22:09
NASA Lucy Spacecraft Snaps Asteroid Donaldjohanson from 600 Miles Away
NASA's Lucy spacecraft captured close-up images of an asteroid formed about 150 million years ago.
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20:53
The Best Photos From Hubble’s 35th Year in Space
NASA's space shuttle Discovery deployed the Hubble Space Telescope 380 miles (610 kilometers) above the Earth on April 24, 1990, 35 years ago today. To celebrate Hubble's birthday, NASA released four breathtaking new images. [Read More]
00:55
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Uses His Camera for Science in Space
NASA astronaut Don Pettit, known for his incredible astrophotography, sense of humor, and clever camera contraptions, is scheduled to return to Earth this month after a seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
14:00
How to Organize Your First Exhibition as an Emerging Artist
One of the most significant milestones for any photography enthusiast or emerging artist is their first exhibition. That feeling of seeing their images blown up on the walls of a room, with people standing and observing your vision, can truly be satisfactory.
23:20
417-Megapixel Andromeda Galaxy Panorama Took Over a Decade to Make
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have completed the most comprehensive survey of the Andromeda galaxy and created a 417-megapixel panorama. It took over a decade to make and includes more than 600 photos. [Read More]
21:16
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Rings in the New Year with Amazing Aurora Photo Captured in Space
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]
22:02
The Bright and Colorful Geminids Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend
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]
00:41
The Final Images from NASA’s Burned-Up NEOWISE Space Telescope
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.
19:00
You Can Download New, Real-Time, 470 Megapixel Photos of Earth Every 10 Minutes
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]
19:54
How the Mars Curiosity Rover Captured a Unique Portrait of Earth from 140 Million Miles Away
The Mars Curiosity rover landed inside the Gale crater on Mars on August 6th, 2012. In the 12 years since, the rover has seen a lot of amazing things on Mars and taken thousands of photos, many unlike anything ever seen before.
17:18
An Ancient ‘Smiley Face’ on Mars May Hold Info About Martian Life
Despite being harsh and inhospitable, Mars has a surprisingly cheery disposition. Scientists have located a "smiley face" on the Martian surface as part of a new study of the Red Planet's surface. [Read More]
19:09
Conspiracy Theorists, Look at These Photos of Apollo Modules on the Moon
Many conspiracy theories retain a foothold along the edges of society. Some of them are relatively innocent; others are downright dangerous. But few persist and propagate as effectively as conspiracies surrounding the Apollo 11 Moon landing. [Read More]
18:30
Earthbound Astronaut Shares Stunning Photos He Captured While in Orbit
Swedish astronaut Marcus Wandt has just returned from a 20-day voyage into space and he shared some incredible images of the views he saw while in Earth's orbit. [Read More]
23:09
Japan’s SLIM Lunar Lander Back Online After Precise but Awkward Landing
Last week, Japan became the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the Moon successfully. However, the historic accomplishment had its challenges. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed upside-down on the lunar surface, preventing the lander from recharging its batteries with its included solar panels. [Read More]
23:37
Juno Captures Incredible Image of Jupiter’s Moon Io During Closest Flyby
NASA's Juno spacecraft has performed nearly 60 flybys of Jupiter and documented close encounters with three of the planet's four largest moons. Over the weekend, Juno made its closest flyby to the Jovian moon, Io, and it was the closest any spacecraft has come to the Jovian satellite in more than two decades. [Read More]
21:27
Hubble Celebrates the Holidays with Celestial Christmas Tree
Hubble is celebrating the holidays in style. The Hubble Space Telescope team is shedding light on Christmas-themed celestial objects, including the "Christmas Tree Cluster" and an ornament-shaped galaxy. [Read More]
21:08
Hubble Looks at a Galaxy’s Bombastic Origins and Shows the Power of Filters
The Hubble Space Telescope continues to amaze with its images of deep space. The European Space Agency (ESA) recently released a pair of new galaxy photos that are a true feast for the eyes. [Read More]
21:00
Scientists Create Highest-Res Single-Photon Camera With 400,000 Pixels
New details have emerged about the world's highest-resolution single-photon super conducting camera. The camera has been developed by research team at the United States Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). [Read More]
21:59
Perseverance Spots Large Dust Devil Tearing Across Mars
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has captured an amazing sight on the Martian surface, a dust-filled twister.
