See the best deep-sky photos of July 2025 here
Watch this video of some of our editors’ picks for the best deep-sky photos of July 2025, and then see more below!| EarthSky
Watch this video of some of our editors’ picks for the best deep-sky photos of July 2025, and then see more below!| EarthSky
On July 23, 2025, NASA and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics unveiled these stunning new images from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. The new Chandra images include distant galaxies and star factories. Image via X-ray: NASA/ CXC/ SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Infrared: NSF/ NOAO/ KPNO; Image Processing: NASA/ CXC/ SAO/ L. Frattare/ J. Major/ J. Schmidt/ N. Wolk/ K. Arcand.New Chandra images!| EarthSky
This is Biomass’ view of a forest in Bolivia. Colors represent distinct characteristics of the landscape. In this case, green denotes rainforest, red shows forested floodplains and wetlands, purple is grasslands, while black represents rivers and lakes. See more images from the Biomass mission below. Image via ESA.| EarthSky
Watch this video of some of our editors’ picks for the best deep-sky photos of June 2025, and then see more below!| EarthSky
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Amy Moberly encountered this storm cloud in Reva, South Dakota, on June 20, 2025. Amy wrote: “Captured this striking supercell in rural South Dakota. Magnificent!” Thank you, Amy. These distinctive looking clouds have earned the nickname mothership.Mothership over South Dakota| EarthSky
One of the most colorful regions of the sky, Rho Ophiuchi showcases clusters and nebulae galore. This region is a great target for August nights. The post Rho Ophiuchi is filled with glorious color first appeared on EarthSky.| Today's Image | EarthSky
Astronomers spotted a ‘new star’ – or a nova – in the southern constellation Lupus the Wolf on June 12. It was below the limit for viewing with the unaided eye when first spotted. Now it has brightened! It’s been visible (barely) to the eye for some days, and an easy target for binoculars. What makes a nova? EarthSky’s Deborah Byrd and veteran stargazer Bob King have details. Watch in the player above or on YouTube.| EarthSky
View larger. | This is the Sculptor galaxy, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It’s one of the nearest massive star-forming galaxies to our Milky Way galaxy. ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile captured this image with its Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument. This is the most detailed 1,000-color image of a galaxy yet. Image via ESO/ E. Congiu et al.1,000-color image of the Sculptor galaxy| EarthSky
Watch this video of some of our editors’ picks for the best deep-sky photos of May 2025, and then see more below!| EarthSky
On special dates throughout 2025, Saturn’s large moon Titan has been casting its shadow on Saturn’s cloudtops. Some in the EarthSky community have captured these remarkable events, which happen only about every 15 years. EarthSky’s Deborah Byrd – and our friend Bob King, aka AstroBob – explain and show pictures. Watch in the player above or here.| EarthSky
Armando is known primarily as an astronomy educator, after 30+ years of extensive public outreach and 10 years teaching in colleges. As one of only a handful of science communicators in Puerto Rico during Comet Halley's last visit, he assumed a pioneering role starting in 1985 when science was just beginning to enter the collective mindset. Over the years, his work as a teacher, speaker and writer, inspired people to pursue interests in science and brought enduring change to Puerto Rican cult...| earthsky.org
Meet Marcy Curran, our voice of the night sky on EarthSky YouTube. Check out her popular short videos in the Sky category on our YouTube channel. When she's not making videos, Marcy is an EarthSky editor, helping to keep our night sky guide up-to-date and just generally helping to keep the wheels turning around here. Marcy has enjoyed stargazing since she was a child, going on family camping trips under the dark skies of Wyoming. She bought her first telescope in time to see Halley’s Comet ...| earthsky.org
Kelly Kizer Whitt - EarthSky’s nature and travel vlogger on YouTube - writes and edits some of the most fascinating stories at EarthSky.org. She's been writing about science, with a focus on astronomy, for decades. She began her career at Astronomy Magazine and made regular contributions to other outlets, including AstronomyToday and the Sierra Club. She has nine published books, including a children's picture book, Solar System Forecast, and a young adult dystopian novel, A Different Sky.| earthsky.org
Members of the EarthSky community - including scientists, as well as science and nature writers from across the globe - weigh in on what's important to them.| earthsky.org
