Tree of Fire
This long-exposure photograph traces the shower of embers from a skeletal tree ravaged during wildfires that raged throughout California in October.
This long-exposure photograph traces the shower of embers from a skeletal tree ravaged during wildfires that raged throughout California in October.
Brave One
Petronella Chigumbura is a member of the Akashinga, or ‘brave ones’, an all-female anti-poaching unit. They patrol Zimbabwe’s Phundundu Wildlife Area in the Zambezi Valley, where elephant poaching is common.
Petronella Chigumbura is a member of the Akashinga, or ‘brave ones’, an all-female anti-poaching unit. They patrol Zimbabwe’s Phundundu Wildlife Area in the Zambezi Valley, where elephant poaching is common.
Friends Reunited
Astronaut Christina Koch took this picture of the Soyuz spacecraft carrying her NASA colleague Jessica Meir as it approached the Int'l Space Station. On Oct 18, the pair performed history’s first all-female spacewalk, to repair a faulty battery unit on the ISS.
Astronaut Christina Koch took this picture of the Soyuz spacecraft carrying her NASA colleague Jessica Meir as it approached the Int'l Space Station. On Oct 18, the pair performed history’s first all-female spacewalk, to repair a faulty battery unit on the ISS.
Tiny Trumpets
Stentors — or trumpet animalcules — are a group of single-celled freshwater protozoa. This image won second prize in the 2019 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition, and was captured at 40 times magnification by researcher Igor Siwanowicz.
Stentors — or trumpet animalcules — are a group of single-celled freshwater protozoa. This image won second prize in the 2019 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition, and was captured at 40 times magnification by researcher Igor Siwanowicz.
A Black Hole’s Perilous Edge
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration unveiled this first direct image of a black hole and its event horizon. The team used eight radio observatories to capture the ring of light around the void, which is at the center of the galaxy Messier 87.
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration unveiled this first direct image of a black hole and its event horizon. The team used eight radio observatories to capture the ring of light around the void, which is at the center of the galaxy Messier 87.
