The 2025 Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest is now open for entries, giving you the opportunity to submit your favorite images of the night sky. The contest is hosted by the Royal ...

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The ring-shaped clouds around the nebula RCW 120 were detected by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in this composite image. The Black Eye Galaxy is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million ...

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Check out Paolo Porcellana's Backyard Astronomy YouTube channel ... Check out some of Chap Him Wong's other photos on National Geographic. Michael van Doorn is a photographer based in the ...

The group is about enjoying astronomy images and helping members improve their astrophotography skills. Please share your knowledge as well as your photographs. Tag images with your subject and ...

a different team used the telescope to capture the first detailed image of a star outside our galaxy. “Chile, and in particular Paranal, is a truly special place for astronomy—its dark skies ...

AAS is regarded as the "Super Bowl of astronomy" due to the significance ... and Neptune are actually similar blues, 'true' color images reveal — Hubble Space Telescope sees wild weather raging ...