space photography
The impressive Perseid meteor shower is back in our sky this week
Jul 15, 2024
John Aldred
Meteor showers happen fairly regularly in one part of the world or another. But there’s one that stands out amongst the rest. That’s the Perseid…
New ESA photo shows colossal scar on Martian surface in unprecedented detail
Jul 8, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
The European Space Agency (ESA) recently released a set of high-resolution images captured by its Mars Express orbiter. These images reveal the incredible details of…
New Juno image shows lava lakes on Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io
Jul 3, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
Jupiter’s moon, Io, is best known for its volcanoes. Thanks to NASA’s Juno spacecraft, it’s now back in the spotlight. New findings from Juno’s infrared…
Dragons in the sky? See the breathtaking finalists for Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024
Jul 3, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
The Royal Observatory Greenwich‘s Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has revealed the shortlist for its 16th edition. Like every year, it shares with us…
NASA’s Odyssey captures unseen view of Olympus Mons, the solar system’s tallest volcano
Jun 28, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
Odyssey, NASA’s longest-running robotic explorer at Mars, is about to hit a major milestone: 100,000 trips around the Red Planet! To celebrate this impressive feat,…
Travel through Pillars of Creation with NASA’s breathtaking 3D visualization
Jun 27, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
NASA has unveiled a groundbreaking new 3D visualization of the iconic Pillars of Creation, celestial structures located within the Eagle Nebula. This immersive experience is…
This is the first Hubble image after recent malfunction
Jun 21, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
NASA’s iconic Hubble Space Telescope has captured its first new image since successfully transitioning to a one-gyro operating mode. This marks a significant milestone for…
Stunning airplane photo takes center stage in Kolari Vision’s first solar eclipse contest
Jun 20, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
Kolari Vision has unveiled the winners of their very first Solar Eclipse Photo Contest. The competition was launched in honor of the awe-inspiring total eclipse…
Webb Telescope’s new image unveils the stunning secrets of the Crab Nebula
Jun 19, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
The Crab Nebula, a dazzling cloud of gas and dust leftover from a massive star’s explosion, has long perplexed astronomers. Now, thanks to NASA’s James…
William Anders, the astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo, dies in a plane crash
Jun 9, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
According to Gregory Anders, his father, one of the famous Apollo 8 crew members, William Anders, died in a plane crash in Washington state. William…