Astrophotos
Reaching Near Space For Less Than $150
A group of MIT students have launched a low-budget satellite to near space, taking images of the curvature of Earth…
340 Million Pixels of GigaGalaxy Zoom
[/caption] Last week the GigaGalaxy Zoom project introduced an interactive 360-degree panorama of the entire night sky, and they promised…
Space Shuttle Flushes the Toilet for All the World To See
[/caption] This picture is from last week; September 9, 2009 to be exact, but I still wanted to share it.…
Astro Art: Artist Creates Portrait Gallery of Astronomers
[/caption] Art and astronomy often intersect, and it's wonderful when art can provide an emotional connection to science. Amateur astronomer…
Great Views of the ISS and Shuttle From Earth and Space
[/caption] Paolo Beltrame from Italy sent us this amazing montage of images he took of space shuttle Discovery docked to…
Astro Art of the Week: Space City of the Future
[/caption] Ever try to imagine what cities on other planets or moons might look like? Universe Today reader Alan Lipkin…
“What Was That Big Star Next to the Moon Last Night?”
[/caption] Anyone ask you that question this morning? Jupiter was only 3 degrees from the Moon last night, making a…
Astro Art of the Week #8: Space Shuttle Sketches
[/caption] This week's Astro Art was submitted by Assi Süer, a 20 year-old amateur astronomer and astrophysics student from Sweden.…
Astro Art of the Week: Music and the Heavens
[/caption] This week's featured Astro Art was created by Universe Today reader Bhavya Mittal. Bhavya calls it "Music combines the…
Astro Art of the Week #6
[/caption] Here's another installment for our new feature, Astro Art of the Week, where we feature our readers' artwork they…