Nina Sen

Green airglow shimmers atop translucent clouds as the Milky Way rises over a remote island off the northwest coast of Africa in a majestic photo recently sent to Space.com.

Amateur astronomer Jeff Johnson of Las Cruces, N.M. captured this stunning view of the orange supergiant star Xi Cygni and the North American Nebula. See how he did it here.

The dazzling northern lights dance in a stunning display over Swedish Mountains in these beautiful images and video captured by aurora photographer Chad Blakely of Lights Over Lapland.

China's first moon rover and lander appear in spectacular detail in this new time-lapse panoramic view by science reporter Ken Kremer and colleagues. See how it was done.

Night sky photographer captures spectacular images from recent gathering of astrophotography friends on the shores of New Hampshire’s Wallis Sands State Park.

Night sky photographer Miguel Clara snapped this stunning image of the Big Dipper over Spain's Canary Islands off the west coast of Africa. See how he did it.

Amateur astrophotographer Giuseppe Petricca captured this amazing image of the International Space Station soaring over Pisa, Italy near the Pleiades star cluster. See how he took this cool photo.

The amazing shapes of young star cluster Melotte 15 can be seen in this spectacular image recently sent to Space.com. See how the photographer Steve Coates captured the photo.

Veteran astrophotographer John Chumack captured amazing images of a very active and massive sunspot on Feb. 3, 2014. See how he did it.

Night sky photographers Erwin Matys and Karoline Mrazek captured this amazing view of the young moon over El Hierro Island in the Canary Island. See how they did it here.

Netherlands-based night sky photographers André van der Hoeven and Michael van Doorn teamed up created this breathtaking image of the Triangulum Galaxy. See how they did it here.

The brilliant planet Jupiter and constellation Orion shine brightly in this glittering night sky photo shot from the Canary Islands by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.

Incredible image of a volcanic eruption captured from an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.

Panoramas of the Chang'e-3, Yutu Rover landing site show the location in stunning detail as well as the rover’s movements. See how these amazing images were created.

Night sky photographer Chris Schur captured two rare shots of Venus and Mercury in the daytime sky from Payson, Ariz., in January 2014. See how he did it here.

Astrophotographer Steve Coates of Ocala, Fla., sent SPACE.com the stunning image of the Pac-Man Nebula on Jan. 20, 2014. See how he captured the amazing night sky view here.

Night sky photographer Scott MacNeill captured this beautiful image of a lunar halo over an observatory in Charlestown, R.I. See the story behind the image here.

Avid astrophotographer Jeff Johnson took advantage of some clear skies and holiday leave to capture this stunning image of the Andromeda Galaxy from Las Cruces, N.M. See how he did it.

Two night sky photographers collaborated despite some tough winter weather to capture a beautiful photo of the Pleiades star cluster. See how they did it.

Night sky photographer Steve Coates sent SPACE.com this spectacular image of famous Rosette Nebula. See how he captured it here.

Night sky photographer Jeff Johnson captured this stunning view of the Triangulum Galaxy by combining observations of the galaxy taken years apart. See how he did it here.

A Geminid meteor streaks across the night sky over a frozen Pennsylvania lake in this stunning image by veteran space photographer Jeff Berkes on Dec. 13, 2013. See how Berkes did it here.

Night sky photographer Miguel Claro submitted this magnificent photo star trails over MAGIC I telescope in the Canary Islands on Jan. 7. See how Clara combined 270 photos to create the amazing view.

The Pleiades star cluster dazzles brilliantly in this deep-exposure, widefield photo recently sent in to SPACE.com by veteran astrophotographer Josh Knutson. See how he took the amazing photo here.

Skywatcher snaps amazing images of active sunspot AR 1944.