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Hubble Telescope rocks out with cosmic guitar | Space photo of the day March 10, 2025

By Robert Lea published

The moshing galaxies of Arp 105 dazzle in the Space Image of the Day Monday (March 10), which comes courtesy of Hubble.

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An image of SpaceX's Starship rocket taking to the skies over Starbase site in South Texas on Thursday evening (March 6).

Space pictures! See our space image of the day

By Space.com Staff, Josh Dinner last updated

Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.

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SpaceX's Starship Flight 5 Super Heavy booster approaches its launch tower for the first-ever landing and capture at the pad after launching on a suborbital test flight from Starbase in South Texas on Oct. 13, 2024.

Image of the Day 2024 Archive

By Space.com Staff published

Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.

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SpaceX's Starship Flight 5 Super Heavy booster approaches its launch tower for the first-ever landing and capture at the pad after launching on a suborbital test flight from Starbase in South Texas on Oct. 13, 2024.

24 amazing space images from 2024

By Josh Dinner published

Space.com's 24 space images of 2024! The most awe-inspiring space photos of the year from our Space Images of the Day.

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silhouettes of three people at sunset in front of a large rocket on a launch pad in the background

Image of the Day 2023 Archive

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See Space.com's 2023 Image of the Day Archive.

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two massive side booster spew yellow orange fire lifting the core stage of a rocket as two main engines also ignite

Image of the Day 2022 Archive

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See Space.com's 2022 Image of the Day Archive.

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The northern lights over Greenland. The oldest documented observation of an aurora may date to the early 10th century B.C.

Image of the Day 2021 Archive

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See Space.com's 2021 Image of the Day Archive.

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a comet streaks the sky above a dark forest seen through empty windows high up

Image of the Day 2020 Archive

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See Space.com's 2020 Image of the Day Archive.

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Light trails streak across the Earth as star trails circle overhead in this stunning long-exposure photo taken by NASA astronaut Christina Koch at the International Space Station. At the top of the frame are the space station's solar arrays. Down below, flashes of lightning are scattered across the Earth's surface, while orange airglow illuminates the atmosphere.

Image of the Day 2019 Archive

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See Space.com's 2019 Image of the Day Archive.

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