NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick and Don Pettit will discuss astrophotography online later today and take questions from viewers. Dominick will present from space, as the astronaut is currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), adding a layer of intrigue to the class.
A NASA astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) is taking a series of epic photographs and sharing the techniques behind them.
Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders who captured the iconic Earthrise photo while orbiting the Moon on a spacecraft has tragically died in a plane crash.
Not only will Don Pettit become the second-oldest NASA astronaut ever to visit space when he returns for his fourth mission in September, but arguably the best photographer to ever blast off into orbit will return to the International Space Station (ISS).
Swedish astronaut Marcus Wandt recently returned from a three-week mission on the International Space Station (ISS) and captured some incredible photos and videos during his time in orbit, including footage of a powerful thunderstorm.
Swedish astronaut Marcus Wandt has just returned from a 20-day voyage into space and he shared some incredible images of the views he saw while in Earth's orbit.
NASA has announced the winners of its fifth annual Photographer of the Year awards. The winning photos showcase NASA's people, places, and projects, as captured by NASA's talented photographers.
We're about to take a trip back in time to the early 1960s and learn how a $40 drugstore camera forced NASA to rethink its space missions. Yes, it’s true. A simple camera purchased at the local drugstore played a pivotal role in shaping the future of space exploration and set the stage for space photography in a non-scientific domain.
Astronaut Josh Cassada captured this incredible photo of the aurora borealis this week from his perspective on the International Space Station (ISS), which gives some perspective of just how huge the phenomenon was.
NASA astronaut and photographer Donald Pettit recently posted some of his stunning star trail photography taken aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti this week posted awe-inspiring photographs of the aurora australis from aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
A pair of Soviet film cameras that were among the first to ever go into space is up for auction and one of the vintage 35mm cameras captured the world's first spacewalk.
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet has returned to Earth after a 200-day stint on the International Space Station (ISS) and has begun sharing some of the nearly quarter of a million photos he captured while in orbit.
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet has photographed a rare blue "transient luminous event" over Europe that was captured as part of a timelapse he shot from on board the International Space Station (ISS).
A Russian actress and director were launched into space this week, headed for the International Space Station (ISS) to shoot scenes for the very first feature film to be made in orbit.
Roland Miller is a photographer who has focused his lens on U.S. space exploration programs over the course of the last 30 years. His latest series and book, Orbital Planes, is a visual presentation of the entire decades-long journey.
NASA astronauts regularly share beautiful images of Earth captured from space. However, a recent batch of photos captured from an even higher orbit than the International Space Station (ISS) provides an even more astonishing view of planet Earth.
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet has shared numerous beautiful photos of Earth taken from the International Space Station, but contrary to popular belief, making these photos isn't as simple as just hanging out in the space station's cupola.
The SpaceX Inspiration4 space mission was the first-ever orbital spaceflight in which the whole crew was composed of private citizens. While zooming around our planet during the three-day journey, the crew snapped this out-of-this-world selfie that used the Earth as the backdrop.
Astronaut-photographer Thomas Pesquet recently captured photos of blue southern lights, a rarely seen hue that only happens under very precise geomagnetic conditions.
While most know the International Space Station moves extremely fast, giving a solid idea of what that really means is not easy to convey. To help, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has captured and shared an image that shows what it feels like to be traveling at about 17,400 miles per hour.
Toby Ord was disappointed at the selection of Earth photos available compared to views we have of other planets, so he decided to try his own hand at restoring older Apollo astronaut photos of Earth to reveal more of our planet's beauty.
Japaneses astronaut Soichi Noguchi has emerged as the International Space Station's resident photographer, uploading a slew of incredible images of Earth taken from the Cupola Observational Module.
The cosmetics giant Estee Lauder is paying NASA $128,000 for a product photography shoot onboard the International Space Station.
Photographer Roland Miller and Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli recently teamed up in a first-of-its-kind collaboration between an Earth-bound artist and a ISS-bound astronaut, to create a one-of-a-kind photo book that will appeal to space nerds and photography lovers alike.
Yesterday, the official Twitter account of the International Space Station posted a short video interview in which NASA astronaut Doug Hurley explains what it's like to try and capture the beauty of Earth from 250 miles above.
NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan just shared a photo and message from space to show his appreciation for the brave medical workers who are risking their health to save lives during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
This past weekend, NASA astronaut and physiologist Jessica Meir one-upped everybody else's #SelfieSunday posts when she uploaded two spacewalk selfies taken outside the International Space Station (ISS) with a special Nikon D5.
NASA’s Apollo Program was an audacious mission to send astronauts to the moon -- a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy’s in a bold speech in 1961 that was an ongoing part of the Cold War.
Astronauts on the International Space Station have shot and shared gorgeous views of our planet in recent years. Here's a 5-minute video by Big Think in which NASA astronaut Chris Hadfield offers an inside look at what shooting photos on the ISS is like.