2026 April 26 - Mystic Mountain Monster Being Destroyed
From NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day by Robert M Wagner
April 26, 2026 · 4 min
About this episode
The episode discusses a star forming region in space that is being consumed by new stars.
In today's image, we see a star forming region in space. This region is slowly being eaten away by the new stars forming within it. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: wagnerastronomy@gmail.com This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .
People in this episode
Host: Robert M Wagner
Topics covered
- star formation
- space
- astronomy
- cosmic phenomena
- Creative Commons
Keywords
- star forming region
- space
- astronomy
- NASA
- APOD
- cosmic phenomena
- Creative Commons
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NASA
Books & works: Astronomy Picture of the Day
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