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Swirls of white, purple and pink colors flow among bright dots for stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud as seen in space

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.

Astronomy
thirty different views of a yellow, fuzzy orb on a black background, arranged in a somewhat 's'-shaped curve

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.

The Sun
A metal spacecraft with two solar panels on either side is seen in low-Earth orbit

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.

International Space Station
A person wearing a white spacesuit with a clear helmet kneels down to pick up a rock at the bottom of a large sandy pool with two people wearing dark swimsuits on either side of them

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.

Human Spaceflight
A man with short black hair wearing a dark blue shirt floats in microgravity behind various plastic covered food packages.

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.

International Space Station
Close-up video of the Sun, filling the left half of the view, its surface covered what looks like moving, glowing hairs accompanied by some short-lived bright arcs. Protruding to the right, in the centre of the video, is dark material that looks almost feathery, with thin streaks flowing both away from and towards the Sun.

Dark plasma dances over the sun | Space photo of the day for Nov. 26, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

These images help to unravel the magnetic mechanisms driving the sun's behavior and shaping the space environment throughout the solar system.

The Sun
A dizzying array of concentric blue and red and white circles are seen in the night sky behind a domed white building

Star trails over telescope in Chile | Space photo of the day for Nov. 25, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Chilean astrophotographer Osvaldo Castillo captured this breathtaking view.

Astronomy
A white blob of ice surrounded by a yellow outline sits in a navy blue ocean

Satellite sees Antarctic ice shrink to 3rd-lowest max ever | Space photo of the day for Nov. 24, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

This is not good news for the future of our planet.

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Earth
A white pointed rocket module sits on top of a white cylinder, both having the red worm NASA logo and the blue and red meatball NASA logo. The entire system sits in a large warehouse

NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket comes together | Space photo of the day for Nov. 21, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The Orion crew module gets stacked onto the Space Launch System in preparation for the upcoming Artemis 2 mission in early 2026.

Artemis
A streak of white showing Comet Lemmon moves into a red and green aurora seen on the edge of Earth in space

ISS astronauts see comet Lemmon 'absorbed' by aurora | Space photo of the day for Nov. 20, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

It's not every day you see both a comet and an aurora from low Earth orbit.

International Space Station
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