Astrophotography
Light pollution is a problem that’s only going to get worse if we don’t do something about it
May 4, 2022
John Aldred
Light pollution is a pain, particularly to astrophotographers but to the human population in general, as you’ll discover in this video from Trevor Jones at…
Hubble captures images of unusual ‘fluffy’ galaxy
May 3, 2022
Alex Baker
This week the Hubble telescope has captured a galaxy that NASA has described as “an oddity“. The catchily named GAMA 526784 is an ultra-diffuse galaxy…
This composite contains almost all of Hubble’s observations in one photo
Apr 29, 2022
Alex Baker
The Hubble telescope has been showing us breathtaking images of space since its launch in 1990. So far it has made 1.4 million observations. Physicist…
Watch how an astronaut gets ready for bed on board the International Space Station
Apr 26, 2022
Alex Baker
Anyone with small children knows that a bedtime routine is pretty much the Holy Grail. Everything good revolves around a reliable bedtime, and astronauts are…
NASA celebrates Hubble’s 32nd birthday with a stunning photo of five galaxies
Apr 22, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
It’s been 32 years since NASA launched Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. And just like every year, the anniversary is marked by a photo that…
Hubble captures the biggest comet ever seen; 50 times larger than average
Apr 13, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has just broken yet another record. After the most distant star ever seen, it’s now spotted and captured the largest icy…
Light pollution is ruining your photos, follow these three tips to minimize it
Apr 11, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
If you live in a city, photographing night skies is a challenge, to say the least. Light pollution affects our photos and makes the sky…
Canadian photographer captures incredible aurora photographs created by intense solar storms
Apr 6, 2022
Alex Baker
A series of particularly intense solar storms have helped create extremely vivid aurora borealis (northern lights) this past week. Astrophotographers across the upper regions of…
Photographer captures ISS astronauts’ spacewalk from his own backyard
Apr 4, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
The ISS has been in the center of many photo stories. Sometimes we’d see awesome photos taken from up there, and sometimes the space station…
Hubble snaps the most distant star ever seen
Mar 31, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has provided us with many iconic and groundbreaking photos for over 30 years of its time in orbit. And now, the…