space photography
Odyssey spacecraft beams back breathtaking selfies with the Earth
Feb 21, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
It’s not just humans (or occasionally animals) who take selfies – it’s spacecraft and rovers, too. Intuitive Machine’s robotic Odysseus spacecraft (aka Odie) recently beamed…
ESA satellite captures glowing Icelandic lava flow in a spectacular image
Feb 13, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 has captured a stunning and scary satellite image. It reveals the dramatic aftermath of the third eruption at Iceland’s…
NASA Perseverance rover spots poor broken Ingenuity helicopter in a recent Mars photo
Feb 7, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
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 Kalinin
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 Kalinin
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.
Enjoy the stellar music of two interacting galaxies in NASA’s latest sonification
Jan 26, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
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 Kalinin
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.
This celestial “Christmas Tree” is our galaxy wishing you happy holidays
Dec 21, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
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?
A star is born: James Webb Telescope captures supernova remnant in unprecedented detail
Dec 11, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured yet another stunning, detailed space image. This time, it offers a detailed view of the Cas A supernova remnant, a massive explosion that occurred 340 years ago. This image reveals intricate features of the expanding shell of material slamming into the gas shed by the star before it exploded.