astronomy Archives — Colossal

a photograph taken at night along the shore of Lake Michigan, with a magenta and green curtain of the northern lights in the distance and a laser-lit curtain of light draped over the water

Ethereal, Glowing Curtains Drape Over Lake Michigan in Reuben Wu’s Light Paintings

December 10, 2024

a glowing photograph of bright auroras, stars, and meteors over a mountain Croatian landscape with a house in the center

Luminous Skies Star in the 2024 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year Contest

December 3, 2024

A star cluster is shown inside a large nebula of many-coloured gas and dust. The material forms dark ridges and peaks of gas and dust surrounding the cluster, lit on the inner side, while layers of diffuse, translucent clouds blanket over them. Around and within the gas, a huge number of distant galaxies can be seen, some quite large, as well as a few stars nearer to us which are very large and bright.

A Star Is Born: A Phenomenal New Image Showcases a Stellar Nursery in Stunning Detail

October 30, 2024

an abstract image of the sun with glowing rings that appear to grow from the right side

A Brilliant Image of the Solar Eclipse Wins the 2024 Astronomy Photographer of the Year

September 13, 2024

meteors streak down the sky to frame the milky way, while stonehenge sits at the base

Bisected by the Milky Way, a Stellar Image Captures the Perseid Meteor Shower Raining Down on Stonehenge

August 15, 2024

A Pair of Staggering Infographics Organizes 1,600 Planets Beyond Our Solar System by Color

July 12, 2024

The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Details of the Horsehead Nebula in Unprecedented Resolution

May 1, 2024

A New Image from NASA’s James Webb Telescope Captures Icy Uranus’s Elusive Rings and Extreme Conditions

December 21, 2023

Lone Splendor: A Group Show Revels in the Wonder and Unknown of the Night Sky

November 22, 2023

More Than 100 Photographers Team Up for Vital Impacts Print Sale Supporting Elephant Conservation

November 21, 2023

One of the Most Colorful Composites of the Universe Highlights Galaxies 4.3 Billion Light-Years from Earth

November 17, 2023

A Major Exhibition Materializes Surrealist Artist Remedios Varo’s Alchemical Visions

September 15, 2023

Cosmic Delights and Distant Discoveries Unfold in ‘Astronomy Photographer of the Year 15’

September 14, 2023

Immersing Viewers in Galactic Phenomena, ‘Beyond the Light’ Revels in the Intersection of Art and Science

June 12, 2023

Composite Images From NASA’s Most Powerful Telescopes Reveal Mind-Boggling Details of the Cosmos

May 25, 2023

Vivid Photographs by Cari Letelier Follow the Aurora Borealis Across Iceland’s Night Sky

April 4, 2023