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See the best deep-sky photos of June 2025 here
Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for June 2025 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in, too. We love to see them!
July 5, 2025
Double detonation supernova destroyed this star!
Check out this amazing image of a supernova remnant, showing its star exploded twice! And hear from the scientists who created the image.
July 4, 2025
Supercell thunderstorm churns over the Plains
Supercell thunderstorms look like giant motherships and can bring severe weather such as tornadoes and hail. See a diagram of a supercell here.
July 4, 2025
Calculating whether an asteroid might hit Earth
How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid might hit Earth? And why does the likelihood often go up before dropping to zero?
July 4, 2025
Planet with a death wish triggers its own doom
Astronomers using ESA's Cheops mission have spotted a planet with a death wish. The exoplanet seems to be triggering flares of radiation from its parent star.
July 4, 2025
A Stone Age ocean voyage re-enacted by daring scientists
Scientists re-enacted a Stone Age voyage from Taiwan to the Ryuku Islands of southern Japan using a canoe made from replica tools of that period.
July 3, 2025
Andromeda Galaxy stuns in new images and sounds!
NASA has released a stunning new composite image of the Andromeda galaxy. There is also a sonification, where the individual images are converted into sound.
July 2, 2025
Killer whales make tools to scratch each other’s backs
Killer whales are sociable and intelligent animals that create tools to scratch a partner's back. See images and videos here!
July 2, 2025
Another nova – a 2nd ‘new star’ – is now visible in Vela
A 'new star,' or a nova, was discovered in Vela on June 25, 2025. You can see it with the eye! So you can see two novae at once from the Southern Hemisphere.
July 1, 2025
Clays on Mars as tantalizing oases for microbial life
A new study shows that thick layers of clays on Mars formed close to bodies of water like lakes. This might have provided a stable environment for life.
July 1, 2025
