space photography
ESA’s Sentinel-3 Satellite “Sees” Europe’s Heatwave from Space
Jun 16, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
During the final week of May 2026, a large anticyclonic system settled over southern and central Europe and altered the continent’s thermal balance at the…
James Webb Reveals Young Stars in Orion Molecular Cloud
Jun 14, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The James Webb Space Telescope has released a new infrared view of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, offering an unusually detailed look into one of…
Chandra Photographs Hot Wind Escaping Milky Way’s Central Black Hole
Jun 12, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The environment around Sagittarius A* operates under extreme physical conditions. Gas near the black hole reaches temperatures of several million degrees, while strong stellar winds…
ESA’s Earth from Space: Tulip Fields, Arctic Ice, and Volcanic Terrain
Jun 10, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Earth observation satellites now go far beyond producing weather maps and environmental datasets. Modern orbital imaging systems collect vast amounts of scientific information daily, utilizing…
ESA’s Proba-3 Mission Returns to Capturing Artificial Solar Eclipses
Jun 9, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The European Space Agency has resumed scientific operations for the Proba-3 mission after recovering the Coronagraph spacecraft from a prolonged communication loss and attitude-control failure….
ESO’s VST Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Gum 10 Nebula Image
Jun 8, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Massive star-forming regions shape the structure and chemical evolution of galaxies. Inside these environments, ultraviolet radiation, stellar winds, magnetic fields, and dense molecular clouds interact…
NASA’s MAVEN Mission Ends: Iconic Images by the Spacecraft
Jun 6, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
NASA has officially ended the MAVEN mission after more than eleven years in orbit around Mars. The spacecraft spent over a decade studying the structure,…
James Webb Captures Methane on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Jun 4, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected methane in the coma of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, adding a major new result to the growing field of…
Four-Year Timelapse of a Star Reveals a Planetary System in Motion
Jun 3, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Protoplanetary disks provide astronomers with the best opportunity to study the earliest stages of planet formation. These disks consist of gas and dust left over…
NASA Satellite Captures a Full Moon “Art” during Calibration
Jun 2, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Satellite images have become one of the most important tools for studying Earth. Scientists use them to measure glacier retreat, track deforestation, monitor drought, estimate…