Astrophotography

February 13, 2026

After Seeing 400 Auroras, This Astrophotographer Shares His Tips for Seeing Them Yourself [Interview]

Witnessing an aurora is, understandably, at the top of many folks’ bucket lists. These natural light shows cloak the night sky in brilliant greens, blues, pinks, and purples. They’re a phenomenon that can seem hard to find, but one that’s possible for you to see in real life—if you know where to look. The photographer known as Wil Photography loves to help people in their quests to stand beneath an aurora’s splendor.

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November 20, 2025

Incredible Photo Captures Skydiver Silhouetted in Front of the Sun

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has taken some incredible photos, but his newest is perhaps his most impressive—and artistic—to date. The Fall of Icarus, created in collaboration with skydiver Gabriel C. Brown, is a spectacular image that celebrates the incredible things that humans can accomplish. In the image, we see Brown tumbling toward Earth, silhouetted against the sun’s chromosphere. The photograph is so audacious that one could ask if it’s even real—and it very much is!

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October 28, 2025

Rare Red Sprites, Milky Way, and Southern Liguts All Captured in One Spectacular Photo

We’ve seen some fantastic photos of red sprites, but photographer Dan Zafra has given us something we’ve never seen before—red sprites, the Milky Way, the Aurora Australis, and a comet all in the same image. Zafra, who runs the photography and travel blog Capture the Atlas, came upon the incredible moment while traveling in New Zealand.

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September 19, 2025

Inouye Solar Telescope Captures Most Detailed Images Ever of Powerful Solar Flares

Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation emitted by the sun during solar storms, standing as the most powerful explosions in the solar system. According to NASA, the biggest flares can have as much energy as a billion hydrogen bombs, and yet astronomers have only recently obtained record-breaking photographs of the phenomenon. On August 8, 2024, the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope at Maui’s National Solar Observatory (NSO)

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