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Galaxies, Artemis 2, space telescopes and stormtroopers: Here are the best photos from our staff

By Anthony Wood Published

Photos from around the space team.

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The stars of the Pleiades open cluster shine brightly against a more distant starfield, while surrounded by blue nebulosity.
Astrophotographer captures Pleiades 'Seven Sisters' glowing through ghostly blue veil

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Wispy nebula clouds can be seen reflecting the blue-white light of the Pleiades in the stunning amateur photo.

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A photo of the half-lit moon shining in a starry night sky. The moon's upper half is lit by sunlight and a soft glow infuses the shadowed side. Dark lunar seas and craters mark the sunlit surface.
The moon as you rarely see it: How a photographer captured night and day on the first quarter moon

By Anthony Wood Published

"That moment of completion was incredibly rewarding, as I felt like I had finally represented the first quarter moon as it might appear in person."

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A comet is pictured shining in a field of multicolored stars as a warm yellow-orange glow suffuses the horizon.
See Comet PanSTARRS glow above a false dawn in stunning new photo

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The comet is already visible to the naked eye ahead of its perihelion passage on April 19.

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The glowing band of the Milky Way can be seen streaking across an image captured from near lunar space, from the bottom left to top right of the photo. Pink nebulas and dark dusty clouds can be seen threading the galactic plane, and a satellite galaxy is visible as a smudge of white light to the bottom right of the screen.
Artemis 2 astronauts spy the Milky Way | Space photo of the day for April 8, 2026

By Anthony Wood Published

The image captures the glowing ribbon of the galactic plane, where the vast majority of the Milky Way's stars are concentrated.

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'Project Hail Mary' end credits showcase stunning nebula photos captured over 400 hours by a single astrophotographer — here's the inside story

By Anthony Wood Published

It started with an Instagram message, and ended on the silver screen.

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Two galaxies are pictured colliding in a dark sky dotted with stars. The orange galactic cores are visible in the center of the image and long antennae-like spiral arms can be seen stretching into space on either side.
Astrophotographer captures spectacular photo of Antennae Galaxies dueling in deep space

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The Antennae galaxies are witnessed in the process of merging into a single elliptical galaxy.

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A photographer's journey to capture a blood moon rising over the South China Sea. 'It was an incredible moment'

By Anthony Wood Published

"For a brief instant, I simply stood there, stunned. Then instinct took over".

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A colourful nebula scene is pictured shining in deep space among a field of stars.
Astrophotographer spies Thor's Helmet shining 15,000 light-years away in spectacular photo

By Anthony Wood Published

A massive stellar wind bubble sculpts the nebula into the shape of the Norse god's famous helmet.

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A pink-hued deep space nebula scene is shown peppered with bright blue, orange and white stars. The expanding shell of a supernova remnant is visible as a bright brain-like mass to the upper right.
A jellyfish or a brain? Tell us what you see in this gorgeous deep-space nebula photo

By Anthony Wood Published

The nebula was formed when a star went supernova 5,000 light-years from Earth.

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