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SpaceX Dragon carrying 4 astronauts zooms back to Earth | Space photo of the day for July 25, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The spacecraft streaks through the darkness of space to reenter Earth's atmosphere.

New fiber optic telescope 4MOST channels 'The Fantastic Four' | Space photo of the day for July 24, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Marvel's new superhero movie isn't the only thing featuring some of the brightest stars.

Rare sight from space: Snow dusts the dry Atacama Desert | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The Atacama Desert in Chile recently received some snowfall, causing issues for the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) telescope.

Night sky glows purple above Vera Rubin Observatory | Space photo of the day for July 22, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The Vera Rubin Observatory in the Atacama Desert recalibrated under a purple night sky.

Astronauts collect blood aboard the ISS | Space photo of the day for July 21, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station collect blood samples as part of a project to study human health in space.

A lunar eclipse steals the show in a colorful sky | Space photo of the day for July 18, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
A lunar eclipse was seen over the U.S. Naval Observatory Deep South Telescope in Chile.

NASA preps key piece of Artemis IV moon rocket for lunar mission | Space photo of the day for July 17, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
NASA moved its payload adapter at the Space Flight Center in Huntsville to prepare for the upcoming Artemis IV mission

NASA's sci-fi-looking X-59 feels the supersonic wind blow in test tunnel | Space photo of the day for July 16, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) tested a model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic wind tunnel to measure the noise underneath the jet.
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