Hubble Captures Rogue Black Hole ‘Eating’ a Star
Astronomers have captured a supermassive black hole tearing a star apart -- and doing so far from where the mysterious celestial objects are typically found. [Read More] petapixel.com »
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Astronomers have captured a supermassive black hole tearing a star apart -- and doing so far from where the mysterious celestial objects are typically found. [Read More] petapixel.com »
In the hustle and bustle of modern everyday life, sometimes it's nice to slow down and appreciate the world around you, and that's exactly what photographer Micah Cash does. petapixel.com »
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover, which just captured auroras from the Martian surface for the first time, also recently captured a predawn landscape shot that includes Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Scientists have created a tiny camera inspired by insect eyes that captures 9,120 frames per second (FPS), producing clear images even in low-light conditions. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The latest James Webb Space Telescope "Picture of the Month" exemplifies the $10 billion telescope's remarkable imaging capabilities. The photo shows cosmic objects ranging from stars inside the Milky Way to galaxies billions of light-years away. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A nurse shark videographer -- an actual wild shark with an attached GoPro -- captured rare "shark's eye view" footage of a great white shark photobombing its video. [Read More] petapixel.com »
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captured a unique image of the Curiosity rover mid-drive across the surface of Mars -- the first-ever time a satellite has captured the car-sized vehicle's movement. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A photographer captured a mind-blowing image of a snake coiled around a bird's neck during an epic fight for survival.
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petapixel.com »A 360-degree camera attached to a weather balloon captured an airliner flying beneath it at an astonishing speed of 500 miles per hour (800 kilometers per hour). [Read More] petapixel.com »
Paris is perhaps the most important city in photography's history. As the birthplace of the medium, it has long been a haven for iconic photographers. It’s no surprise, then, that contemporary documentarians continue to turn their lenses on the City of Light -- Mathieu Bitton being one of the most notable, capturing its essence over the last 15 years. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Photographer Henrik Nilsson captured amazing action photos as a marsh hawk, also known as a northern harrier, roused a short-eared owl and stole its meal in mid-air. [Read More] petapixel.com »
CCTV footage has captured the moment a herd of African elephants at San Diego Zoo Safari Park responded to a 5.2-magnitude earthquake by rallying to shield their youngest members. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Mars was captured rising above the lunar surface after it was occulted by the Moon on January 13, in a newly-released image. [Read More] petapixel.com »
NASA’s Perseverance rover, a robotic explorer on Mars, has captured a rare spectacle of two dust devils battling for domination, as one consumes the other. [Read More] petapixel.com »
American astronaut and chemical engineer Don Pettit is celebrated for his orbital astrophotography created during long-duration stays aboard the International Space Station. petapixel.com »
Alongside capturing auroras on Neptune for the first time , the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) also broke novel "ground" recently for its spectacular new image of an Einstein ring. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A wildlife photographer spent days attempting to capture a picture of a one-of-a-kind orange snowy owl that has confused scientists. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A European Space Agency probe has captured a rare view of Mars' outermost and more mysterious moon, Deimos.
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petapixel.com »A photographer's trail camera filmed the "first grizzly bear of the year" near Yellowstone National Park -- as the animals emerge out of hibernation. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The Blue Ghost Moon lander has captured the first-ever high-definition photos of a lunar sunset.
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petapixel.com »Trail cameras captured images of the rarely-seen Pallas's cat -- a feline more elusive than the snow leopard.
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petapixel.com »Award-winning photographer Vijay Anil is an expert automotive photographer, crafting compelling narratives through cars, people, and their relationships with each other. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A nature photographer in Japan has captured photos and video of a rare white orca, despite some people calling his work fake. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The Blue Ghost spacecraft which successfully stuck a lunar landing on Sunday has captured an epic sunrise photo from the Moon's perspective. [Read More] petapixel.com »
NASA has captured an image of a civil supersonic jet breaking the sound barrier using the Schlieren photography technique.
