/r/space - top ten submissions for each month of 2026

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2026, April

EARTHSET: Artemis II captures their first photo...

97160 EARTHSET: Artemis II captures their first photo...

Hello, World: Artemis II crew looks back at Ear...

80261 Hello, World: Artemis II crew looks back at Ear...

Core stage separation of Artemis II. Godspeed!

57622 Core stage separation of Artemis II. Godspeed!

The Artemis II Eclipse

55566 The Artemis II Eclipse

Home: Artemis II crew captures one last shot of...

54056 Home: Artemis II crew captures one last shot of...

252,752 miles: Artemis II becomes the farthest ...

44971 252,752 miles: Artemis II becomes the farthest ...

My space potato spreading its roots in microgra...

30002 My space potato spreading its roots in microgra...

Trump fires the entire National Science Board

28758 Trump fires the entire National Science Board

Here's an illustration I made of the Artemis II...

18261 Here's an illustration I made of the Artemis II...

HOME: The Artemis II crew has arrived back on E...

16307 HOME: The Artemis II crew has arrived back on E...

2026, March

My space potatoes, grown aboard the ISS

101710 My space potatoes, grown aboard the ISS

The Moon and clouds above Guatemala in 2019

49876 The Moon and clouds above Guatemala in 2019

This is Félicette, a stray cat that became the ...

32232 This is Félicette, a stray cat that became the ...

Our Milky Way, seen from the ISS

28300 Our Milky Way, seen from the ISS

The Moon outside Apollo 11's window.

25398 The Moon outside Apollo 11's window.

I’m Mark Kelly, retired NASA astronaut and form...

24986 I’m Mark Kelly, retired NASA astronaut and form...

Starlink satellites seen from ISS by long exposure

24879 Starlink satellites seen from ISS by long exposure

I photographed two galaxies that have been coll...

24290 I photographed two galaxies that have been coll...

Gone with the tides

19517 Gone with the tides

I captured a 4% Moon over the Eiffel Tower at t...

16327 I captured a 4% Moon over the Eiffel Tower at t...

2026, February

Artemis and its destination

30906 Artemis and its destination

This iconic photograph is still considered one ...

27940 This iconic photograph is still considered one ...

Lithium Plume in Our Atmosphere Traced Back to ...

24670 Lithium Plume in Our Atmosphere Traced Back to ...

One of the brightest supergiant stars in the An...

23782 One of the brightest supergiant stars in the An...

This is the darkest place in the US! We hiked u...

21935 This is the darkest place in the US! We hiked u...

NASA reacts to Donald Trump's UFO announcement

20781 NASA reacts to Donald Trump's UFO announcement

The first self portrait in space, taken by Buzz...

19058 The first self portrait in space, taken by Buzz...

James Webb Telescope Takes a First Peek Inside ...

17790 James Webb Telescope Takes a First Peek Inside ...

Suni Williams on her 9th and final spacewalk as...

15824 Suni Williams on her 9th and final spacewalk as...

Closest photograph of the ISS transiting the sun?

13938 Closest photograph of the ISS transiting the sun?

2026, January

James Webb captures two galaxies in the middle ...

88055 James Webb captures two galaxies in the middle ...

I captured the first full moon of the year as a...

39936 I captured the first full moon of the year as a...

Tuesday nights solar storm over my house in rur...

20986 Tuesday nights solar storm over my house in rur...

NASA is rolling out the SLS moon rocket to the ...

15503 NASA is rolling out the SLS moon rocket to the ...

I took an image from one of the darkest skies i...

14429 I took an image from one of the darkest skies i...

Real footage of Earth rising over the Moon capt...

13874 Real footage of Earth rising over the Moon capt...

Astronomer here! Pretty excited to report that ...

12900 Astronomer here! Pretty excited to report that ...

The United States Congress has passed a NASA bu...

12863 The United States Congress has passed a NASA bu...

Nasa orders its first-ever space station medica...

8358 Nasa orders its first-ever space station medica...

Former Google CEO plans to singlehandedly fund ...

7061 Former Google CEO plans to singlehandedly fund ...