space photography
James Webb Telescope photos featured on postage stamps
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
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
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
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
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…
A star is born: James Webb Telescope captures supernova remnant in unprecedented detail
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.
The first 360 action camera in space takes impressive photos of Earth
In January this year Insta 360 attached two of its Insta360 X2 cameras to a satellite. Now they have just published photos and videos from…
Photographer took over 200,000 shots for this stunning 8k annular solar eclipse timelapse
Last month, an annular solar eclipse was visible over the United States and Central and South America (and from space). Astrophotographer Jason Kurth captured it…
Watch: Powerful solar eruption warps the sun’s magnetic field
This weekend, there was a solar eruption so powerful that it warped the Sun’s own magnetic field. ESA captured the event, also known as coronal…
This is the first-ever photo of Mars atmosphere glowing green
We all know Mars as the “Red Planet.” But the latest photo from ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter show that its atmosphere glows – green. The orbiter has detected glowing green oxygen in Mars’ atmosphere, which is exciting on its own. But there’s more – this is the first time that this emission has been seen around a planet other than Earth.
