Australian nanosatellite snaps 1st selfie in space before tracking cosmic gamma-ray bursts (photo)
Twin Mars spacecraft arrive in Florida for launch on Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket (photo)
Astronomers Capture First-Ever Photo of a Baby Planet Being Born in Darkness
'Totally unexpected': Stunning new imagery shows big changes in the 1st black hole ever captured by humanity (photo, video)
Scientists capture interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS growing a tail: 'This image is both a scientific milestone and a source of wonder' (photo, video)
NASA's Psyche asteroid probe beams home haunting view of distant Earth (photo)
I tried to image the Veil Nebula but accidentally got an 'Alien' Xenomorph (photo)
NASA's Perseverance rover spies mysterious 'helmet' on Mars (photo)
Know this photo? Test your knowledge of these famous firsts in our astrophotography quiz!
Astronomers find bizarre 'Cosmic Grapes' galaxy in the early universe. Here's why that's a big deal (photo)
Hubble Telescope gives us our best look yet at the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (video, photo)
Saturn's largest moon Titan casts a colossal shadow in breathtaking amateur portrait (photo)
Astronomers crack 1,000-year-old Betelgeuse mystery with 1st-ever sighting of secret companion (photo, video)
Record-breaking high-altitude shot of sun's surface captured from one of Europe's tallest mountains (photo)
Sunspot crackling with magnetic 'bombs' is now turning toward Earth (photo)
Fish rescue wins New Scientist Editors Award at Earth Photo 2025
Astronomers capture the most intricate picture of a galaxy in a thousand colors ever seen (photo, video)
Northern lights and glowing noctilucent clouds collide in a rare night sky show over Alberta (photo)
European Mars orbiter spies crumbling crater 'soaked in layers of Martian history' (photo)
Brand-new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrives at pad for June 10 astronaut launch (photo)
