The winning images from the Royal Museums Greenwich Astronomy Photographer of the Year have been revealed. Shuchang Dong was crowned the overall winner of Astronomy Photographer of the Year for his mesmerising photograph The Golden Ring. The image shows an annular solar eclipse taken in the Ali region of Tibet on 21 June 2020. ‘This … Read more
Planets to align over Christmas: Jupiter and Saturn will get closer to each other in Earth’s night sky than they have been for nearly 800 years The celestial conjunction will be visible in the night sky on December 21 this year Jupiter and Saturn have been appearing closer in the sky since the summer Viewers worldwide … Read more
As well as the overall winner, there are category winners including galaxies, aurorae, our own Moon, the Sun, people and space, planets, comets and asteroids and skyscapes. There are also prizes for young astronomers and the best newcomer. Other category winning images including the breath-taking Aurora Borealis above Hamn i Senja, Skaland, Norway taken by … Read more
University of British Columbia student Michelle Kunimoto searched through data captured by NASAs Kepler Space Telescope to make her discoveries. Source link