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Voyager 2 took this image of Saturn on Aug. 11, 1981, when the spacecraft was 9.1 million miles from Earth.

Historic space photo of the week: Voyager 2 spies a storm on Saturn 42 years ago

By Jamie Carter published

With the ringed planet currently perfectly positioned for observation with a small telescope, relive Voyager 2's landmark 1981 visit.

Saturn
The construction site of the Extremely Large Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert is silhouetted against the rising sun displaying sunspots.

Space photo of the week: Gargantuan sunspots photobomb the world's largest telescope

By Jamie Carter published

Two planet-sized sunspots peer out from behind what will be the world's largest telescope, currently being built on a mountaintop in Chile.

Space Exploration
The swirling arms of the grand-design spiral galaxy Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) feature in this new infrared image from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Space photo of the week: James Webb sees the Whirlpool Galaxy in a new light

By Jamie Carter published

James Webb Space Telescope shows new star clusters forming in one of the best-looking "grand-design" spiral galaxies in the night sky.

Astronomy
The lenticular galaxy NGC 6684 as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Space photo of the week: A cosmic 'ghost' peers through the universe's past

By Jamie Carter published

Imaged beautifully by Hubble, NGC 6684 is a 'lenticular' galaxy very different to our own Milky Way.

Astronomy
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