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Tourists Now Line Up on Prague’s Charles Bridge to Recreate Iconic 1988 Depeche Mode Photo

Oct 7, 2026 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Prague’s Charles Bridge is a popular spot in the city, but lately, a much longer queue than usual has been forming there. Visitors are lining…

Six Telescopes Capture Six Different Views of The Crab Nebula

Oct 5, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

The Crab Nebula is one of astronomy’s most famous deep-sky objects. In visible light, it looks like a tangled cloud of glowing gas with thin…

A northern gannet seems to burst through the sun as it pierces down through the water. The handsome northern gannets lead a dualistic existence. In the nest, their newborn is carefully nurtured, and a couple’s bond is reinforced by pointing sharp beaks to the sky as they tenderly stroke their white necks together. In flight, hunting mode takes over, and piercing yellow eyes, fringed with blue circles, scour the sea for prey. Their long wingspan and streamlined bodies make flying look effortless, gliding along with just the occasional pulse of their wings. When fish are spotted, the gannets fly into the wind and stretch out their wings as brakes, precisely adjusting their position in relation to their quarry. Moments later, with wings tucked in tightly, the gannet shape-shifts into a pointed torpedo, diving into the water at speeds of up to 86 km/ph. Even Olympic divers will not exceed 60km/ph, and these seabirds are specially adapted for the impact: muscles along the neck lock their vertebrae into place and air sacs in the face and chest act as airbags. Even their nostrils are evolved for this aquatic existence, located internally to prevent water ingress during fishing dives. Shetland, Scotland note: discarded fish used as bait

Dynamic Photo of Gannet Bursting From the Sea Wins Bird Photographer of the Year 2026

Sep 22, 2026 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

The winners of Bird Photographer of the Year 2026 are in, and the top prize went to a photo that doesn’t look like a bird…

When Technical Knowledge Gets in the Way of a Good Photograph

Sep 11, 2026 Alysa Gavilan

Learning your camera is important, but photographer Martin Castein argues that technical knowledge can eventually become a distraction from composition, light and the moment itself.

Ground-based Telescope Captures the Fastest Star in the Milky Way

Aug 20, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

Astronomers have discovered the fastest known star in the Milky Way. Named S301, the star races around Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the…

Meta’s Camera Glasses Are Being Banned by UK Restaurants and Theatres Over Privacy Fears

Aug 10, 2026 Alex Baker

Meta wants its smart glasses to become ordinary face-furniture where we don’t even think about them or the people using them. Unfortunately (for Meta) the…

astrophotographer of the year 2026 shortlists

ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 18 Shortlists: 4,000 Entries, Zero Bad Images

Jul 2, 2026 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Every year, when the Astronomy Photographer of the Year shortlists are announced, I end up losing twenty minutes just staring at images in awe. The…

ALMA Reveals a Hidden Galaxy Nicknamed “Shadow Blaster”

Jun 24, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

Over the past decade, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory has detected dozens of high-energy neutrinos that originated beyond the Milky Way. These detections have opened an…

Think The 50mm Lens is Boring? Think Again. Here’s How to Get the Most Out of It

May 27, 2026 Alex Baker

If you were to ask me to only use one prime lens for the rest of my life, my choice would be simple: the 50mm….

Gemini North Reveals NGC 1514 Nebula: A Crystal Ball in Space

May 22, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

Planetary nebulae offer astronomers a unique opportunity to study stellar evolution in real time. These expanding clouds of ionized gas form when aging stars eject…