Pillars of Creation is a famous photo of the Eagle Nebula captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Photographer Andrew McCarthy recently captured his own version of the photo from his own backyard in Sacramento, California.
The original Pillars of Creation photo was captured in 1995. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the telescope, astronomers captured […]. petapixel.com
A lot of spectacular things happen at night, and luckily there is someone to capture them while we're sleeping tight in our beds. Photographer Timothy Joseph Elzinga was recently woken up by his 2-year-old boy Gibson at 1:30 a. boredpanda.com »
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Veteran astronaut Don Pettit rang in the New Year aboard the International Space Station (ISS) by capturing an amazing photo of a brilliant aurora. [Read More]
NASA has shared some of its top images of 2024 featuring faraway galaxies, leaf peeping from onboard the International Space Station (ISS), and the space agency's ongoing mission to make interplanetary travel a reality. [Read More]
The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight and tomorrow, December 13 and 14. The impressive meteor shower is an excellent chance for photographers to get out and enjoy one of nature's most beautiful spectacles, and get some fantastic shots, too. [Read More]
Launched in December 2009, the Near-Earth Object Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) ended its mission on July 31, 2024, and, as expected, reentered Earth's atmosphere on November 1, burning up.
NASA's Juno spacecraft recently made its 66th flyby, or "perijove," of the gas giant, Jupiter, returning many spectacular raw images to Earth. While NASA processes many photos from the Juno mission, community editors are a significant part of the photography efforts, and the latest community submissions are incredible. [Read More]
NASA's Perseverance rover captured the clearest view of Mars' landscape yet, showing incredible blue rocks on the dusty surface that raise pivotal questions about the Red Planet's complex history. [Read More]
While browsing Reddit yesterday, I came across a gorgeous photo of Earth that had been downloaded from the NOAA's GOES-East orbital satellite. Looking more closely, I realized the NOAA was uploading a new, 470-megapixel photo every 10 minutes. [Read More]