space photography
JWST Photographs an Oversized Black Hole in a Tiny Infant Galaxy
Nov 21, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
When astronomers looked at a deep field image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), they spotted a faint, crimson speck tucked among the brighter…
NASA Shares Eight New Images of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Nov 19, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Interstellar objects are rare. But when visiting, they seem to challenge every assumption about how icy bodies form around distant stars. NASA’s newly released eight-image…
Hubble’s Portrait of the “Lost Galaxy” NGC 4535: A Busy Stellar Neighborhood
Nov 17, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
NGC 4535 has carried the nickname “Lost Galaxy” for decades. Amateur observers gave it that name because the galaxy looks faint and soft through small…
NOAA Satellite Captures Mesmerizing Northern Lights from Space
Nov 16, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
On 11 November 2025, Earth received a direct hit from a series of strong solar eruptions. The impact set off one of the most intense…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Returns to View with a Growing Ion Tail
Nov 14, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Interstellar visitors never fail to excite the astronomy community. They arrive without warning, move fast, and leave no time to waste. Comet 3I/ATLAS is the…
Solar Orbiter Reveals the Sun’s Polar Magnetic Field in Motion for the First Time
Nov 11, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
For the first time, scientists have watched the magnetic field near the Sun’s poles in motion. Using data from ESA’s Solar Orbiter, a team from…
ESO’s GRAVITY+ Unveils Hidden Binary Star in the Tarantula Nebula
Nov 10, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The Tarantula Nebula has revealed a secret that was hiding in plain sight. A star once thought to be a single, gigantic object has now…
A Disruptive Neighbour NGC 1511: Hubble Captures a Galaxy Shaped by Chaos
Nov 10, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The Hubble Space Telescope has once again shown how violent and beautiful our universe can be. In its latest image, Hubble turns its eye toward…
Stars that Grow Butterflies: Astronomers Mapped a Young Star’s Magnetic Cycle
Nov 9, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astronomers have done something the Sun once held exclusive rights to. They have mapped the magnetic life of another star and watched its magnetic poles…
Tianwen-1’s Surprise Close-Up: China’s Mars Orbiter Images Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Nov 7, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
China’s Tianwen-1 mission has pulled off something extraordinary: photographing an interstellar comet from Mars orbit. In early October 2025, the orbiter captured detailed images of…