Astrophotography

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Photography student sends film into space – and ends up capturing the very essence of the universe

By Alan Palazon Last updated

News Photography student Tom Liggett sent film to 121,000 ft in a helium balloon, where cosmic radiation from black holes “billions of light-years away” burned abstract patterns

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A photograph of the Earth taken on the Artemis II mission
I can’t orbit the moon, but I can explore the universe from my backyard. As a photographer, I’m amazed at the space discoveries made possible with cameras

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

SPACE From galaxies found on 2MP cameras to comets captured on old DSLRs, astrophotography is proof of the power of the camera

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Milky Way over lake,Chanthaburi, Thailand
Astrophotography in May 2026: get your camera ready to photograph meteors, the Milky Way, and two full moons this month

By Jamie Carter Published

Astro Everything you need to know about what’s worth photographing in the night skies over the coming month

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Underwater image of Artemis II heat shield
Photo of Artemis II heat shield looks like an ethereal underwater world, but it's provided NASA with vital data

By Mike Harris Published

News Questions over the suitability of Orion’s heat shield have been answered following Artemis II’s successful splashdown, with a photograph showing “significantly reduced” charring

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NASA's 322-foot-tall Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center on April 01, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Jaw-dropping slo-mo video of Artemis II launch captured with Nikon ZR and a borrowed US$16,000 lens!

By Mike Harris Published

News An impromptu moment landed Jared Sanders with a US$16,000 Nikon lens and the world’s most eligible subject matter, NASA’s Artemis II rocket launch

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An illustration of what the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope could look like in space
Hubble would have taken a century to do what NASA’s next telescope can do in a month. The 300MP Roman Telescope is nearly ready for launch

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

SPACE NASA has completed assembly and testing on the 300-megapixel Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, so a launch could come as soon as September

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This 35mm frame represents one of the more spectacular views of Aurora Australis, photographed by the Space Shuttle Endeavour during the eight-day Spacelab-J mission.
A space photo inspired the first Earth Day. I can't stop looking at these iconic images of Earth that span from 35mm film to DSLRs

By Hillary K. Grigonis Last updated

EARTH DAY A photo from 1968 inspired the first Earth Day, but that's not the only iconic space photo of Earth that everyone should see

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Milky Way across Uyuni salt flats, Bolivia
For Earth Day, watch this breathtaking time-lapse video of our planet rotating beneath your feet under a beautiful starry sky

By Mike Harris Published

News For this amazing video, a star tracker was used to track the night sky while shooting a time-lapse, resulting in a fixed sky and a rotating Earth

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NASA Artemis II crew members are hoisted into a U.S. Navy MH-60 helicopter after successfully splashing down in the Pacific Ocean following their 10-day mission around the Moon.
“The splashdown of a lifetime.” Viral video reveals how photographers captured the Artemis II splashdown in the middle of the ocean

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

ARTEMIS NASA has shared a now-viral video of how photographers managed to capture the Artemis II splashdown in the Pacific Ocean

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Image of spiral galaxy captured by Hubble Space Telescope.
Hubble captures images of an “ethereal” spiral galaxy located 380 million light-years from Earth

By Alan Palazon Published

SPACE IC 486, a barred spiral galaxy, lies at the edge of the constellation Gemini an inconceivable 380 million light-years from Earth

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