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20:50
NASA’s ShadowCam Shoots Portrait of Lunar Orbiter as it Flies at 7,100 MPH
ShadowCam recently grabbed a stunning shot of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter as it orbited below KPLO.
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22:00
The First Ever Feature Film Shot Entirely in Space is Russian Made
The trailer for the first feature film shot entirely in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has been released by Russia. [Read More]
19:47
‘Absolutely Unreal’ Photo of Aurora From Space Shows How Huge it Was
Astronaut Josh Cassada captured this incredible photo of the aurora borealis this week from his perspective on the International Space Station (ISS), which gives some perspective of just how huge the phenomenon was. [Read More]
00:18
Webb Telescope Photographs a Milky Way-Like Spiral Galaxy
The James Webb Space Telescope has recently captured a large spiral galaxy that resembles Earth's own Milky Way Galaxy that exists a little over a billion light years away. [Read More]
14:35
Photographer Captures Magical Moment Mars Emerges from Behind the Moon
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy captured Mars rising behind the full Moon which temporarily eclipsed the Red Planet in the night sky on Wednesday. [Read More]
23:18
Magnetic ‘Dark Matter’ Photo Series Looks Like CGI, But Isn’t
In an artful blending of science and photography, Zac Henderson’s abstract photo series Dark Matter III features mixed textures, vibrant colors, and intriguing angles. [Read More]
21:18
Photographer Captures an Ominous Cosmic Bat in Deep Space
Photographer Mark Hanson captured what he describes as the "rarely-imaged" LDN 43, a dark nebula that is made up of very dense material and blocks light from surrounding stars, creating a shape of a giant cosmic bat. [Read More]
19:59
Hubble Gets into the Halloween Spirit with Photo of a ‘Cosmic Cobweb’
Hubble is getting into the Halloween spirit with its photo of the galaxy cluster Abell 611. This, like all galaxy clusters, is a cosmic mystery to astronomers who aren't sure how it is able to stay together since there doesn't seem to be enough mass to keep it from flying apart. [Read More]
18:42
James Webb Captures Incredible 122MP Photo of the Pillars of Creation
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) has captured a massive and stunningly detailed photo of the Pillars of Creation, a celestial region that gives birth to new stars. [Read More]
18:06
James Webb Reveals the ‘Bones’ of Galaxy Also Captured by Hubble
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a mid-infrared image of the spiral galaxy IC 5332, which shows an entirely different view compared to what Hubble is able to see of the same region. [Read More]
14:08
NASA Impacts Near-Earth Asteroid, Flexes Planetary Defense Muscles
NASA has successfully crashed a spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos. The first time ever that Earth has demonstrated planetary defense technology. [Read More]
17:23
James Webb’s Captures Mesmerizing Photo of the ‘Phantom Galaxy’
The James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) mid-infrared instrument (MIRI) has been used to capture a gorgeous and mesmerizing photo of the heart of galaxy M74, also known as the Phantom Galaxy. [Read More]
20:00
Hubble Photographs the Gorgeous Colors of the Orion Nebula
While the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has dominated headlines, the Hubble Space Telescope shouldn't be forgotten. The legendary observatory recently captured this gorgeous photo that showcases the colors of the Orion Nebula. [Read More]
20:01
James Webb Telescope Captures Incredible Photo of ‘Cartwheel Galaxy’
The James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a follow-up to its first images that were revealed last month. The photo is of the Cartwheel Galaxy and is a composite image created from its Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). [Read More]
13:00
How Nir Patel Photographed an Exciting Space Scene
"Regardless of the high-quality camera of my iPhone 13 pro, I wasted more time taking pictures and less time reminiscing over them," says passionate photographer Nir Patel to the Phoblographer in an interview.
19:58
Mars InSight Lander’s Final Selfie Shows Huge Amounts of Dust Buildup
NASA's Mars InSight Lander has taken its final selfie. Side-by-side with its first selfie taken in 2018 shows the extreme effect of the Red Planet's environment. [Read More]
00:18
A Modified Pentax 300mm Lens is at the Heart of Japan’s Kitsune Satellite
Ricoh Japan has announced that its Pentax DA* 300mm f/4 ED (IF) SDM lens has been installed on Japan's Kitsune 6U Microsatellite and has been sent into space. [Read More]
17:44
Scientists Use Hubble’s Photo of a ‘Molten Ring’ Galaxy for New Research
In December of last year, Hubble captured a photo of a distant galaxy that, thanks to gravitational lensing, appeared almost as a perfect “Einstein Ring. ” A year later, astronomers revealed what they learned from examining the photo.
