space photography
This gorgeous collage shows ten days of rare alignment of Venus and Jupiter
Mar 7, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
For the last couple of weeks, we were lucky to see a relatively rare phenomenon in the night sky. Venus and Jupiter were dancing in…
Incredible aurora photo captured by astronaut in space
Mar 1, 2023
Alex Baker
The Aurora Borealis has been particularly spectacular this week, with sightings seen as far south as at the Stone Henge monument in the UK. Not…
This image of over one billion galaxies took six years to make
Feb 27, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Looking at a starry sky, or even just a photo of it, is one of my favorite feelings in the world. Scientists have just released…
James Webb telescope captures a distant galaxy just like the Milky Way
Feb 15, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
A recent photo from James Webb Space Telescope reminds us just how vast the space is and how much there still is to explore. European…
Mars rover captures spectacular composite image of “cacao” meteorite
Feb 6, 2023
Alex Baker
NASA’s Curiosity rover has been especially curious recently, sending back photos that absolutely rock! Yes, that’s right, the Mars rover has found some interesting rocks…
This is how far I got in four years of astrophotography
Feb 2, 2023
Benjamin Barakat
Little over four years ago, I had a thought that would change my life forever. Little did I know then, but this thought would be…
Juno glitch causes a loss of over 200 photos of Jupiter
Feb 1, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
We’ve seen plenty of stunning images of Jupiter and its moons, Ganymede, Europa, and Io, thanks to NASA’s Juno probe. However, the spacecraft recently had…
Gorgeous new Hubble photo shows two young stars in the Orion Nebula
Jan 31, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Even though James Webb stole the show, Hubble’s still up and running and still treating us with marvelous photos. It recently took an absolutely gorgeous…
NASA’s orbiter snaps a photo of a teddy bear face on Mars
Jan 31, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Merriam-Webster dictionary defines pareidolia as “the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern.” Dictionaries fail to mention,…
These are the highest-resolution Moon photos ever taken from Earth
Jan 27, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
We’ve seen some super-detailed photos of different celestial objects taken from space. But now, we have the highest-resolution photos of the Moon ever captured from…