Don Pettit (right) and one of his incredible space photos (left). Not only will Don Pettit become the second-oldest NASA astronaut ever to visit space when he returns for his …
An amateur Italian astronomer discovered five dwarf galaxies, and they are now named after him. Amazingly, these aren’t even astronomer Giuseppe Donatiello’s first discoveries. He’s made 11 celestial finds in …
Astrophotographers ready yourselves: a planetary alignment involving Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus will appear in the sky in the coming days. In the small hours of June 3 …
Nearly 10 months after its first successful test photos and six months after its first actual images, the European Space Agency (ESA) has finally released the first full-color science photos …
Capture the Atlas has revealed the 25 winners of the seventh annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year photo contest have been unveiled, showcasing the best Milky Way images from …
An astrophotographer was left to sweat on the weather after traveling some 5,000 miles from Portugal to Texas in a bid to capture a spectacular HDR image of the eclipse. …
Thanks to a historic geomagnetic storm last night, May 10th, people as far south as Florida had the chance to see auroras. For those who missed the dazzling light show …
Hasselblad has introduced a new 25mm prime lens to add to its already crowded wide-angle assortment. I’ve reviewed the 30mm f/3.5, and Hasselblad also has 28mm f/4 and 21mm f/4 …
This incredible image of the comet 12P (Pons-Brooks) shows a spiral pattern in the comet’s core. This is the result of processing to bring out additional detail. | Credit: Jan …
Capturing the ISS crossing the Sun on a Nikon F5. | Jason De Freitas Astrophotography is hard enough as it is — but one photographer makes it even tougher by …