Best Space Photos of the Week | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/best-space-photos-week/RSS feed for Best Space Photos of the WeekenWed, 24 Mar 2021 10:30:00 +0000See Astonishing Milky Way Mosaic Image That Took 12 Years to Createhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astonishing-milky-way-mosaic-took-12-years-create-180977319/A Finnish astrophotographer created the 1.7 gigapixel image by stitching together photos with a total exposure time of roughly 1,250 hoursWed, 24 Mar 2021 10:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astonishing-milky-way-mosaic-took-12-years-create-180977319/See a Bubbly Nebula, an Artistic Earth and Other Spacey Treatshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/see-bubbly-nebula-artistic-earth-and-other-spacey-treats-180955455/A celebratory star nest and a painterly view of home feature among our picks for this week's best space picturesFri, 29 May 2015 17:23:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/see-bubbly-nebula-artistic-earth-and-other-spacey-treats-180955455/Dark Globs, a Salty Moon and More of This Week's Stellar Wondershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dark-globs-salty-moon-and-more-weeks-stellar-wonders-180955305/Mysterious star clusters and Europa in a can feature in our picks for this week's best space imagesFri, 15 May 2015 20:47:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dark-globs-salty-moon-and-more-weeks-stellar-wonders-180955305/A Lopsided Supernova, Orbital Espresso and More Cosmic Wondershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lopsided-supernova-and-orbital-espresso-more-cosmic-wonders-180955220/An exploding star reveals its secrets and an astronaut takes a coffee break in this week's best space picturesFri, 08 May 2015 20:05:57 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lopsided-supernova-and-orbital-espresso-more-cosmic-wonders-180955220/An Einstein Ring and an Asteroid "Dart" Are Among These Space Stunnershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/einstein-ring-and-asteroid-dart-are-among-these-space-stunners-180954932/A lensed galaxy and a mission to manipulate a space rock feature among our picks for this week's best space imagesFri, 10 Apr 2015 12:07:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/einstein-ring-and-asteroid-dart-are-among-these-space-stunners-180954932/An Easter Typhoon and Galactic Ghosts Are Among These Spacey Visionshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/easter-typhoon-and-galactic-ghosts-are-among-these-spacey-visions-180954876/Astronauts spy a colossal eye and Hubble sees echoes of quasars past in our picks for the week's best space imagesFri, 03 Apr 2015 19:11:41 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/easter-typhoon-and-galactic-ghosts-are-among-these-spacey-visions-180954876/A Rocket Blessing and a Cubist Planet Are Among These Celestial Sightshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/best-space-pictures-rocket-blessing-and-cubist-planet-year-nasa-kelly-dark-matter-180954795/Russia sends off the one-year crew and a Saturn probe gets artistic in our picks for this week's best space-related picturesFri, 27 Mar 2015 21:25:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/best-space-pictures-rocket-blessing-and-cubist-planet-year-nasa-kelly-dark-matter-180954795/A Rainbow Eclipse and X-Ray Fireworks Are Among These Cosmic Treatshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/best-space-pictures-eclipse-rainbow-white-dwarf-fireworks-are-among-these-cosmic-treats-180954692/A solar eclipse painted the cloudy U.K. skies and an explosion rocked a stellar corpse in our picks for this week's best space imagesFri, 20 Mar 2015 19:03:30 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/best-space-pictures-eclipse-rainbow-white-dwarf-fireworks-are-among-these-cosmic-treats-180954692/A Solar Flare and a Volcano Blizzard Are Among These Stellar Shotshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/solar-flare-and-volcano-blizzard-are-among-these-stellar-shots-180954565/An X-class explosion and a snowy satellite image feature among our picks for the week's best space imagesFri, 13 Mar 2015 18:20:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/solar-flare-and-volcano-blizzard-are-among-these-stellar-shots-180954565/These Cosmic Visions Include a Mars Ocean and a Supernova Quartethttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-cosmic-visions-include-mars-ocean-and-supernova-quartet-180954498/The red planet's deep blue sea and a rare Einstein cross feature among the week's best space imagesFri, 06 Mar 2015 19:27:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-cosmic-visions-include-mars-ocean-and-supernova-quartet-180954498/