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a white-and-orange rocket rolls out of a large hangar at night

Artemis 2 moon rocket rolls back to launch pad | Space photo of the day for March 20, 2026

By Brett Tingley published

NASA's Space Launch System rocket was back on the move overnight ahead of its second mission to the moon, which will be the first time the vehicle carries a crew.

Space Exploration
SpaceX's Ship 39 looks cool as it undergoes cryosystem checks on Sunday March 8

SpaceX's Ship 39 is so cool in Starship V3 test | Space photo of the day for March 9, 2026

By Robert Lea published

SpaceX engineers tested Ship 39's propellant system, leading to some stunning images.

Space Exploration
An image of RCW 36 in which the Milky Way nebula appears like a vast cosmic bird of prey

Cosmic Hawk spreads its wings| Space photo of the day for March 6, 2026

By Robert Lea published

The Milky Way nebula RCW 36 resembles a stunning cosmic bird of prey in an incredible Very Large Telescope image.

Galaxies
an impressive red spiral structure with a bright point of light at the very center.

Spectacular spiral galaxy revealed by James Webb Space Telescope | Space photo of the day for March 4, 2026

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning spiral galaxy 65 million light-years away, revealing glowing dust clouds and stellar nurseries.

James Webb Space Telescope
The spiral galaxy NGC 941 looks like a spinning cosmic wheel in new image from the Subaru Telescope

Spiral galaxy is a stunning cosmic wheel in head-turning image | Space photo of the day for March 3, 2026

By Robert Lea published

The galaxy NGC 941 was imaged by the Subaru Telescope at the summit of Maunakea, Hawai'i.

Galaxies
A white, glowing egg-shaped object lies in the centre of the black-and-white image, on a dark, starry background. Glowing streaks spread upwards from the object. In the top left, a yellow arrow marked ‘Sun’ points straight down, and a blue arrow marked ‘Velocity’ points towards the 7 o’clock direction. In the bottom left, an inset shows the same object on a lighter grey starry background, filled with ragged-edged, concentric egg shapes gradiented black-to-white

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shines in new image | Space photo of the day for March 2, 2026

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

The JUICE spacecraft captured its first detailed glimpse of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing a glowing coma and sweeping tail.

Galaxies
two black hots in the center surrounded by a dusty orange glowing egg-shaped cloud of gas and dust.

Two stars carve egg-shaped nebula | Space photo of the day Feb. 24, 2026

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Two aging stars in the binary system AFGL 4106 sculpt a glowing, egg-shaped nebula as they approach the end of their lives.

Stars
grayscale image showing bright sweeping structures - auroras, shining bright over specks of city lights below.

Satellite spies northern lights over Iceland and Canada | Space photo of the day for Feb. 23, 2026

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Satellite spies stunning auroras from orbit during G1 geomagnetic storm.

Auroras
City lights are visible on the night side of Earth between the solar panels of docked spacecraft in a picture captured from the International Space Station.

Lunar New Year fireworks seen from orbit | Space photo of the day for Feb. 19, 2026

By Anthony Wood published

Beijing sparkles with Lunar New Year celebrations.

International Space Station
Gas, vapor and soot form a flower-like rocket plume in a black sky, backlit by rocket engines.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket plume blossoms over Florida | Space photo of the day for Feb. 18, 2026

By Anthony Wood published

The NASA/SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched four astronauts on a journey to the International Space Station.

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