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Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.2 LAB FE lens review

September 29, 2025
When you’re shooting subjects such as the night sky, the ability to resolve fine detail while also pushing camera settings to the limit is essential. This is why professional prime lenses can be the perfect options for astrophotographers, and the Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.2 LAB FE is a lens that full-frame Sony camera owners will appreciate. This lens is part of Viltrox’s flagship LAB series, which…
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Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM lens review

September 26, 2025
85mm prime lenses are highly regarded for their excellent image quality and fast maximum apertures. This makes them a popular choice for different types of photography because of the focal length they provide alongside fast maximum apertures. This makes it an attractive lens…
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AIs in Space: From partners in pioneering to the children of humanity (op-ed)

September 26, 2025
Rick Tumlinson founded SpaceFund, a venture capital firm investing in space startups, the Earthlight Foundation, and New Worlds. He also co-founded the Space Frontier Foundation, and is a founding board member of the X Prize Foundation. He contributed the following piece — an edited essay from his upcoming book “Why Space: The Purpose of People,” to be published in October 2025 —…
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Rare satellite footage shows the moon eclipsing the sun on a strangely crooked path

September 25, 2025
Coronagraph imagery of the partial solar eclipse on Sept. 21, 2025. (Image credit: NOAA, GOES-19 CCOR-1) On Sept. 21, while skywatchers on Earth were eagerly watching a partial solar eclipse unfold, NOAA’s space weather sentinel GOES-19 was also keeping watch from orbit. From its vantage point high above Earth, the satellite’s Compact Coronagraph-1 (CCOR-1) recorded something unusual…
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How do particle colliders work?

September 24, 2025
Particle accelerators, also known as particle colliders or atom smashers, have been responsible for some of the most exciting physics findings over the past century, including the discovery of the elusive Higgs boson, the fundamental force-carrying particle of the Higgs…
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Annular solar eclipse 2026: Everything you need to know about the 'ring of fire'

September 24, 2025
On Feb. 17, 2026, an annular solar eclipse will be visible from a remote part of Antarctica, forming a “ring of fire” for up to 2 minutes, 20 seconds as 96% of the sun’s center is eclipsed by the moon. Few will witness that moment, but observers in the rest of Antarctica — including those on cruise ships on late-season tours — will see a partial solar eclipse, as will people…
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