Astrophotography
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This Milky Way photo looks out of this world – a perfect night sky over a surreal salt flat landscape
By Kim Bunermann Published
NEWS A sky so clear it felt unreal, recalls featured photographer in the 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year

Multiple 40-minute exposures identified hidden moon that even NASA’s Voyager 2 couldn’t detect
By Mike Harris Published
News See the images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope that photographed a hidden moon orbiting Uranus by capturing 10 40-minute exposures over a six-hour period

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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