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The small Orion capsule faces away on the left and two nearly-identical rocket boosters are on the right.
Seeing double with the Artemis 2 rocket boosters | Space photo of the day for May 26, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

The two boosters hang out mid-air after separation.

Human Spaceflight
the top portion of the image is black followed by a bright red and orange band of color which blends into an ombre of blue into black at the bottom of the image.
Nothing beats a beautiful sunset (from space) | Space photo of the day for May 25, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

Earth
a large stone is cracked in such a way as to appear like three stones stacked on one another
Strange stacked stones spotted on Mars | Space photo of the day for May 21, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

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

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Mars
An aerial image of snowy mountains and blueish-greenish water.
An astronaut's view of Argentina's snow-capped mountains | Space photo of the day for May 20, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

Earth is so beautiful from afar.

Earth
an eight-pointed star of bright red and white light on a purple swirl of gas
Galactic starlight will take your breath away | Space photo of the day for May 19, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

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

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

By Chelsea Gohd Published

What a view from the Orion capsule.

Artemis
A circular, yellow honeycomb pattern reflector that is semi-transparent overlaps in front of the left third of Earth against the black of space.
Earth photobombs a satellite deploying its giant reflector | Space photo of the day for May 14, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

ViaSat's ViaSat-3 F2 satellite has bloomed.

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Satellites
The Whirlpool Galaxy comes alive | Space photo of the day for May 13, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, looks incredible in this new snap by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Astrophysics
A white, snowy artic landscape has large swirling patterns with small holes or gaps at their center with what appears to be dark water underneath.
Mesmerizing vortexes swirl near an Antarctic volcano | Space photo of the day for May 12, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

The arctic winds have created something truly stunning.

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Earth
A small robot Lego figurine stands to the left of a miniature space capsule, both sitting in reddish dirt.
They really launched this tiny spacecraft (Well, sort of.) | Space photo of the day for May 11, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

It's the tiniest Mars test we've seen yet.

Mars
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