2021’s Best Space Photos Released

Space is interesting in many ways, but it’s even more exciting when it comes to photography. Thanks to the developing technologies, we can see celestial bodies billions of kilometers away from us, which we cannot see with the naked eye, thanks to space officials or astrophotographers who are interested in space.

We’ve brought together the best photos taken by space agencies or photographers in 2021. It turns into a feast for our eyes with the colors and forms of celestial bodies. You may want to look at these images over and over again, which include details of planets, natural events or interesting celestial bodies.

Veil Nebula

The image features the Veil Nebula, a favorite subject of astronomy photographers. This nebula consists of the remnants of a massive star that exploded about 10,000 years ago.

ESA/Hubble & NASA, Z. Levay

WATER Aur Star

Pictured is the massive star SU Aur.
ESO/Ginski

Venus

This image; Venus was caught entering its final close orbit of the Sun.
NASA/Johns Hopkins

Palomar 6

In this photo is a field of stars called globular cluster Palomar 6 near the center of the Milky Way.

ESA/Hubble, NASA

Milky Way Ring

This photograph, titled the Milky Way Ring, won first place in the Galaxies category of the 2021 Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

Zhong Wu

Perseverance Explorer

This photo was taken when NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18.

NASA

Small Magellanic Cloud

Pictured here is the Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way.

NASA

Black hole

In this photo is a dazzling disk about 5,000 light-years across. The bright light in the middle creates a huge black hole that draws in dust and gas from the environment.

ESO

Jupiter

In the image that allows us to see Jupiter closely, in addition to the atmosphere, the Great Red Spot, the huge storm that has been going on for centuries on the planet, draws attention.

NASA

Cat’s Claw Nebula

This stunning image is the first light image taken with the new imaging instrument mounted on the APEX telescope in Chile.
ESO/J. Emerson

SpaceX’s Spacecraft

This photo was taken on November 8 as SpaceX’s Crew Dragon vehicle left the station to return to Earth with the four astronauts.
NASA

California Nebula

This color-focused photograph was shortlisted for Greenwich’s 2021 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

Terry Hancock

Galaxy Cluster

Elliptical galaxies, galaxy cluster, and light strips coexist in this stunning image.

ESA/Hubble Telescope

M87 Galaxy

This image offers a new look at the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy. The image reveals the position of the light.

Event Horizon Telescope

Cassiopeia A

In the supernova residue in the image, orange-iron, purple-oxygen, green-silicon/magnesium and finally blue represent titanium.

NASA/Candra

Harp 86

Pictured is a pair of galaxies located about 220 million light-years from Earth.

ESA/ Hubble Telescope, NASA

Lagoon Nebula

Pictured is a cloud of dust and gas about 4,000 light-years from Earth. The pink dots in the image are derived from X-ray data to make the stars stand out.

NASA, University of Arizona/Adam Block

CW Leonis Star

The carbon star in the photo shakes its outer layer, producing an orange and red glow.

ESA/Hubble

Spiral Galaxy

Different wavelengths of light were combined in the image of the galaxy, which is about 45 million years away. In this way, young golden stars and slightly older blue stars were classified.

EPO

Yildiz Maternity Home

In this photo is a stellar natal house, obtained by combining visible and infrared rays, allowing hidden stars to emerge.

ESA/Hubble, NASA