Astronomy Picture of the Day
Each day NASA features one image or video of our universe, explained by a professional astronomer. Pick a date to go back as far as June 16, 1995.
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Where is the International Space Station?
The ISS circles Earth about every 92 minutes, roughly 400 km (250 miles) up. This map updates every 5 seconds.
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Mars rover photos
The newest raw pictures sent back by NASA's rovers. Raw images are unprocessed, so some are dark, blurry, or black and white.
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See every image on NASA's raw-image pages for Perseverance and Curiosity.
Pictures and explanations come from NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day, written by Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell. Many pictures belong to their photographers; each one lists its credit. Space station position from Where the ISS at?; map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Rover images: NASA/JPL-Caltech. See Credits & Licenses.