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The swirling mass of interstellar dust and gas that forms the Orion Nebula is pictured glowing against the blackness of space. A collection of particularly bright stars are visible in the center of the nebula, surrounded by a radiation-sculpted cavity.
This stunning Orion Nebula photo will make you want to grab a telescope this week

By Anthony Wood Published

The Orion Nebula is the closest large star-forming region, located within the Milky Way just 1,500 light-years from Earth.

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a view of the hubble space telescope crossing the sun with a view of the sun behind.
Astrophotographer captures rare footage of the Hubble Telescope crossing the sun (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic Published

The Hubble Telescope appears as a tiny silhouette during a perfectly timed solar transit captured from Puerto Rico.

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Our 10 favorite Space.com reader astronomy photos of 2025

By Anthony Wood Published

From auroras at 36,000 feet to comet flybys and eclipses, these are the standout images our readers shared with Space.com in 2025.

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A green comet can be seen glowing to the right of a deep-space image, with a faint tail extending to the lower left. A swirling red nebula can be seen dominating the background to the left of the screen, with a number of particularly bright stars clustered below a dense horizontal filament of cosmic dust.
Comet SWAN shines with the Pillars of Creation in breathtaking deep space photo

By Anthony Wood Published

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) was imaged in October as it crossed the galactic plane of the Milky Way.

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A chaotic nebula scene that appears to take on the appearance of a cosmic lion roaring in deep space against a sea of stars.
A 'rampaging lion' nebula roars to life in a stunning deep-space photo

By Anthony Wood Published

The Lion Nebula is located 10,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus

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A silhouetted skydiver falls in front of the boiling sun.
'It was an incredible moment.' Skydiver plunges across the face of the sun jaw-dropping astrophotographer photo

By Josh Dinner Published

"I didn't know if it was even possible."

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A glowing comet nucleus and coma are visible to the lower left of an image against a black night sky, punctuated by numerous white points representing stars. A ghostly tail is visible extending diagonally from the nucleus to the upper right corner of the image.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shines in new image captured after close pass by the sun (photo)

By Anthony Wood Published

"For me, it is particularly interesting to see how such an interstellar object evolves."

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A swirling red nebula is pictured against a distant starfield
Astrophotographer spies an ancient supernova remnant shining in the wing of a cosmic swan (photo)

By Anthony Wood Published

The Eastern Veil Nebula is part of a colossal supernova remnant known as the Cygnus Loop.

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A large spiral galaxy with sweeping spiral arms and a glowing core shines against a sea of stars.
Astrophotographer spies a spiral galaxy bursting with starbirth (photo)

By Anthony Wood Published

"This is one of my favourite galaxies for testing new equipment."

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An image of a comet in black and white with lines streaking across the image.
Comet Lemmon photos are plagued by satellite streaks. Here's how amateur astronomers face the problem

By Anthony Wood Published

"Every single subframe I take (prior to stacking) now contains at least one, and usually more than one satellite streak."

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