Astrophotography
This gorgeous composite captures every supermoon of 2023
Oct 5, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
This year has treated us with four “supermoons.” Talented photographer Soumyadeep Mukherjee (previously) has captured them all in a painstaking, but exciting process. He composed…
Mirrorless cameras shot 58% of this year’s Astro Photographer of the Year shortlist images
Sep 29, 2023
John Aldred
The Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has become an annual staple in the lives of many photographers. We all want to…
Watch: Amateur astronomer captures a rare giant fireball on Jupiter
Sep 27, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Amateur astronomer Tadao Ohsugi captured a giant fireball blasting at Jupiter’s southern hemisphere. Despite Jupiter being “the vacuum cleaner of the Solar System”, this isn’t…
Hubble discovers 11-billion-year-old galaxy in early universe
Sep 19, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
An international team of astronomers has recently made an exciting discovery using the Hubble Space Telescope. Led by researchers at the Cosmic Dawn Center in…
This year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year includes… a Stargate?
Sep 18, 2023
John Aldred
The Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition always fascinates me. I wouldn’t even begin to know how to create most of the…
Cyberattacks paralyze the world’s two most advanced telescopes
Sep 4, 2023
Alex Baker
Cybercriminals have managed to disrupt the operations of two of the world’s most advanced telescopes, leaving the global astronomical community concerned about the security of…
This is the first-ever photo of two planets sharing the same orbit
Jul 20, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Astronomers recently had a groundbreaking discovery – they spotted two exoplanets that could be sharing the same orbit! While not unusual for other celestial bodies,…
Get ready for the spectacular Perseids meteor shower next month
Jul 20, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Even though there are many meteor showers each year, the Perseids holds the crown as the best of them all. And its most spectacular nights…
Amateur vs. James Webb Space Telescope shooting Rho Ophiuchi
Jul 16, 2023
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Last week, NASA released the latest image from the James Webb Space Telescope, a close-up view on the molecular cloud complex Rho Ophiuchi. This is…
Samyang and Astrodesign join the L-Mount Alliance
Jul 14, 2023
John Aldred
The L mount alliance, initially developed by Leica and launched with the trio containing Leica, Panasonic and Sigma, has just received its 6th and 7th…