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A Stunning Milky Way Captured from an Island Paradise
Today in pretty space pics: the Milky Way, viewed from the Cook Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean on a...
Recording A Century of Night Skies Through A Scanner Darkly
Harvard has a world-class trove of valuable astronomical data. But it's in the form of half a million glass photographic plates
Professional Astronomers Assemble Hundreds of Amateur Photos To Track Comet’s Path
A pair of professional astronomers resolved the orbit of a bright comet using photos shot by their amateur counterparts. The...
Backyard Astronomer Nabs Stupendous Sun Photo
Winter doldrums getting you down? Let this amazing photo of the sun brighten your day. The smoky puff on the...
A Long Exposure Captures Bioluminescence Below, a Swirling, Starry Night Above
This image would be cool enough if it were some kind of artistic fabrication, but the fact that it’s a...
An Amazing Pic of Discovery Docking with the ISS, Taken from Earth
This is an image of the Space Shuttle Discovery taken from the ground, no easy feat in itself. But it...
ESO’s “Hidden Treasures” Astrophotography Contest Shows Incredibly Talented Amateurs
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has announced the winners of its Hidden Treasures astrophotography contest. Hidden Treasures asks amateur astronomers...
Astrophotographer Grabs a Snapshot of the Darkest Possible Sky
If you’re going to photograph the cosmos, the first step is to find somewhere really dark where Earthly light pollution...
Orion Nebula Fully Unveiled in New Telescope Image
This shot seems a bit below the belt ... Orion's belt
