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For older Image of the Day pictures, please visit the Image of the Day archives. Pictured: NGC 2467. (Image credit: NASA, ESA and Orsola De Marco (Macquarie University))

Each day we highlight a spectacular picture from space. See space exploration photos, astronaut pictures and more in our Image of the Day galleries.

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An image of SpaceX's Starship rocket taking to the skies over Starbase site in South Texas on Thursday evening (March 6).

Space pictures! See our space image of the day

By Space.com Staff, Josh Dinner last updated

Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.

Astrophotography
SpaceX's Starship Flight 5 Super Heavy booster approaches its launch tower for the first-ever landing and capture at the pad after launching on a suborbital test flight from Starbase in South Texas on Oct. 13, 2024.

Image of the Day 2024 Archive

By Space.com Staff published

Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.

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silhouettes of three people at sunset in front of a large rocket on a launch pad in the background

Image of the Day 2023 Archive

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See Space.com's 2023 Image of the Day Archive.

Space Exploration
two massive side booster spew yellow orange fire lifting the core stage of a rocket as two main engines also ignite

Image of the Day 2022 Archive

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See Space.com's 2022 Image of the Day Archive.

Space Exploration
NGC 1964

Space Image of the Day Gallery (October 2017)

By Space.com Staff last updated

See amazing images of the night sky and cosmos in Space.com's gallery of cosmic images posted in October 2017.

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The northern lights over Greenland. The oldest documented observation of an aurora may date to the early 10th century B.C.

Image of the Day 2021 Archive

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See Space.com's 2021 Image of the Day Archive.

Space Exploration
a comet streaks the sky above a dark forest seen through empty windows high up

Image of the Day 2020 Archive

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See Space.com's 2020 Image of the Day Archive.

Space Exploration
Light trails streak across the Earth as star trails circle overhead in this stunning long-exposure photo taken by NASA astronaut Christina Koch at the International Space Station. At the top of the frame are the space station's solar arrays. Down below, flashes of lightning are scattered across the Earth's surface, while orange airglow illuminates the atmosphere.

Image of the Day 2019 Archive

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See Space.com's 2019 Image of the Day Archive.

Space Exploration
Soyuz MS-11

Space Image of the Day Gallery (December 2018)

By Space.com Staff published

See amazing images of the night sky and cosmos in Space.com's gallery of cosmic images posted in December 2018.

Astrophotography
Soyuz View of the International Space Station

Space Image of the Day Gallery (November 2018)

By Space.com Staff published

See amazing images of the night sky and cosmos in Space.com's gallery of cosmic images posted in November 2018.

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