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

ArcBlue is pitching a simpler astrophotography setup that minimizes installation and monitoring, while still aiming for serious deep-sky capability. The C42 was unveiled at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in April, and the system is planned to launch on Kickstarter soon.

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Venus and Jupiter passed close to one another, setting the stage for a captivating planetary photoshoot.

French astronaut Sophie Adenot captured images of Mt Vesuvius and Mt Etna from 250 miles above the Earth’s surface aboard the International Space Station

Researchers at Australia's space agency have built the largest map of the universe's magnetic fields yet

The now lost MAVEN spacecraft had an ultraviolet camera on board that snapped impressively colorful images of Mars

Space experts are predicting higher than average odds of seeing the aurora in the northern US, Canada, and even a "slight chance" for northern England

Over 60 hours of light data was used to create this stunning view of the gravitationally bound "Leo Triplet" galaxies.

The second full moon of May put on a spectacular show on May 31.

Everything you need to know about what’s worth photographing in the night skies over the coming month

The Horsehead Nebula cuts a dark silhouette against glowing clouds in the constellation Orion.

Cameras will help researchers study the Moon's surface ahead of the planned Moon Base, including four seven-foot-wide camera drones

Armed with an astro-modified DSLR camera, this photographer crossed remote salt pans and captured ancient boabab trees beneath the Milky Way

This 200° Milky Way panorama revealed something the photographer did not expect to see

The moon and Venus met in the western sky on May 18-19, setting the stage for a dramatic photoshoot.

A NASA spacecraft on its way to an asteroid has captured several stunning images of the Red Planet

Surrounded by streetlights and terraced houses, I never expected to capture detailed deep-space images from my backyard until I tried the Vaonis Vespera Pro telescope.

The string of galaxies is just a small part of the colossal Virgo Galaxy Cluster

Dury captured shooting stars glowing with the Milky Way from the remote Scottish Island of Skye.

A winter Milky Way panorama shows Geminid meteors streaking above the world's largest optical telescope in Spain

NASA has published a new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope depicting a nearby spiral galaxy “glittering” with clusters of stars

The space agency has released over 12,000 images taken by the astronauts and onboard automated cameras during the 10-day mission, ranging from candid portraits to awe-inspiring scenes of the dark side of the Moon

A sky so clear it felt unreal, recalls featured photographer in the 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year

Photos from around the space team.

See the images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope that photographed a hidden moon orbiting Uranus by capturing 10 40-minute exposures over a six-hour period

From galaxies found on 2MP cameras to comets captured on old DSLRs, astrophotography is proof of the power of the camera

Photography student Tom Liggett sent film to 120,000 ft in a hot-air balloon, where cosmic radiation from black holes “billions of light-years away” burned abstract patterns

Wispy nebula clouds can be seen reflecting the blue-white light of the Pleiades in the stunning amateur photo.

Everything you need to know about what’s worth photographing in the night skies over the coming month

Questions over the suitability of Orion’s heat shield have been answered following Artemis II’s successful splashdown, with a photograph showing “significantly reduced” charring