Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Two Worlds, One Sun

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 15, 2025 is “Two Worlds, One Sun,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Left Image Credit & Copyright: Damia Bouic ; Right Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , MSSS ; Digital processing: Damia Bouic). The original explanation runs about 172 words.

Two images are shown side by side. On the left is a sunset seen from Earth, while on the right is a sunset seen from Mars. The Earth sunset is quite orange, while the Mars sunset is quite blue. The Sun appears angularly smaller from Mars th
Credit: Left Image Credit & Copyright: Damia Bouic ; Right Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , MSSS ; Digital processing: Damia Bouic Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“How different does sunset appear from Mars than from Earth? For comparison, two images of our common star were taken at sunset , one from Earth and one from Mars.”

— APOD editors, June 15, 2025

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 15, 2025
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Left Image Credit & Copyright: Damia Bouic ; Right Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , MSSS ; Digital processing: Damia Bouic
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 172 words

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