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See the best Milky Way photos of 2025 here
See 10 of the best Milky Way photos from all over the world. This year, the entries include the 1st Milky Way image from space by astronaut Don Pettit.
May 27, 2025
See the Chinese rocket that surprised aurora watchers
On May 16, 2025, aurora watchers spotted something unusual in the sky. The mysterious streak turned out to be a Chinese rocket. More here.
May 21, 2025
See the best deep-sky photos of April 2025 here
Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for April 2025 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in, too. We love to see them!
May 3, 2025
It’s Milky Way season again! Enjoy beautiful pics here
Enjoy these stunning photos of our home galaxy, in celebration of the return of Milky Way season. Have your own image to share? Submit it to us!
April 20, 2025
Watch a sungrazing comet’s final death leap
The sungrazing comet appears as a relatively bright and slow-moving dot, heading toward the sun, then suddenly fading away.
April 15, 2025
The South Pole begins its 6 months of darkness
On the March equinox, researchers at the South Pole saw the sunset and entered into 6 months of darkness. See more images of the sunset here.
April 3, 2025
See the best deep-sky photos of March 2025 here
Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for March 2025 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in, too. We love to see them!
April 2, 2025
Partial solar eclipse pics that you’ll love. See them here!
See some beautiful partial solar eclipse pics from March 29, 2025, thanks to our global EarthSky community! Did you take a pic? Submit it to us!
March 31, 2025
Outstanding Einstein ring revealed in new image
This elliptical galaxy acts as a gravitational lens, warping the light from a distant spiral galaxy and allowing us to see it in the form of an Einstein ring.
March 27, 2025
The best deep-sky photos of February 2025
Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for February 2025 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in, too. We love to see them!
March 7, 2025
