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The night side of Earth is photographed from the ISS with its curved edge wreathed in colorful aurora. Solar panels and parts of the spacecraft and space station are also visible.
Astronaut captures mesmerizing auroras with iPhone from ISS | Space photo of the day for Oct. 13, 2026

By Anthony Wood Published

Auroras paint the International Space Station purple in new iPhone photo from orbit.

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Dozens of deep sky objects are shown in a mosaic ranging from glaxies to star clusters and nebulas.
Astrophotographer captures 110 galaxies, star clusters and nebulas in stunning 352-hour mosaic (photo)

By Anthony Wood Published

Astrophotographer Cornelis van Zuilen spent 352-hours of light data to create a spectacular mosaic of the Messier Catalog.

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The Milky Way over the La Silla Observatory.
The Milky Way glows over telescopes in the Atacama Desert | Space photo of the day for Oct. 9, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

Dark clouds swirl across a star-speckled sky as the Milky Way stretches above La Silla Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert.

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Perseid meteors meet mesmerizing star trails over Egypt's Western Desert

By Anthony Wood Published

Osama Fathi captured this breathtaking view of Perseids cutting through star trails from Egypt's Western Desert on Aug. 13-14.

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A red and blue nebula glows against distant stars. A bright blue star can be seen glowing in its core.
Astrophotographer captures jaw-dropping view of the Crescent Nebula

By Anthony Wood Published

Astrophotographer Kevin Boardman spent more than 16 hours capturing the intricate filaments of the Crescent Nebula.

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close up view of the sun showing large filament like structure fanning out from the sun and reaching up, with the plasma then falling back to the sun.
Mesmerizing plasma loops on the sun | Space photo of the day for Sept. 3, 2026

By Daisy Dobrijevic Published

"To see one AND catch it right on the limb AND have it happen on a clear day when I'm home and able to catch it was a real treat."

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The Canon EOS R6 III with the Canon RF 7-14mm f/2.8-3.5L fisheye lens attached, on a brown carpet.
How much better is the Canon EOS R6 III than previous models for astrophotography?

By Harry Bennett Published

The latest edition of the Canon EOS R6 III adds 8 MP in resolution compared to the EOS R6 II, a CFexpress card slot and improved low-light autofocusing capability but do these upgrades actually benefit the astrophotographer?

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The silhouette of a space station is shown on the lunar surface surrounded by a red circle. A large crater is visible to its lower right, with bright lines emanating outwards.
Watch China's Tiangong space station cross the moon in stunning amateur footage

By Anthony Wood Published

The Tiangong space station approaches Tycho Crater in stunning amateur transit footage.

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A nebula is photographed glowing in deep space among a sea of stars. It features a blue glowing core reminiscent of a lagoon, surrounded by red, flame-like clouds.
Astrophotographer captures a cosmic lagoon glowing 5,200 light-years from Earth (photo)

By Anthony Wood Published

The Lagoon Nebula is best spotted in the months surrounding August in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Closer every day: A spectacular 30-day collage of the Venus-Jupiter conjunction (photo)

By Anthony Wood Published

Venus appeared to move closer to Jupiter in Earth's sky, as the two planets drifted farther apart in space.

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