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Veil Nebula 24 September 2015. A small section of the outer shell of the Veil Nebula, the remnant of a star’s violent death 8,000 years ago. Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team

Gallery 21 incredible Hubble Space Telescope images of the past decade

The Homunculus Nebula Hubble Space Telescope, 1 July 2019

Astrophotography

Gallery The top space images released in 2019

A dragon and the witch’s hat Craig McDearmid, Kirkjufell Mountain, Iceland, 7 December 2018. Equipment: Sony a7S digital camera, Samyang 14mm lens, tripod

Astrophotography

Gallery Best readers' astrophotos of 2019

Neil Allen, Norwich. Equipment: iPhone 8, Sky-Watcher Equinox 80 refractor, TS Optics Herschel wedge.

Gallery Transit of Mercury, 11 November 2019

Into the Shadow László Francsics, Budapest, Hungary, 21 January 2019. Category: Our Moon (overall winner). Equipment: Sony Alpha 99 camera, 250mm Newtonian, Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro mount.

Astrophotography

IIAPY 2019 winners revealed

Stargazing: Photographs of the Night Sky from the Archives of NASA

Gallery Stargazing: Photographs of the Night Sky from the Archives of NASA

Keeper of the Light James Stone, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia, 21 July 2017. Equipment: Nikon D750 camera, 15 mm lens. (IIAPY 2018 category: People & Space).

Astrophotography

IIAPY Australian astrophotography

Mariusz Szymaszek, Garðskagi lighthouse, Iceland, 2 February 2016. Equipment: Sony A7S camera, Samyang 14mm lens.

Astrophotography

Gallery Best readers' images of the aurora

The Rosette Nebula, William Tan, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, ZWO ASI1600MM camera, Skyrover 110ED doublet len, iOptron ZEQ25 mount.

Astrophotography

Gallery The best nebula astrophotos sent in by readers

Perseid meteor Luke Hayes, Essex, 11 August 2016. Equipment: digital camera.

Astrophotography

Gallery The Perseid meteor shower in pictures

A selection of images released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray Observatory. X-ray: NASA/CXC/UMass/D. Wang et al.; Radio: SARAO/MeerKAT

Gallery Chandra X-ray Observatory marks 20th anniversary with new astro images

Owen Lowery, Newcastle upon Tyne, 9 June 2019. Equipment: Google Pixel smartphone.

Astrophotography

Noctilucent clouds images: a readers’ gallery

Bloodborne, Keijo Laitala, Oulu, Finland, 21 January 2019. Equipment: Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera, 150 mm f/7.1 lens.

Astrophotography

IIAPY 2019 Shortlist revealed

Credit: Giovanni Fidone‎

Astrophotography

Sunspots: AR2192 in pictures

Lunar Wall Mosaic
Created by the Air Force Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, in the heart of the Space Race, The Lunar Wall Mosaic is a map compiled from thousands of lunar photographs. Detailed maps like this were crucial to the success of projects like Apollo 11.

The Mapping of the Moon