Through his fantastic images, Finnish astrophotographer J-P Metsavainio shows how photos can be breathtakingly beautiful when art meets science. One of Metsavainio's recent images, WR 134 as a Rising Phoenix, is a brilliant example of the aesthetic wonders of the cosmos and the extreme technical precision required to do astrophotography. [Read More]
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An astrophotographer has taken a 107-hour long exposure of the Helix planetary nebula known as the Eye of God. Officially dubbed “NGC 7293,” the nebula is a nearby cloud of gas and dust located in the constellation Aquarius. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-07-29 21:12
Chuck Ayoub was trying out a new filter on his telescope camera when he captured a huge explosion on the surface of the Sun. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-05-18 23:56
Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope investigated a goliath galaxy, LEDA 1313424. Nicknamed the "Bullseye," this galaxy features nine rings, many more than any other known galaxy.
The megaphone-shaped SPHEREx space observatory may launch into space next month, ushering in a new era of cosmic exploration. These are the key things to know about SPHEREx and how it works. [Read More]
A new study has found that the increasing number of Elon Musk-owned Starlink satellites in orbit is blocking scientists' ability to view the Universe. [Read More]
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 from its Euclid space telescope.
The truth, as they say, is out there. And one app is hellbent on getting to the bottom of UFOs by allowing users to upload their photos of unexplained aircraft. [Read More]
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (NGRST or Roman) will feature two primary instruments, a 300. 8-megapixel infrared Wide Field Instrument (WFI) and a Coronagraph designed for studying faint objects, when it launches in 2027.