During the Geminid meteor shower in December 2018, Colorado-based photographer Dean Rowe managed to capture this massive meteor streaking across the sky with a length 60 times the angular diameter of the Moon.
“Colors in meteors usually originate from ionized elements released as the meteor disintegrates, with blue-green typically originating from magnesium, calcium radiating violet, […]. petapixel.com
Check out this photo captured from a plane over Colorado. It looks like strange blocks arranged in a grid across the Earth, but it’s actually ultra-flat farmland that has been turned into a 3D illusion thanks to windblown snow. petapixel.com »
2020-04-16 18:54
Photographer Sean Scott was shooting at a Western Australia beach a couple of years ago when he captured this beautiful photo of two sharks inside a large ocean wave. Scott was shooting with his Canon 5D Mark IV and a Canon 100-400mm lens at Red Bluff when he spotted an enormous school of fish in […] petapixel.com »
2019-02-25 18:00
Here’s a beautiful and mind-bending photo captured by photographer Daniel Kordan. While at first glance it might look like some kind of Photoshopped composite showing a river under a sunset with unusual clouds, it’s actually a photo of an ice cave being illuminated by a flare. petapixel.com »
2018-09-19 19:08
A tiny newborn swaddled in rainbow cloth, surrounded by more than 1,600 shots, the image alone is enough to pull at your heartstrings but when you hear the story behind it, it's no wonder this photo is going viral. boredpanda.com »
2018-08-21 17:13
A Michigan man is receiving international attention this week after claiming that he has a photo showing an angel hovering over his truck at night. WPBN reports that East Jordan, Michigan fire chief Glen Thomas received an email from his security camera last week after it was activated by its motion sensor. Thorman says he […] petapixel.com »
2018-05-16 22:43
Here’s an eye-opening example that shows the power of shooting RAW. Photographer Dan Plucinski captured a beautiful photo of the solar eclipse yesterday, and this is the before-and-after comparison showing the straight-out-of-camera image (on left) compared to the edited one (on right). petapixel.com »
2017-08-23 22:00
Aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite, the MODIS captures imagery of the Earth’s water bodies. On May 29, it captured the data used to create this mesmerising image of phytoplankton blooming in the Black Sea. petapixel.com »
2017-06-14 17:00
Professional microphones for video are expensive, and even if you have the means, some cameras don't offer the correct inputs. In this video, for Photo Gear News, Daniel Peters shows you how to make a DIY lapel microphone using a smartphone and a pair of earbuds. dpreview.com »
2017-05-22 23:58
A selection of images from the Walther Collection illustrate how collections of photographs reveal more about the world and our identities than a single image.
dpreview.com »2017-05-03 20:41
How do you get the crew compartment of a spacecraft down to 880 pounds? By shaving away the other 11,120 pounds, of course.
dpreview.com »2017-05-03 20:02
Photographer and filmmaker Andrew Studer recently photographed something stupid and illegal: someone flying a drone right next to a lava spout in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Fortunately for us, the final shot is just… incredible. petapixel.com »
2017-05-02 22:04
NASA just published this remarkable photo captured by its Cassini spacecraft on April 12th, 2017. Shot from 870 million miles (1. 4 billion kilometers) away, it shows Earth as a bright dot framed by Saturn’s icy rings. petapixel.com »
2017-04-22 19:00
Last week, 25-year-old Danish automotive photographer Sebastian Pichard grabbed an old photo from his archives, opened up Photoshop CC, hit record, and started editing without any idea what exactly he would end up with. petapixel.com »
2017-01-06 20:50
Photographer Navid Baraty captured this beautiful photograph of New York City reflected in the side of a skyscraper. Baraty, a freelance photographer based in Seattle, Washington, carefully framed the shot so that it would be a mirrored shot with symmetry on the two sides. petapixel.com »
2016-09-13 20:57
A glorious full Moon lit up the skies last night with celestial observers able to capture spectacular photos of March's full Moon, known as the Worm Moon. [Read More]
Canon's groundbreaking micro-satellite, CE-SAT-IE, has entered orbit and successfully communicated with the ground station at Canon Electronics' Akagi Plant in Japan. [Read More]
As it used the last of its power reserves, the Intuitive Machines Odysseus Moon lander captured one final photo before shutting down. [Read More]
The Odysseus moon lander, developed by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, has sent incredible photos back to Earth. The private space exploration behind the lander has selected four to share with the world. [Read More]
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has done it again, delivering a spectacular image of the cosmos that is a veritable smorgasbord of color and detail. [Read More]
When galaxies collide, they don't necessarily destroy the stars within them. As NASA explains, contrary to popular belief, such a galactic "rough-and-tumble" actually triggers the generation of new stars and -- presumably -- planets. [Read More]
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]