuse a very elementary question. I assume all spiral galaxies don't spiral in the same direction. I understand some are "edge-on" to us, but if Earth was on the other side of M74 it wo...

While I fully support Robert's and Jerry's rights to post anything they wish to APOD, I thought the video inane. The only part I found entertaining was when Matt got wiped out by the wave. I find it incredulous that given the time and money required to visit all those places, the best thing he coul...

The explanation on the Markarian's Eyes picture, also states this "crowded region of the universe also includes many more distant background galaxies." I'm not a science guy and just enjoy seeing the pictures and maybe picking up a little knowledge. So could someone educate me on the other...

Newbie here with zero formal scientific training. I just had enjoyed APOD for years, and like picking up bits and pieces that I can understand and relaying some of the fascinating things about our universe to my children (who for the most part aren't really that enthused - but I try.) Finally have a...