space photography
EHT Photographs a Flip around the Supermassive Black Hole at M87 Galaxy
Oct 6, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
When the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) unveiled the first-ever image of a black hole in 2019, it instantly became an iconic symbol. That glowing orange…
A Faint Smudge from Mars: Did Perseverance Really Capture Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS?
Oct 6, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
When a small object from deep space entered our Solar System earlier this year, astronomers took notice. It was 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar visitor…
First Light for STELES at SOAR: Photographing Eta Carinae and the Southern Sky
Oct 4, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
There’s something quietly poetic about a telescope catching first light through a new instrument. It’s the moment theory meets reality. Months of design, alignment, and…
ESO’s VLT Photographs a Rogue Planet Devouring Gas and Dust
Oct 3, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Space still holds surprises. A drifting planet, free of any host star, is feeding so fast that astronomers are scrambling to understand what this means…
JWST’s Cosmic Lenses: How the Universe Reveals Itself through Gravity
Oct 3, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
When the James Webb Space Telescope was launched, scientists knew it would change astronomy. Its large mirror and infrared vision promised new views of the…
Yellow and Blue, Old and New: Hubble’s Striking View of NGC 6000
Oct 2, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
When the Hubble Space Telescope turns its eye toward the universe, it often produces images that combine beauty with science. One of its latest releases,…
A Symmetrical Division: Images of Earth at Equinox from 36,000 Km Away
Sep 27, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Twice each year, Earth reaches a special balance point in its orbit. The Sun crosses directly over the equator, and daylight is distributed almost evenly…
JWST’s View of Sagittarius B2: Our Galaxy’s Largest Star Factory
Sep 24, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a new portrait of Sagittarius B2, the Milky Way’s largest stellar nursery. By using both its NIRCam and…
Hubble Reveals NGC 2775, Again: A Galaxy That Refuses Simple Labels
Sep 22, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astronomers have long divided galaxies into three broad groups: spirals, ellipticals, and lenticulars. The system works for most galaxies, but not for all. Some galaxies…
NASA’s Chandra Captures a Distant Quasar Growing at Record Speed
Sep 22, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astronomy is often compared to photography on a grand scale. Instead of photography lenses, scientists use telescopes that capture light invisible to our eyes. Instead…