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A green flash at sunset | Space photo of the day for Dec. 8, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
This rare phenomenon is also called the green rim and it actually happens at every sunset.

Seeing a bull's-eye in the desert | Space photo of the day for Dec. 5, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Is this really a crater in the Saharan Desert?

See the metal guts of a satellite in this wild X-ray view | Space photo of the day for Dec. 4, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The EURECA spacecraft flew on the space shuttle Atlantis in 1992.

Large Magellanic Cloud bursts with baby stars | Space photo of the day for Dec. 3, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The vantage point at Cerro Pachón, with its dark skies and high-altitude clarity, enhances the richness of the image.

30 years of SOHO staring at the sun | Space photo of the day for Dec. 2, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
This year marks 30 years of SOHO observing our sun, an extraordinary milestone for a mission originally expected to last only about three years.

Cygnus XL brings cargo to the ISS for 1st time | Space photo of the day for Dec. 1, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
11,000 pounds of cargo recently arrived at the International Space Station.

NASA astronauts take new moonsuit for a swim | Space photo of the day for Nov. 28, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
As NASA prepares for crewed Artemis missions, its astronauts are learning to use a new generation of spacesuits: the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit, designed by Axiom Space.

ISS astronaut Jonny Kim floats with his lunch | Space photo of the day for Nov. 27, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
A perfect Thanksgiving image of the day for all who celebrate.
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