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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.
September 7, 2025
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.
September 5, 2025
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.
September 3, 2025
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!
September 3, 2025
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.
August 29, 2025
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!
August 22, 2025
Titan is casting its shadow on planet Saturn
Saturn's ring are currently almost edge-on, so you can see shadow transits of its largest moon Titan on its surface. See some images here.
August 19, 2025
Venus and Jupiter conjunction. Plus meteors! See the images
Venus and Jupiter - the 2 brightest planets in Earth’s sky – were closest together for this year Monday morning. Here are the best images.
August 12, 2025
See the best deep-sky photos of July 2025 here
Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for July 2025 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in, too. We love to see them!
August 3, 2025
New Chandra images reveal glorious galaxies and more
New Chandra images highlight glittering spectacles of the cosmos, from star factories to black-hole-powered galaxies. See more about them here!
July 24, 2025
