space photography
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…
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…