A Rare Glimpse of Comet Leonard’s Last Moments Wins the Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest
September 16, 2022
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The James Webb Telescope Captures Jupiter’s Rings and Brilliant Aurora in Two Stunning Composites
August 24, 2022
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Reveals Astounding, Unprecedented Views of the Universe
July 12, 2022
Brilliant Phenomena and Galactic Skies Light Up the 2022 Astronomy Photographer of the Year Shortlist
July 6, 2022
Brilliant Solar Flares and the Northern Lights Appear in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year Shortlist
August 2, 2021
An Enormous Mosaic Spanning 1,250 Hours of Exposure Time Captures the Milky Way in Incredible Detail
March 17, 2021
Enhance! Explore the Orion Constellation in Astounding Detail with This 2.5 Gigapixel Image That Took Five Years to Complete
October 28, 2020
Mesmerizing Shots of Distant Galaxies and Aurorae Top the Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest
September 16, 2020
Celestial Illustrations by Diana Sudyka Fill a New Book Celebrating 19th Century Astronomer Maria Mitchell
October 11, 2019
Miniature Houses Become Life-Size Desert Dwellings in Samy Al Olabi’s Imaginative Photographs
October 3, 2019
R2-D2 Appears to Sit on a German Hillside Thanks to a University Observatory’s Star Wars-Inspired Makeover
April 1, 2019
A Remarkably Colorful Geminid Meteor Streaks Across the Sky in a Singular Astrophotograph by Dean Rowe
January 2, 2019
An Appliqued Solar System Quilt Used as a Teaching Aid in the Late 19th century
November 29, 2018
A Stunning View of the Northern Lights over Iceland Reflected in a Volcanic Crater Lake
March 7, 2017
Composite Image of the Moon Taken from 47 Photos Reveals Solar Corona During a Total Solar Eclipse
May 9, 2013