Posts by Author: Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Soumyadeep Mukherjee is an award-winning astrophotographer from India. He has a doctorate degree in Linguistics. His work extends to the sub-genres of nightscape, deep sky, solar, lunar and optical phenomenon photography. He is also a photography educator and has conducted numerous workshops. His works have appeared in over 40 books & magazines including Astronomy, BBC Sky at Night, Sky & Telescope among others, and in various websites including National Geographic, NASA, Forbes. He was the first Indian to win “Astronomy Photographer of the Year” award in a major category.
A Pulsar Broke the Milky Way’s “Bone”: Chandra Reveals a Galactic Fracture
Oct 13, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
At the heart of our galaxy lies a chaotic, magnetic wilderness, a region filled with mysterious filaments, dense gas, and some of the most extreme…
Dancing Dust Devils on Mars Reveal Hidden Winds in New ESA Images
Oct 12, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
For decades, Mars has appeared as a quiet, dusty world frozen in silence. However, new research from the European Space Agency (ESA) reveals a very…
Euclid Unveils an Einstein Ring: A Glimpse into the Dark Universe
Oct 10, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
When the European Space Agency launched the Euclid telescope in July 2023, its goal was ambitious: to map the dark universe with unmatched precision. Barely…
30 hours of the Dynamic Sun: CONA Images in Visible and Infrared
Oct 10, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The Sun never rests. Every moment, plasma arcs twist, magnetic fields snap, and waves of heat rise through its atmosphere. Scientists have long wanted to…
James Webb Captures the Clearest-Ever View of M87’s Supermassive Black Hole Jet
Oct 9, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has turned its infrared eyes on one of the most famous objects in astronomy: the supermassive black hole at…
ESA’s Mars Orbiter Capture “Closest Yet” View of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Oct 8, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
When astronomers spotted a faint streak of light moving unusually fast through the southern sky in July 2025, they knew it wasn’t from our neighbourhood….
Inside NGC 6951: Hubble Reveals a Star-forming Core of a Galaxy
Oct 7, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured another remarkable view of a nearby galaxy. This time, it’s NGC 6951, a spiral system glowing with young stars…
EHT Photographs a Flip around the Supermassive Black Hole at M87 Galaxy
Oct 6, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
When the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) unveiled the first-ever image of a black hole in 2019, it instantly became an iconic symbol. That glowing orange…
A Faint Smudge from Mars: Did Perseverance Really Capture Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS?
Oct 6, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
When a small object from deep space entered our Solar System earlier this year, astronomers took notice. It was 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar visitor…
First Light for STELES at SOAR: Photographing Eta Carinae and the Southern Sky
Oct 4, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
There’s something quietly poetic about a telescope catching first light through a new instrument. It’s the moment theory meets reality. Months of design, alignment, and…