space photography
NASA Perseverance rover spots poor broken Ingenuity helicopter in a recent Mars photo
Feb 7, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
Last month, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took its last flight after suffering rotor damage. In a recent photo, the Perseverance rover captured the poor, broken…
Stunning ISS photo reveals Earth’s golden glow
Feb 6, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
There’s something special about seeing photos of the Earth from space. They always help me put some things in perspective and reevaluate the seriousness of…
Behold the latest James Webb photos of 19 nearby spiral galaxies in glorious detail
Jan 30, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
The James Webb Space Telescope has left us speechless once again. It has unveiled a stunning treasure trove of images showing 19 nearby spiral galaxies in exquisite detail. These near- and mid-infrared portraits provide the sharpest views of stars, gas, and dust beyond our Milky Way. They offer astronomers a front-row seat to the inner workings of these cosmic structures – and allow us to admire the beauty of the cosmos.
Even cosmic penguins guard their eggs, NASA’s gorgeous image shows
Jan 26, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
A Hubble image from 2018 recently got under the spotlight. And no wonder, as it incredibly resembles to a penguin guarding an egg. This image…
Enjoy the stellar music of two interacting galaxies in NASA’s latest sonification
Jan 26, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
projects. In the latest sonification NASA released, we get to “hear” two galaxies as they interact. And, as always – it’s absolutely magical.
James Webb Telescope photos featured on postage stamps
Jan 23, 2024
Alex Baker
Stamp collectors in the US might want to schedule a trip to their local post office and pick up a set of these beautiful stamps…
Uranus and Neptune have way more similar colors than we thought, study shows
Jan 10, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
For decades, we’ve seen stunning images of Neptune as a deep azure and Uranus as a pale cyan. However, it turns out those vibrant colors might not be entirely accurate. A new study reveals that these two ice giants are actually much closer in color than we thought – a shade of greenish-blue, to be precise.
NASA’s Juno brings incredible photos of Jupiter’s moon Io in the closest flyby yet
Jan 3, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
NASA’s Juno orbiter has performed over 50 flybys of Jupiter so far. Besides documenting the gas giant, it also took photos during close encounters with…
This celestial “Christmas Tree” is our galaxy wishing you happy holidays
Dec 21, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Astronomers have unveiled a stunning new image of NGC 2264, a cluster of young stars nicknamed the “Christmas Tree Cluster.” They even made it twinkle, so it looks like it has fairy lights all over it. Well isn’t this perfect timing for a photo like this?
Ring in the holidays with this new close-up image of Uranus
Dec 21, 2023
Alex Baker
The James Webb telescope has captured a magnificent new view of Uranus, which shows a detailed view of its rings in full glory. The image…