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A vertical building is lit up in red, white and blue colors with the numbers 250 on it from top to bottom next to a white illuminated building with columns against a dark night sky.

America's 250th lights up Washington Monument | Space photo of the day for Jan. 28, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

A 250th anniversary only comes once in a lifetime.

Earth
A sunset showing the black curve of the Earth with a golden band of light just above and a blue band of light above that

Astronaut sees sunset from space | Space photo of the day for Jan. 27, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The views of the setting sun are just as spectacular from space as they are on Earth.

International Space Station
A glowing panorama shows jagged shapes of blue and purple of the Milky Way in a green and yellow night sky. Below are metal domed buildings with a barren landscape around them

Milky Way shines over Gemini South Observatory | Space photo of the day for Jan. 26, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Sometimes astronomers don't need giant telescopes to observe the wonders of the cosmos; they just need to look up at the night sky.

Astronomy
A woman with short dark hair wearing a blue suit and holding a microphone is flanked by two people wearing orange space suits with dark helmets on a football field with a full arena behind them.

Houston Texans celebrate upcoming Artemis 2 mission | Space photo of the day for Jan. 23, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Leaders from NASA's Johnson Space Center and NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins helped turn a Texans home game into a pop-up space expo.

Artemis
A series of blue cloudy shapes against a starry background, with bright stars shining in red and pink amidst the background

Searching for newborn stars with CAFFEINE | Space photo of the day for Jan. 22, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The Core And Filament Formation/Evolution In Natal Environments (CAFFEINE) survey is an "astronomer's best friend," according to the European Southern Observatory.

Stars
A field filled with stars and covered by clouds of gas and dust. In the centre, a thick column of dark black dust blocks light from stars that light it up from behind. More clouds behind those stars are illuminated in pale colours. Complex, layered filaments of red dust lie to the left and right. Blue, white and gold stars in various sizes can be seen around, within and through the colourful layers of dust.

Hubble sees baby stars in Large Magellanic Cloud | Space photo of the day for Jan. 21, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, is a key spot for astronomers to study star formation.

Hubble Space Telescope
A section of Mars’s surface showing a broad area covered with dense, elongated ridges and grooves that fan out diagonally across the image. The terrain is rough and textured in this region, contrasting with the smoother, lighter-coloured surrounding plains. The overall colour is a mix of tan and reddish-brown tones.

Mars orbiter sees odd etchings in the sand | Space photo of the day for Jan. 20, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Even though the Red Planet's atmosphere is thin, wind is still one of Mars' most relentless sculptors.

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Mars
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.

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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.

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