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On this day in space! Sept. 3, 2006: Europe's SMART-1 spacecraft crashes into the moon in lunar death dive
Mesmerizing plasma loops on the sun | Space photo of the day for Sept. 3, 2026
On this day in space! Sept. 1, 1979: NASA's Pioneer 11 probe becomes 1st spacecraft to visit Saturn
On this day in space! Sept. 2, 2016: Rosetta spacecraft finds long-lost Philae lander on Comet 67P after 2-year search
Falcon Heavy brings the heat | Space photo of the day for Sept. 2, 2026
Repairing the ISS 250 miles above Earth | Space photo of the day for Sept. 1, 2026
Roman telescope leaves its rocket behind | Space photo of the day for Aug. 31, 2026
On this day in space! Aug. 31, 1965: NASA's ginormous Super Guppy carrier plane takes 1st flight like a flying whale
On this day in space! Aug. 30, 1992: Astronomers discover 1st Kuiper Belt object out beyond Pluto
On this day in space! Aug. 29, 1965: NASA's Gemini 5 breaks spaceflight duration record after 2 astronauts spent '8 days in a garbage can'
Curiosity climbs to new heights on Mars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 28, 2026
On this day in space! Aug. 28, 1993: Galileo spacecraft flies by asteroid Ida on the way to Jupiter only to find a tiny moon!
We can eat bread several times a day – as long as it is wholegrain
Glowing galaxy with anomalous extra arms | Space photo of the day for Aug. 27, 2026
On this day in space! Aug. 27, 1962: NASA launches Mariner 2 to Venus for ambitious flyby
On this day in space! Aug. 26, 1978: Sigmund Jähn becomes 1st German in space
Heat shield under fire | Space photo of the day for Aug. 26, 2026
On this day in space! Aug. 25, 1997: NASA launches Advanced Composition Explorer to track solar wind and so much more
Astronauts make history repairing the ISS | Space photo of the day for Aug. 25, 2026
On this day in space! Aug. 24, 2006: Pluto loses its planet status
