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Artemis 2 heat shield is a sunken treasure in the ocean | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 28 April 26

This eerie image shows the heat shield following splashdown.

Backyard snapshot delivers stunning galaxy image | Space photo of the day for April 27, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 27 April 26

The Small Magellanic Cloud, a neighbor of our Milky Way galaxy, stuns in this ambassador's picture.

Ice melts in the springtime on Mars | Space photo of the day for April 24, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 24 April 26

Springtime has arrived at the Red Planet's Chasma Boreale, as this photo by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows.

Nebula sparkles in new Hubble snapshot | Space photo of the day for April 23, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 23 April 26

Hubble revisits the Trifid Nebula in a spectacular image, revealing it's expansive splendor.

Celebrate Earth Day with this Artemis 2 shot | Space photo of the day for April 22, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 22 April 26

Celebrating Earth Day with an image of Earth captured by NASA's Artemis 2 mission around the moon.

Astronauts photograph Lyrid meteor shower from ISS | Space photo of the day for April 21, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 21 April 26

NASA's Jessica Meir spotted the Lyrids from aboard the space station.

A peek at the far side of the moon | Space photo of the day for April 20, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 20 April 26

The Artemis 2 astronauts captured a unique image of the moon's "dark side" during their historic April 2026 flyby.

Hubble Space Telescope spots a mesmerizing spiral galaxy | Space photo of the day for April 17, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 17 April 26

Hubble images never fail to amaze.

3D dark energy map is mind-blowing | Space photo of the day for April 16, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 16 April 26

Every single tiny point on the map is a galaxy.

NASA astronauts joke around with an optical illusion on the ISS | Space photo of the day for April 15, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 15 April 26

Two NASA astronauts had some fun during the ISS' capture of a robotic cargo spacecraft on April 13, pretending to hold onto it from into the station.