Every year, the Capture the Atlas Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest brings together some of the most striking night ...

NASA astronaut Chris Williams captured a dazzling image of the Milky Way from a SpaceX Dragon docked to the ISS, showcasing ...

Bulgarian photographer Mihail Minkov has taken top honors at the Smartphone Astrophotographer of the Year 2026 – a global competition exclusively dedicated to images captured with camera phones.

Twenty-one year old Tom Rae has wowed judges of the global contest, again, with a shot of The Remarkables. Young photographer ...

Here in the Lowcountry, the Milky Way often rises out over the Atlantic Ocean… meaning, beautiful views from our beaches at night! But did you know you don’t need a high-end camera to capture the ...

The 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year collection showcases 25 stunning images of our galaxy captured under the darkest ...

I was really excited when I heard that OM System had produced an Astro version of its OM-3 camera. Mirrorless and DSLR cameras modified for astrophotography have been released regularly by Canon, ...

Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (ESO’s VLTI) took the first close-up image of a dying star outside of the Milky Way. The newly imaged star, WH ...

We are living in a golden age of Milky Way research and exploration. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Milky Way is a barred ...