When George Shiras published his wildlife photographs in National Geographic it transformed the medium with his novel use of ...

Test out your knowledge of these famous firsts in skywatching and astrophotography, from the first photos of Earth and the moon to the invention of telescopes! Photography has a rich and interesting ...

In the 1980s, Finnish astronomer Aimo Sillanpää noticed its repeating light pattern and proposed the idea of two black holes. Since then, researchers around the world have tracked the system, trying ...