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In a rare first for me, I actually used autofocus for this entire astrophotography shoot. If I’m being honest? I prefer it when shooting astro with a mirrorless camera. Why? Because it is quicker and that means more time capturing the stars and less time setting up. I can get a star in sharp focus […]

Efrain Morales captured a breathtaking view of the Tiangong space station crossing the moon from Puerto Rico. (Image credit: Efrain Morales) Astrophotographer Efrain Morales captured spectacular footage of China’s Tiangong space station as its silhouette buzzed Tycho Crater during a lunar transit on May 29, one night before May’s Blue Moon. Morales recorded the outlines […]

The Lagoon Nebula photographed glowing in the constellation Sagittarius. (Image credit: Noah Gyles) Amateur astrophotographer Noah Gyles has shared a stunningly detailed view of the Lagoon Nebula, captured as it glowed 5,200 light-years from Earth in the skies above Rockwell, Texas. Gyles’ colorful image reveals intricate detail in the vast interstellar cloud of dust and […]

Astrophotographer Soumyadeep Mukherjee has shared a spectacular 30-day collage of the western night sky titled “Closer, Everyday”, which captures the subtle motion of Jupiter and Venus as they danced through the skies above Kolkata, India, ahead of a dramatic planetary conjunction. The photos used to create the collage were taken with a Nikon Z6II camera […]

Jupiter and Venus put on a spectacular performance as they met in the twilight sky on June 9 during a close planetary conjunction as Mercury lurked nearby — and we’ve got the photos to prove it! The planetary trio have been locked in a mesmerizing slow dance in the western sunset sky over the past […]

The Leo Triplet shines in deep space. (Image credit: ing. Cornelis van Zuilen) Astrophotographer ing. Cornelis Van Zuilen has shared a staggeringly detailed image of the galaxies known as the “Leo Triplet”, after spending 60 hours capturing the light of the cosmic heavyweights from his balcony in the Netherlands. ZWO ASI533MC Pro (Image credit: Amazon) […]

A nebula scene is shown with swirling clouds of brown, red and orange. Blue and white stars can be seen dotted throughout. (Image credit: Greg Meyer) Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has shared a breathtaking new view of the iconic Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) rearing its head 1,600 light-years from Earth in the constellation Orion. Meyer’s image […]

The crescent moon and Venus put on a spectacular show for skywatchers worldwide during a dramatic close approach in the evening sky earlier this week. Read on to see a selection of gorgeous photos of the cosmic rendezvous, captured from around the world. Photographers captured the razor-thin lunar crescent just a few days after the […]

Here at Space.com, we love the night sky, rocket launches and sci-fi just as much as you do. Each month (from here on out) we want to celebrate that love by bringing you a collection of eclectic staff photos that show you a little of what we’ve been up to. Expect launch photos, snaps of […]

The stars of the Pleiades open cluster shine alongside blue reflection nebulas. (Image credit: Mark Germani) Astrophotographer Mark Germani captured a phenomenal view of the Pleiades open star cluster surrounded by glowing blue nebulas 445 light-years from Earth in the constellation Taurus. Germani’s deep-space photo reveals dozens of stars from the Pleiades, a cluster of […]

The first quarter moon shines over the city of Yorba Linda, California in March 2026. (Image credit: Zachary Cooper) Astrophotographer Zachary Cooper created this magnificent view of March’s first quarter moon, using clever editing to reveal dramatic detail and shadows on the sunlit side, while also capturing the ethereal glow of “earthshine” on its shadowed […]

Comet PanSTARRS glows above Somerset in the UK. (Image credit: Josh Dury.) Astrophotographer Josh Dury captured a magnificent view of comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) glowing in the predawn sky among the stars of the constellation Pegasus on April 12. PanSTARRS‘ bright, central nucleus was photographed rising low over the Mendip Hills nature reserve in Somerset, […]

The Milky Way shines in a new image captured by the Artemis 2 crew. (Image credit: NASA) The Artemis 2 crew captured this majestic photo of the Milky Way through the window of their Orion spacecraft “Integrity” on April 7, less than a day after completing a historic lunar flyby that saw them temporarily lose […]

In August 2024, astrophotographer Rod Prazeres received a strange Instagram message that seemed a little too good to be true — a “small production company” wanted to license his images for use in an undisclosed sci-fi movie. Prazeres‘ initially — and reasonably — assumed that he was being scammed. After all, how many production companies […]

The Antennae Galaxies pictured merging in the constellation Corvus. (Image credit: Greg Meyer) Astrophotographer Greg Meyer took aim at the constellation Corvus to capture a majestic view of the Antennae Galaxies, whose once spiral forms have been rendered chaotic as they merge into a single elliptical monster of a galaxy. The deep space image captures […]

Planning, uncertainty, a last-minute road trip and elation in the battle against cloud cover. Malaysian photographer Tharuman Gnanamoorthy set off on a personal mission to capture the March 3 Blood Moon total lunar eclipse. Gnanamoorthy’s stunning composite photos document the mesmerizing beauty of the orange-red full moon as it rose fully eclipsed over the eastern […]

NGC 2359 glows in the constellation Canis Major. (Image credit: Ronald Brecher) The god of thunder appears to have misplaced his helmet in a new deep-space photo from Ronald Brecher, which captured glorious detail in a nebula scene surrounding a colossal star shining 15,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Canis Major, the “Great Dog”. […]

The Fujifilm X-M5 is the lightest and smallest camera in the X-series line-up, alongside the X-T5, X-T50 and X-H2. It was released in late 2024 and is targeted towards content creators and travel users, with good hybrid capability and easy switching of film simulation styles. With only a 26MP APS-C sensor and a lack of […]

Six of the seven naked-eye planets (and the moon) are visible in this annotated “planetary parade” photo taken in the south of England. From top to bottom: Jupiter, the moon, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Mercury and Venus. (Image credit: Josh Dury) A rare six-planet parade lights up the U.K. sky in a powerful new astrophoto captured […]

The Jellyfish Nebula shines in the constellation Gemini. (Image credit: Ogetay Kayali) Astrophotographer Ogetay Kayali has captured a nebula resembling a jellyfish — or possibly a brain, depending on your perspective — shining 5,000 light-years from Earth near the bright star Propus, which represents one foot of a mythological twin represented in the constellation Gemini. […]

May’s full Blue Moon put on a dazzling display over the weekend, flooding the night sky with moonlight as the red supergiant star Antares glowed nearby. A Blue Moon is the name given to the second full moon in a single calendar month — a rare occurrence that only takes place about once every 2.5 […]

Planning, uncertainty, a last-minute road trip and elation in the battle against cloud cover. Malaysian photographer Tharuman Gnanamoorthy set off on a personal mission to capture the March 3 Blood Moon total lunar eclipse. Gnanamoorthy’s stunning composite photos document the mesmerizing beauty of the orange-red full moon as it rose fully eclipsed over the eastern […]

Astrophotographer Mark Johnston captured the sun in remarkable detail from his backyard in Arizona. (Image credit: Mark Johnston) A spectacular series of glowing plasma loops arcs above the sun in this remarkable view captured from an astrophotographer’s backyard. What is it? This image is a still from a high-resolution timelapse captured by astrophotographer Mark Johnston […]