space photography
Witnessing Birth of Planets: A Groundbreaking Photograph by ALMA and JWST
Jul 16, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
In a remarkable achievement, astronomers have captured the earliest phase of planet formation. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and NASA’s James Webb Space…
JWST Spots a Rare Beast: A Possible Direct-Collapse Black Hole
Jul 16, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has stunned astronomers yet again. This time, it may have caught something never seen before. Scientists believe JWST has…
Hubble Photographs a Time Capsule: Globular Cluster NGC 1786
Jul 14, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
ESA/Hubble has released a dazzling new image of the globular cluster NGC 1786 in incredible detail. This image became their “Picture of the Week.” Captured…
JWST Celebrates Three Years of Science: The Cat’s Paw Nebula
Jul 10, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
On July 10, 2025, NASA and ESA celebrated the third anniversary of full science operations of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). To mark the…
Hubble Photographs a Lost Gem in the Milky Way
Jul 10, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
For decades, a star cluster quietly hid in the crowded regions of the Milky Way. Its stars glimmered faintly behind thick curtains of dust and…
Two Telescopes, One Story: Hubble and JWST Photographs a Star Cluster Duo
Jul 9, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
NASA has released a breathtaking new image. It shows two young star clusters in a nearby galaxy. The image is a joint effort by two…
Euclid Photographed a “Dark Galaxy”, Here is how it looks like
Jul 7, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astronomers have discovered something extraordinary in the Perseus Cluster. A galaxy almost entirely invisible has emerged from the cosmic shadows. Scientists call it CDG-2. It…
Hubble photographs a Portrait of a Galaxy Cluster
Jul 7, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Deep in the constellation Cetus, nearly 2.8 billion light-years from Earth, lies a massive galaxy cluster. This cosmic giant is known as Abell 209. It…
Thick and Thin Discs: JWST Photographs a Collage of Galaxies
Jul 6, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has photographed a stunning and crucial phase in the life of galaxies. For the first time, scientists have directly…
A New Visitor from the Stars: Comet 3I/ATLAS
Jul 5, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
In July 2025, astronomers made a thrilling discovery. A comet named 3I/ATLAS was spotted racing through our Solar System. This is no ordinary comet. It…