When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.From auroras at 36,000 feet to comet flybys and eclipses, these are the standout images our readers shared with Space.com in 2025. | Credit: Left: Josh Dury, top: Dan Bartlett, bottom: Matt Melnyk.The sky served up no shortage of spectacle in 2025 —from lunar liaisons, solar prominences and fleeting meteor showers, to aurora and nebula scenes that unfold on a scale almost too massive for the human mind to comprehend.And while we experience the cosmos first through the human eye, our vision has limits. We can’t zoom in on distant nebulas, see the faintest glows, or safely take in the brightest targets — and much of the electromagnetic spectrum is invisible to us entirely.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThankfully, the Space.com community is packed with talented photographers and observers armed with sophisticated cameras, clever techniques and powerful telescopes capable of revealing the hidden majesty of the cosmos. Read on for a selection of breathtaking images captured by astrophotographers around the world and featured on Space.com throughout 2025.10 Incredible astrophotography highlights of 20251. Plasma twists above the solar surfaceA solar prominence extends out from the sun | Credit: Mark JohnstonAstrophotographer Mark Johnston captured a jaw-droppingly detailed view of hydrogen plasma suspended in the powerful magnetic field above the sun on Oct. 20 from Willow Springs, Arizona, using a TEC160FL refractor telescope fitted …
