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a massive-looking sun rises in a red sky behind the silhouettes of several skeletal metal towers and a rocket upright on a launch pad

Sun rises on Artemis 2 launch pad | Space photo of the day for March 30, 2026

By Brett Tingley published

NASA's SLS moon rocket casts a striking silhouette against the rising sun ahead of the agency's Artemis 2 mission, currently scheduled for April 1.

Artemis
a colorful ring of wispy gas on a starry background

New portrait of the oldest-known supernova | Space photo of the day for March 27, 2026

By Brett Tingley published

A NASA X-ray telescope has captured a breathtaking portrait of a supernova remnant, revealing unseen features of the exploded star.

Astronomy
people in white lab coats look up at a large rectangular telescope sheathed in clear plastic in a large hangar

Rattling the Roman Space Telescope | Space photo of the day for March 26, 2026

By Brett Tingley published

NASA released a new image of its next-generation Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope undertaking testing to simulate vibrations experienced during launch.

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Astronomy
a white rocket stands upright on a launch pad surrounded by lights, while green wisps of light streak across the starry night sky overhead. the silhouette of a snowy mountain range looms in the background

Rocket shines under the northern lights | Space photo of the day for March 25, 2026

By Brett Tingley published

A gorgeous new photo shows the northern lights rippling across the night sky above Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket.

Launches & Spacecraft
a colorful explosion of tendrils of gas on a black background

Hubble revisits the Crab Nebula after 25 years | Space photo of the day for March 24, 2026

By Brett Tingley published

NASA has released new Hubble telescope images of the Crab Nebula taken 25 years after the iconic observatory first gazed at the colorful cosmic crustacean.

Astronomy
swirls and clouds of rainbow colors on a black background

Triangulum Galaxy dazzles in psychedelic color | Space photo of the day for March 23, 2026

By Brett Tingley published

Astronomers captured a colorful new portrait of the Triangulum Galaxy, revealing complex clouds of gas in between the galaxy's 40 billion stars.

Galaxies
four images of tiny pebbles; two are photographs showing a grey mottled surface, the other two are see-through images showing green flaky textures inside the silhouettes of the pebbles

NASA peers inside an asteroid | Space photo of the day for March 19, 2026

By Brett Tingley published

NASA has used advanced imaging techniques to peer inside samples of asteroid Bennu, discovering extensive networks of cracks running throughout the rock particles.

Asteroids
an elongated jet emblazoned with nasa logos sits on a tarmac at sunrise with the silhouettes of mountains visible in the distance

X-59 gets ready for 2nd test flight | Space photo of the day for March 18, 2026

By Brett Tingley published

NASA's X-59 jet looks ready to fly into the sunset in this new image taken before its second test flight.

Aerospace
a line of light brown wispy dust races across the ground in a satellite view

Satellite watches wall of dust roll through Texas | Space photo of the day for March 17, 2026

By Brett Tingley published

The dust storm created travel complications and other issues for Texans.

Earth
a mottled reddish-orange rock on a dusty surface of the same color

Timboy Chaco in the Mars borderlands | Space photo of the day for March 16, 2026

By Brett Tingley published

Scientists are searching for evidence of microbial life left behind in these mineral deposits.

Mars Rovers
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