space photography
Comet 3I/ATLAS Returns: Astronomer Photographs it after Perihelion
Nov 4, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Comet 3I/ATLAS, a rare interstellar visitor, has reappeared after passing behind the Sun. Astronomer Qicheng Zhang of Lowell Observatory captured the first optical image using…
Revisiting an Unusual Spiral: Hubble’s Striking New View of NGC 4102
Nov 3, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
When the Hubble Space Telescope revisited the spiral galaxy NGC 4102, it captured a scene that looks serene but hides a storm of energy at…
NASA captures a “Spooky Face” on the Sun: An image for Halloween
Nov 2, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Just before Halloween 2025, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured something remarkable: the Sun appeared to grin like a jack-o’-lantern. In ultraviolet light, bright patches…
A Bat in the Sky: ESO Releases New Image of the RCW 94/95 Nebulae
Nov 1, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a new image that looks straight out of a Halloween story. A glowing red cloud spreads across space,…
GLEAM-X Reveals the Milky Way in the Largest Radio Map Ever
Oct 30, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
A breathtaking new map of our Galaxy has just been unveiled by Australian astronomers. It’s called GLEAM-X, and it captures the Milky Way in low-frequency…
Fiery Portrait of a Dying Star: JWST Unveils the Red Spider Nebula
Oct 28, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The James Webb Space Telescope has turned its sharp infrared eyes toward one of the Milky Way’s most dramatic sights: the Red Spider Nebula, also…
Hubble’s New Portrait of Galaxy NGC 4571 Reveals Active Star Formation
Oct 28, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
In the vast stillness of space, galaxies keep their own rhythm, swirling, glowing, and quietly giving birth to new stars. One of them, NGC 4571,…
JWST’s JADES2: A Deep-Field Portrait that Rewrites Cosmic Dawn
Oct 26, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The James Webb Space Telescope’s JADES2 image is a glimpse into the first few hundred million years after the Big Bang. It is a look…
Collision in Centaurus: Dark Energy Camera’s View of Abell 3754
Oct 24, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
In the southern sky, a quiet storm unfolds. Galaxies collide, stretch, and reshape one another, leaving delicate trails of starlight behind. This dramatic scene is…
ESO’s VISTA gets a Spectroscopic Upgrade: 4MOST Achieves First Light
Oct 22, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has reached a major milestone in astronomy. The powerful 4MOST instrument has achieved its first light on the VISTA telescope…