These photographs are among the many profitable and shortlisted photographs for this yr’s competitors, organized by the Royal Observatory in London

By Gege Li

These haunting pictures reveal what awaits us after we search for into the huge expanse of area. The pictures are among the many profitable and shortlisted pictures for this yr’s Astronomical Photographer of the 12 months competitors, organized by the Royal Observatory in London.

Zihui Hu received first prize within the Skyscapes class with this photograph of Namcha Barwa snow mountain in Tibet (above), titled Stab within the stars – a nod to the identify of the mountain, which suggests “the spear going into the…