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White-blue stars are pictured shining against a nebula backdrop, which is a mixture of colorful gas overlaid by a dark dusty cloud.

The Pelican Nebula shines near the Las Vegas Strip in gorgeous deep space photo

By Anthony Wood published

The Pelican Nebula is located in the constellation Cygnus, the swan.

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The glowing band of the Milky Way's galactic plane is pictured tumbling diagonally through a starry night sky above a mountainous region.

See the Milky Way glow with the stars of the Summer Triangle above Egypt's Black Desert

By Anthony Wood published

Deneb, Vega and Altair are among the brightest stars in the night sky.

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A series of full moons are pictured rising in a line above the Paris skyline. The Eiffel Tower dominates the center of the image, while a large domed church is visible on the skyline.

January's full Wolf Moon leaps past the Eiffel Tower in stunning photo of Paris skyline

By Anthony Wood published

The Wolf Moon is named for the hungry predators that sometimes can be heard howling in the winter month.

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Dark knots of interstellar dust are pictured blocking the light of more distant stars in a deep-space image. A knot of material to the lower left appears to take the form of a giraffe running left to right against the starfield beyond.

Giraffe in space? Eerie dark nebula takes on an uncanny shape (photo)

By Anthony Wood published

The shadow nebula LDN 1245 is located in the constellation Cassiopeia.

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The swirling mass of interstellar dust and gas that forms the Orion Nebula is pictured glowing against the blackness of space. A collection of particularly bright stars are visible in the center of the nebula, surrounded by a radiation-sculpted cavity.

This stunning Orion Nebula photo will make you want to grab a telescope this week

By Anthony Wood published

The Orion Nebula is the closest large star-forming region, located within the Milky Way just 1,500 light-years from Earth.

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a view of the hubble space telescope crossing the sun with a view of the sun behind.

Astrophotographer captures rare footage of the Hubble Telescope crossing the sun (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The Hubble Telescope appears as a tiny silhouette during a perfectly timed solar transit captured from Puerto Rico.

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Our 10 favorite Space.com reader astronomy photos of 2025

By Anthony Wood published

From auroras at 36,000 feet to comet flybys and eclipses, these are the standout images our readers shared with Space.com in 2025.

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A green comet can be seen glowing to the right of a deep-space image, with a faint tail extending to the lower left. A swirling red nebula can be seen dominating the background to the left of the screen, with a number of particularly bright stars clustered below a dense horizontal filament of cosmic dust.

Comet SWAN shines with the Pillars of Creation in breathtaking deep space photo

By Anthony Wood published

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) was imaged in October as it crossed the galactic plane of the Milky Way.

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A chaotic nebula scene that appears to take on the appearance of a cosmic lion roaring in deep space against a sea of stars.

A 'rampaging lion' nebula roars to life in a stunning deep-space photo

By Anthony Wood published

The Lion Nebula is located 10,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus

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A silhouetted skydiver falls in front of the boiling sun.

'It was an incredible moment.' Skydiver plunges across the face of the sun jaw-dropping astrophotographer photo

By Josh Dinner published

"I didn't know if it was even possible."

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