space photography

    JWST Photographs a Potential Planet around Alpha Centauri A
    Aug 11, 2025 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    Alpha Centauri A, our nearest Sun-like neighbor, just 4.37 light-years away, may be hiding a new world. In August 2024, the James Webb Space Telescope…

    Chandra’s Cosmic Collection: A Dazzling Tour of the High-Energy Universe
    Aug 9, 2025 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    The Chandra X-ray Observatory has unveiled a breathtaking new set of images. Called the Cosmic collection, it brings together nine spectacular portraits of the universe….

    When Mars Looks Like Home: Perseverance’s “Falbreen” Panorama
    Aug 9, 2025 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    On May 26, 2025, on its 1,516th Martian day (Sol 1516), NASA’s Perseverance rover paused at a spot nicknamed “Falbreen.” There, equipped with its trusty…

    Hubble’s Sharpest Portrait of a Visitor from the Stars: Comet 3I/ATLAS
    Aug 8, 2025 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    On 21 July 2025, the Hubble Space Telescope captured a remarkable sight. It took the clearest image yet of 3I/ATLAS, a comet from another star…

    A Cosmic Bridge Lights up the Night: DECam’s Portrait of Abell 3667
    Aug 7, 2025 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    A new cosmic portrait by Dark Energy Camera reveals a tale of power, time, and cosmic design. The galaxy cluster Abell 3667, nestled about 700…

    The Long-Distance Fix: How NASA Saved JunoCam from 370 Million Miles Away
    Aug 6, 2025 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    In deep space, where machines must endure years of punishing conditions, failure is often fatal. But NASA recently broke that rule. It saved a failing…

    A Window into the Cosmic Web: The First High‑Definition Filament Image
    Aug 5, 2025 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    Astronomers have taken a high-definition image of a cosmic web filament. This filament connects two galaxies. It appeared when the Universe was only two billion…

    The Jewelled Ring in the Cosmos: JWST’s Portrait of RX J1131-1231
    Aug 5, 2025 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    The James Webb Space Telescope never fails to amaze the world. It has photographed a stunning cosmic jewel. This image captures the gravitationally lensed quasar…

    A Sea Monster and a Tarantula: Hubble’s New image of Tarantula Nebula
    Aug 4, 2025 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    Hubble has captured a breathtaking image titled “A Sea Monster and a Tarantula.” It shows the Tarantula Nebula in vivid detail. This object is not…

    ALMA Photographs a Giant Cocoon around Stephenson 2 DFK 52
    Aug 4, 2025 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    Deep in the Milky Way, nestled in the rich stellar cluster Stephenson 2, lies a massive red supergiant named Stephenson 2 DFK 52. This giant…