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Amazing aurora photos capture the ‘sky on fire’
Stargazers saw vivid reds and greens paint the sky the night of November 11, 2025, as auroras dipped into southern-US latitudes and beyond. Aurora photos here!
November 12, 2025
See the best deep-sky photos of October 2025 here
Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for October 2025 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in, too. We love to see them!
November 5, 2025
Look for the Witch Head nebula this Halloween night
The Witch Head nebula rises near the star Rigel in Orion on Halloween night, but it's too faint to see without a large telescope. A perfect sight for Halloween.
October 30, 2025
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.
October 26, 2025
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!
October 23, 2025
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!
October 2, 2025
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.
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.
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
