Milky Way photography can yield some stunning shots from here on Earth. But what if you had a vantage point at some 400km ...

This stunning photo was taken on January 29, 2025, from 265 miles (425 km) above the Pacific Ocean. Pettit, a seasoned ...

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...

The center of our Milky Way galaxy is hidden from the prying eyes of optical telescopes by clouds of obscuring dust and gas. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope's infrared cameras penetrate much of the ...

is a spiral galaxy much like Earth's own Milky Way. But because of where we are and how it's situated, Hubble's photo amounts to a side view. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be ...

His photos appear frequently in National Geographic magazine. It was a grand sight to see, the Milky Way stretching across the sky behind Owachomo Bridge. It was a natural subject for the opening ...

A giant new photo reveals clouds of dust and gas stretching ... may eventually "collapse in on itself and provide the Milky Way with yet another brood of stars," perpetually forming new stars ...

A stunning new photo of the Milky Way (shown above) came about because of a flea-market purchase, a late night on a Chilean mountain range, and a dash of inspiration. The photo, taken by ...

Standing beneath the Milky Way has always been a beautiful sight, if you were lucky enough to find dark skies on a dark night. But the revelation of recent advances in digital photography is that ...