Image of the Day Archives

Image of the Day archives
For older Image of the Day pictures, please visit the Image of the Day archives. Pictured: NGC 2467. (Image credit: NASA, ESA and Orsola De Marco (Macquarie University))

Each day we highlight a spectacular picture from space. See space exploration photos, astronaut pictures and more in our Image of the Day galleries.

Related Topics: Black Holes, Aurora Borealis, Stargazer Photos, International Space Station, Meteors, Shooting Stars and Fireballs

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a tall cylindrical spacecraft wrapped in gold foil can be seen through a round door in a large metal chamber

Moon lander preps for the lunar surface | Space photo of the day for May 6, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published

Blue Origin's MK1 moon lander has passed its tests in the vacuum chamber as NASA continues to develop the hardware needed to return astronauts to the moon.

Private Spaceflight
four bright yellow lines of light extend up into a starry night sky

Lasers take aim at a galaxy far, far away | Space photo of the day for May 4, 2026

By Brett Tingley published

Looking like a scene out of "Star Wars," this image shows the ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) beaming four separate lasers into the sky towards the Tarantula Nebula.

Astronomy
A black and white image of the landscape of Mars with crescent-shaped dunes.

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

By Chelsea Gohd published

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

Mars
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.

Astrophotography
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.

Astrophotography
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

By Space.com published

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

Space Exploration
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

By Space.com published

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

Space Exploration
NGC 1964

Space Image of the Day Gallery (October 2017)

By Space.com Staff last updated

See amazing images of the night sky and cosmos in Space.com's gallery of cosmic images posted in October 2017.

Astrophotography
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

By Space.com published

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

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

Image of the Day 2020 Archive

By Space.com published

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

Space Exploration
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