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Record-breaking Europe heat wave from space | Space photo of the day for May 29, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 29 May 26

Even the satellites are seeing red.

Astronaut captures aurora magic from the ISS | Space photo of the day for May 28, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 28 May 26

This is one spectacular photograph.

Laser beams blast through the cosmos | Space photo of the day for May 27, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 27 May 26

Fear not, these lasers are just doing science.

Seeing double with the Artemis 2 rocket boosters | Space photo of the day for May 26, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 26 May 26

The two boosters hang out mid-air after separation.

Nothing beats a beautiful sunset (from space) | Space photo of the day for May 25, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 25 May 26

Strange stacked stones spotted on Mars | Space photo of the day for May 21, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 21 May 26

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has stumbled across an unusual sight: a stack of rocks on the Martian surface.

An astronaut's view of Argentina's snow-capped mountains | Space photo of the day for May 20, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 20 May 26

Earth is so beautiful from afar.

Galactic starlight will take your breath away | Space photo of the day for May 19, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 19 May 26

The galaxy M77 looks truly out-of-this-world in a new image by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Artemis 2 moon astronauts snap gorgeous shot of swirling stars | Space photo of the day for May 18, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 18 May 26

What a view from the Orion capsule.

Earth photobombs a satellite deploying its giant reflector | Space photo of the day for May 14, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 14 May 26

ViaSat's ViaSat-3 F2 satellite has bloomed.