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An orange rocket held up by scaffolding sits behind large green bushes under a blue sky.

NASA rolls Artemis 2 moon rocket to launch pad | Space photo of the day for Jan. 19, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

America's next mission to the moon is happening in only a few weeks.

Artemis
Clouds of blue and gold are mixed with bright twinkling blue and white lights against a dark background

Hubble Telescope sees baby stars hard at work | Space photo of the day for Jan. 16, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Ba-by stars, doo doo doo doo doo doo.

Stars
A brown landscape is scarred dark red as streaks of orange flames are seen around the edges of the dark area with streams of smoke moving toward the bottom of the image

Satellites spy raging bushfires in Australia | Space photo of the day for Jan. 15, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The image shows just how large and devastating these events can be.

Earth
A series of snow-covered mountain peaks jut out against a white landscape in an image seen from space

Satellite sees snowy Greenland peaks from space | Space photo of the day for Jan. 14, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Greenland's mountains greatly affect local climate patterns.

Earth
A curved white arc at the bottom of the image glows with a gold band and red fuzzy band of light above it with stars in the distance and a smoky purple shape in the center of the image

ISS astronauts spy airglow and dwarf galaxy | Space photo of the day for Jan. 13, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Astronauts on the International Space Station were not only treated to a sight from Earth's atmosphere recently but also caught a glimpse of one of the Milky Way's nearest galactic neighbors.

International Space Station
A blue jagged shape is seen in dark waters with white foam from the sea with the large white label Iceberg A-23A next to the blue shape

Satellite sees 40-year-old iceberg melt, turn blue | Space photo of the day for January 12, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Iceberg A23-A has been around since the Chernobyl explosion and Space Shuttle Challenger accident...but perhaps not for much longer.

Earth
A series of bright golden dots form a diagonal line in the center of a starry night, with three larger whiter dots at the bottom of the image.

Mars and Venus buzz the Beehive | Space photo of the day for January 9, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Planets, stars, and star clusters, oh my!

Stargazing
Two blue and white spirals of light are intertwined in the darkness of space

Space telescopes capture breathtaking galactic hug | Space photo of the day for Jan. 8, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Both NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory caught these two galaxies in a close embrace.

Galaxies
A greenish tinted image with a large hill in the distance and smaller sandy dunes in front

NASA Perseverance rover sees megaripples on Mars | Space photo of the day for Jan. 7, 2026.

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Another view from Perseverance shows how windswept Mars' landscape truly is.

Mars Rovers
A snowy landscape shows red rocks with white snow interspersed to create a muscle-y, meaty image

This Canadian crater looks like marbled meat | Space photo of the day for Jan. 6, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The reservoir seen in this image is sometimes referred to as the "eye of Quebec."

Earth
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