The moon as you rarely see it: How a photographer captured night and day on the first quarter moon

“That moment of completion was incredibly rewarding, as I felt like I had finally represented the first quarter moon as it might appear in person.”
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See Comet PanSTARRS glow above a false dawn in stunning new photo

The comet is already visible to the naked eye ahead of its perihelion passage on April 19.

Artemis 2 astronauts spy the Milky Way | Space photo of the day for April 8, 2026

The image captures the glowing ribbon of the galactic plane, where the vast majority of the Milky Way’s stars are concentrated.
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Astrophotographer captures spectacular photo of Antennae Galaxies dueling in deep space

The Antennae galaxies are witnessed in the process of merging into a single elliptical galaxy.

Astrophotographer spies Thor’s Helmet shining 15,000 light-years away in spectacular photo

A massive stellar wind bubble sculpts the nebula into the shape of the Norse god’s famous helmet.

A jellyfish or a brain? Tell us what you see in this gorgeous deep-space nebula photo

The nebula was formed when a star went supernova 5,000 light-years from Earth.

Astrophotographer captures rare 6-planet parade spanning nearly 180 degrees of sky

A U.K. astrophotographer had to put together some clever equipment tricks to show six of the seven planets in a rare ‘parade’ over the south of England.
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Fujifilm X-M5 review — impressive astro in a small package

Being the lightest and smallest camera in the X-series line-up, I was impressed with how good this little camera was for astrophotography.
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