
Milky Way Arc Photographed Over Atacama Desert
A new photo from Chile's Atacama Desert captures the Milky Way arc with rare airglow, highlighting the unique conditions needed for astronomy and the growing threat of light pollution.
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A new photo from Chile's Atacama Desert captures the Milky Way arc with rare airglow, highlighting the unique conditions needed for astronomy and the growing threat of light pollution.

Harvard College Observatory will host a new art exhibit featuring 50 watercolor portraits and two bronze sculptures donated by artist Greg Wyatt to Professor Avi Loeb's office. The collection, celebra

Scientists captured the most detailed image of a gravitationally lensed radio arc, revealing a small, unseen object about one million times the mass of the Sun.

American photographer Ani Shastry won the 2025 Astrophotographer of the Year for his image "Flying Bat and The Giant Squid Nebula," a notoriously faint deep-space target.

Ani Shastri from the USA has won the 2025 Astrophotography Prize for his 51-hour deep field image of the Squid Nebula. The competition received 545 entries from 35 countries, showcasing global talent

The ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 competition announced its winners, with Weitang Liang, Qi Yang, and Chuhong Yu taking the top prize for their image of the Andromeda Galaxy core. The ex