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petapixel.com »Dotted around the interstates that crisscross the United States are abandoned roadside attractions once erected to amuse wary travelers. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Yesterday, PetaPixel reported on a rare planetary parade that won't appear again for years and one photographer has already captured all seven worlds in a single image. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The Blue Ghost spacecraft captured a stunning close-up video of the moon with the Earth rising and setting behind.
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petapixel.com »Astrophysicists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured the longest and most detailed look ever of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Capturing high-resolution images of celestial objects outside of the Milky Way is usually the preserve of space telescopes such as Hubble or James Webb. But backyard astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has broken that mold by capturing a 400-megapixel image of the Andromeda Galaxy. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A Ring doorbell camera captured the moment an apartment building collapsed in eastern Massachusetts on Sunday morning.
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petapixel.com »The weather on Mars is of great interest to astronauts who may one day venture there and recently the Mars Curiosity rover captured rare and beautiful noctilucent clouds above the Red Planet. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The Euclid space telescope discovered something incredible in the Milky Way's cosmic neighborhood, a spectacular Einstein ring. [Read More] petapixel.com »
ArkEdge Space, a Japanese startup, says it has captured what might be the highest quality images of Earth taken by a CubeSat, a small satellite. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The Blue Ghost spacecraft that is soon to land on the Moon continues to capture jaw-dropping imagery from its position orbiting Earth, this time in the form of a spell-binding video. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A Ring doorbell camera captured the moment a medical airplane crashed into a residential neighborhood in Philadelphia on Friday night. [Read More] petapixel.com »
"I’m aware that my images could easily blend into the vast sea of work out there," says photographer Lorenzo Grifantini about the democratization of street photography. "But what keeps me going—and keeps my enthusiasm alive—is the personal question of whether what I’m creating feels meaningful to me," he explains. thephoblographer.com »
A private spacecraft heading to the Moon has snapped an awesome photo of Earth -- showing the planet as a "blue marble" glowing against the vast emptiness of space. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Astronaut Don Pettit has captured yet another fascinating picture from space showing a long exposure of a rocket launch hidden among the stars. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A photographer is continuing to push the limits of how deep photo shoots can take place underwater after he set a new Guinness World Record by shooting portraits of a model at a staggering depth of 163. petapixel.com »
Astronaut Don Pettit has captured an image so good that it is a contender for the best photo ever taken onboard the International Space Station (ISS). [Read More] petapixel.com »
Astronaut Don Pettit has captured an image so good that it is a contender for the best photo ever taken onboard the International Space Station (ISS). [Read More] petapixel.com »
In a sobering what-are-the-odds assignment, Reuters sent freelance photographer Carlin Stiehl to document a safe haven for horses and other animals as Los Angeles battled deadly wildfires. petapixel.com »
The L.A. wildfires are still burning but already drone footage has captured the devastating aftermath of the areas wrecked by the deadly blaze. [Read More] petapixel.com »
For many photographers, when the weather outside hits negative cold temperatures it's a sign to stay indoors and hope that conditions improve. [Read More] petapixel.com »
In the dark and dreary English winter, commuters huddle on London Underground platforms before taking a long, often wet walk through the city or boarding a bus that instantly fogs up when passengers climb on. [Read More] petapixel.com »
It looks like computer-generated imagery, but this spectacular video taken in space shows the departure of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as seen by astronaut Don Pettit. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A NASA satellite has captured the volcanic eruption that threatened Iceland's iconic Blue Lagoon thermal spa attraction.
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petapixel.com »When Chinese astrophotographer Shengyu Li was setting up his camera and tripod to capture star trails, he unexpectedly saw something else entirely: a mysterious blue light emanating from an avalanche. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Space telescopes like Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope typically capture head-on images of galaxies, showing them in all their frame-filling glory. However, Hubble imaged its latest target, UGC 10043, from the edge, capturing an unusual, beautiful perspective. [Read More] petapixel.com »