space photography
Sleeping photographer captures an exploding meteor while shooting timelapse
Jul 6, 2019
John Aldred
One of the big problems with shooting timelapse, especially at night, is that it can get very boring, really quickly. So, often, astro timelapse photographers…
How I made an impossible photo of the Apollo 4 launch in 1967
Jul 5, 2019
Ed Bernd Jr.
They said it couldn’t be done, that I was wasting my time, that it was impossible to take a time exposure photo of a daytime…
Hasselblad re-issues the original 1969 press release for the cameras that captured Moon landing + photos
Jul 4, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
On 20 July 1969, astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the first men to set their feet on the surface of the Moon. To…
NASA captures the galaxy’s most epic stellar “fireworks”
Jul 3, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
The Independence Day is just around the corner in the US, and it means we’ll get to see (and shoot) lots of epic fireworks. But…
The ESA plans to photograph a comet from the dawn of the Solar System
Jun 21, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to take photos of a comet that is just starting its journey into the inner Solar System. In the…
NASA has a 24 hour live stream so you can watch them build the next Mars rover
Jun 19, 2019
John Aldred
NASA has a brand new clean room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. It’s where they’re building the new Mars 2020 rover. And…
NASA’s Osiris REx probe captures a photo of asteroid Bennu from only 0.4 miles away
Jun 19, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex probe, which is currently orbiting around the asteroid 101955 Bennu, has transmitted the photo taken from only 0.4 miles away. NASA has recently…
The Star Trek “Starfleet” logo has been spotted on the surface of Mars
Jun 14, 2019
John Aldred
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been boldly going where no one has gone before in the orbit of Mars for the past 13 years….
It took seven cameras and two years to create this stunning video of total solar eclipse
Jun 12, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
In August 2017, millions of people observed and admired a total solar eclipse. Many of them filmed and photographed it, too. In 2019, videos photos…
How many photos should you stack when shooting the night sky?
Jun 11, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Star stacking is a commonly used technique among astrophotographers. It helps you to reduce noise and end up with better images of the night sky….