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The tip of NASA's Space Launch System rocket is visible with the full moon rising behind it in the black night sky. The steel framework of the launch tower dominates the right of the screen, and the crew arm is extended, bridging the gap to the rocket's white upper stage.

Artemis 2 rocket chills with the 'Snow Moon' | Space photo of the day for Feb. 11, 2026

By Anthony Wood published

Target and arrow in a single frame.

Space Exploration
An orbital view of northern Italy showing a mountainous region to the north, dominated by the vein-like lines of mountain tops bordered by flat green terrain to the south.

Italy's 2026 Winter Olympic venues from space | Space photo of the day for Feb. 10, 2026

By Anthony Wood published

ESA marked the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics by capturing the venue from low-Earth orbit.

Earth
An image of a construction site with a large circular scaffolding in the middle of the scene.

The heart of a giant telescope | Space photo of the day for Feb. 9, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

There are a lot of moving pieces when it comes to building the world's largest telescope.

Astronomy
A white spacecraft sits on a mobile scaffold underneath a bright blue sky.

SpaceX Dragon arrives for Crew-12 launch | Space photo of the day for Feb. 6, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Crew-12's timeline has been unusually dynamic.

Launches & Spacecraft
A blue and white jet flies over a launch complex where an orange and white rocket sits on a launch pad

NASA chief flies over Artemis 2 moon rocket | Space photo of the day for Feb. 5, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman took Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for a ride over the Artemis 2 launch pad recently.

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Artemis
A heat map of the Earth's northern hemisphere, with a dark blue shape over the US showing a severe winter storm

NASA satellite watches January's polar vortex | Space photo of the day for Feb. 4, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

A late January 2026 winter storm left more than snow and ice in its wake.

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Earth
A blurry swirl of blue and yellow and red gas are seen in this image with a bright dot of light in the center

Neutron star photobombs baby star | Space photo of the day for Feb. 3, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

When young stars mix with neutron stars, things get messy.

Stars
A circular dome of a telescope is illuminated in red light as a crowd of people holding binoculars and telescopes look at a pink and blue night sky.

Comet visits stargazers on Kitt Peak | Space photo of the day for Feb. 2, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Arizona skywatchers got treated to both a beautiful sunset and a blazing comet streaking across the skies.

Stargazing
Four bright orange spacesuits with the circular NASA logo and American and Canadian flags on the arms hang on a rack in the middle of an empty room with chairs to the right and an image on the back white wall of two astronauts looking at each other

Artemis 2 moon suits ready to make history | Space photo of the day for Jan. 30, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Time to suit up!

Artemis
An image of the world with various lines of green and blue showing the river system with a table of numbers on the left showing main flow levels corresponding to various colors.

Satellite sees river flow across the globe | Space photo of the day for Jan. 29, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Along with this stunning image is the first-ever global estimate of river water discharge and overall sediment suspension.

Earth
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