20:41
Russia First to Make a Feature Film on the International Space Station
A Russian actress and director were launched into space this week, headed for the International Space Station (ISS) to shoot scenes for the very first feature film to be made in orbit. Although Tom Cruise announced he wanted to be the first one to make a movie in space, it seems that Russia has beaten […]
18:50
This Galaxy is 10 Billion Light Years Away, Visible Through a Cosmic Lens
Hubble, which just came back online after being down for a month, has captured this stunning photo of a galaxy that exists a staggering 10 billion light-years away. The telescope can see and focus this vast distance by leveraging the power of gravity.
19:07
Amateur Astronomer Discovers New Moon of Jupiter in Photo from 2003
Amateur astronomer Kai Ly has discovered a new moon of Jupiter while examining photos taken in 2003 with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT). It is the first time a new moon in the Solar System has been discovered by an amateur.
23:39
NASA Shows How the Mars Perseverance Rover Took its First Selfie
Back in April, the Mars Perseverance rover shared a selfie that included the Ingenuity helicopter drone on the surface of the Red Planet. The space agency has now shared a video and detailed explanation of how that photo was taken, including the fact it is made up of 62 individual images. NASA explains that the […]
19:44
NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover Captures Rare Photos of Shimmering Clouds
The thin atmosphere of Mars makes the appearance of clouds a rare sight, though they can form around the planet’s equator in the coldest time of the year. Last year, NASA noticed that some clouds were forming earlier than expected, and were ready this year to document them when they formed again. In early January, […]
22:35
NASA Astronaut Who Captured All of Humanity in a Single Photo Has Died
NASA astronaut Michael Collins has passed away at the age of 90. Collins is most well known for a photo he took of the lunar module containing both Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong in front of the Earth, which captures all of humanity, alive and dead, in a single photo. That is, other than himself. […]
00:17
New Stunning Image of the M87 Black Hole Shows its Magnetic Fields
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), which was responsible for producing the first-ever image of a black hole in 2019, has today revealed a new polarized view of the M87 black hole that reveals the structure of its magnetic fields, key in explaining how it is able to launch energetic jets from its core. Since releasing […]
18:21
Estee Lauder Pays NASA $128,000 for Photo Shoot on the ISS
The cosmetics giant Estee Lauder is paying NASA $128,000 for a product photography shoot onboard the International Space Station. Bloomberg reports that the company will be paying the space agency to fly 10 bottles of its Advanced Night Repair skin serum to the orbiting space station on a cargo run that will launch from Virginia […]
19:57
Astronaut Explains What It’s Like to Photograph Earth from the ISS
Yesterday, the official Twitter account of the International Space Station posted a short video interview in which NASA astronaut Doug Hurley explains what it’s like to try and capture the beauty of Earth from 250 miles above.
16:00
A Photography Project Has Captured Iconic NASA Items Like Never Before
Space and space exploration are big topics at the best of times, but with us just passing the 50th anniversary of mankind taking our first steps on the moon, the love affair the general public has with all things space has reached new heights.
16:00
Astronaut Walter Schirra Hand Picked the Hasselblad 500c for Moon Pics
Few pictures in history can strike up as much emotion, and pure awe as those of our closest neighboring celestial body, the Moon. After John Glenn spent $40 on an Ansco Autoset camera to capture images of our first orbit around the Earth, Walter Schirra (the third man to orbit the Earth), knew that something much better would be needed to capture images from our travels away from Earth.
17:52
Read Hasselblad’s Moon Landing Press Release from 1969
This month, Hasselblad is celebrating the 50th anniversary of becoming “the first camera on the moon.” And in addition to sharing some beautiful photos taken of and with the iconic Hasselblad Data Camera (HDC) and Hasselblad Electric Camera (HEC) used on the moon, they also shared a bit of fascinating history: their original moon landing […]
07:00
This Dreamy Holga Photo Was Shot from the Stratosphere
Crude and low-tech as it is, the Holga remains one of the most popular cameras for nostalgic and even quirky film photography projects. But one project took it several notches higher by taking it way out into the stratosphere.
