space photography
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…
Gaia Creates First 3D Map of Stellar Nurseries in the Milky Way
Sep 19, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astronomers have long studied the glowing clouds where stars are born. Telescopes have revealed stunning shapes and vivid colors, but these views are flat. They…
ALMA Captures Exceptional Einstein Cross Revealing Hidden Dark Matter
Sep 19, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astronomy often produces images that speak louder than technical data. One of the most striking recent examples comes from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)…
Hubble Captures Stunning High-Resolution Image of Messier 82, the Cigar Galaxy
Sep 16, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Messier 82, also called the Cigar Galaxy, lies about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Astronomers classify it as a starburst galaxy,…
Perseverance Rover Photographs the “Clearest Sign Yet” of Life on Mars
Sep 12, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
NASA has revealed a finding from the Perseverance rover that is capturing the attention of the scientific community. The rover’s analysis of a Martian rock…
James Webb Reveals a Giant Protostellar Jet on the Edge of the Milky Way
Sep 11, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The James Webb Space Telescope has once again opened a new window into star formation. Its latest images reveal an enormous protostellar jet, launched by…