r/space images and videos

Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90

Captures the Andromeda Galaxy with my iPhone in Yellowstone

Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94: “Apollo was such a rapid pace that I don’t think people had the chance to think about it very much. It has only become more clear to me later on that we were making history.”

Blood tests reveal why astronauts get constipated in space

Winding road under Orion Monte Terminillo, Italy

'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics

The Cygnus constellation and its dusty surroundings

China’s secret spaceplane, known as Shenlong, has spent the past few months engaged in advanced rendezvous and proximity operations. In June it released a small satellite then captured it, probably with a robotic arm. In August it deployed a satellite, retreated a few thousand miles, then returned.

Astronomers catch a star slowly snacking on a brown dwarf, 300 light years away

Solar sails pushed by powerful lasers could reach incredible speeds, but at around 75% of the speed of light, scattered photons can begin creating drag, adding a surprising obstacle to interstellar travel

The Nile's riverside lights seen from space

Astronomers Confirm Discovery of the Youngest Known Exoplanet Ever

4h de voie lactée au téléphone sans suivi

Polaris Flare. Untracked with a mirrorless camera

Space exploration should learn from deep sea technology

Scientists connect cosmic fingerprints of the universe's first stars with MEGATRON simulation

Milky Way captured from just outside Zion National Park

Andromeda. Afocal shot with smartphone

Liftoff! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Begins Journey to International Space Station

Worlds collide! James Webb Space Telescope investigates what happens when planets crash together

Too close for comfort: undisclosed U.S. space weapons and the risk of miscalculation

I built a free browser tool to fly through the observable universe using real catalog data (NASA/JPL, Hipparcos, Gaia, NED) — would love feedback from people who actually know the sky

Galactic Core Arc, Northern Lights along with Andromeda, Triangulum and the Seven Sisters captured outside Mackinaw Michigan on 8/27/26.

Astronomers discover the lowest-mass double neutron star system to date

Blue Origin unveils huge 'Power Tower' to boost solar electricity on the moon (video)

NASA developing humanoid robots to work alongside astronauts on moon and Mars

Astronomers detect most distant supermassive black hole-powered blazar ever: a cosmic beacon from the dawn of time

Rocky Mountain National Park 12/25

Norwegian Government Proposes Paying for Second Andøya Launch Pad

NASA Opens Applications for Next Class of Flight Directors - NASA

NASA's first commercial debris inspector has launched: Starfish Space's Otter will visit up to four dead satellites

Artemis II Reentry video with Cabin Audio (full length)

Space station crew heads home as replacements settle in for 6-month tour of duty

NASA invites researchers to propose Mars landing sites for its SkyFall helicopter mission

Active Supermassive Black Holes May Be Engines of Star Formation, Not Just Destruction, Study Suggests

Venus’s mysterious clouds may hide an Exceptionally Strong light absorber

How to Protect Mars Mission Electronics From Solar Radiation By Lou Farrell, Senior Writer, Red Planet Bound - The Mars Society

Simulated moon soil and recyclable thermoplastics could help build future space infrastructure, study shows

Korea achieves satellite deployment milestone with 5th Nuri launch

UAE's MBR Explorer probe enters final tests for 2028 mission

European rover trains for Mars in the desert

The phoenix planet: astronomers find a world reborn from its star's ashes

Jessica Watkins becomes first Black woman to lead crew Mission to the International Space Station. She is also an alumna of the Mars Society Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) analog program.

Did the LZ Experiment Find Dark Matter and Why Is the Answer Far More Complicated Than a Simple “Yes” or “No”?