Awe-inspiring Comet Lemmon photos from our community

Enjoy these editor's picks of EarthSky community photos of Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6). It's currently on its way toward closest approach to the sun.

Rare timelapse of red sprites and the southern Milky Way

Dan Zafra of Capture the Atlas shared a rare timelapse of red sprites - fleeting flashes above lightning storms - and the southern Milky Way. See it here!

See the best deep-sky photos of September 2025 here

Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for September 2025 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in, too. We love to see them!

Stunning moon, Venus and Regulus conjunction pics !

The EarthSky community outdid itself with these photos of the crescent moon, Venus and Regulus in the morning sky on Friday, September 19, 2025.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shows comet tail in new image

Astronomers captured images live from the Gemini South telescope control room in Chile, and they showed a comet tail for 3I/ATLAS.

Meet Pismis 24, a glittering hotbed of star birth

NASA has released an incredible image of Pismis 24, a sparkling cluster of star formation. It's one of the nearest sites of massive star birth.

Butterfly nebula offers clues on how Earth-like planets form

New observations of the Butterfly nebula reveal a dust torus, energetic jets, and PAH formation, providing insight into how rocky planets like Earth assemble.

See the best deep-sky photos of August 2025 here

Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for August 2025 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in, too. We love to see them!

Baby planet caught carving a path in its star’s dusty disk

Astronomers spot a baby planet shaping its star’s protoplanetary disk. This is a rare look at planet formation in action, 430 light-years from Earth.

Morning planets parade, plus the moon and stars!

Have you seen the morning planets parade? The moon joined forces with Venus and Jupiter to put on a great show. Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were there too!

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