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May 2 birthday space photos

Born on May 2? Here is the space photo NASA or ESA released on May 2 in every year since 1995. Find your year and open its card to share it or print it.

31 years of photos May 2 birthdays fall under Taurus.
SB-2026-05-02
UNCOMMON
Seeing Titan
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Seeing Titan
NASA APOD
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2026 · Saturday · Full moon
SB-2025-05-02
UNCOMMON
Young Star Cluster NGC 346
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Young Star Cluster NGC 346
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2025 · Friday · Waxing crescent
SB-2024-05-02
COMMON
The Sun on 2 May 2024
SKYBORN
The Sun on 2 May 2024
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2024 · Thursday · Last quarter
SB-2023-05-02
COMMON
The Sun on 2 May 2023
SKYBORN
The Sun on 2 May 2023
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2023 · Tuesday · Waxing gibbous
SB-2022-05-02
COMMON
The Sun on 2 May 2022
SKYBORN
The Sun on 2 May 2022
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2022 · Monday · New moon
SB-2021-05-02
COMMON
The Sun on 2 May 2021
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The Sun on 2 May 2021
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2021 · Sunday · Waning gibbous
SB-2020-05-02
COMMON
The Sun on 2 May 2020
SKYBORN
The Sun on 2 May 2020
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2020 · Saturday · Waxing gibbous
SB-2019-05-02
UNCOMMON
Manicouagan Impact Crater from Space
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Manicouagan Impact Crater from Space
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2019 · Thursday · Waning crescent
SB-2018-05-02
COMMON
The Sun on 2 May 2018
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The Sun on 2 May 2018
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2018 · Wednesday · Waning gibbous
SB-2017-05-02
UNCOMMON
Approach above Sunset
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Approach above Sunset
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2017 · Tuesday · First quarter
SB-2016-05-02
UNCOMMON
Crossing Mars
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Crossing Mars
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2016 · Monday · Waning crescent
SB-2015-05-02 ©
RARE · HOLO
© PHOTOGRAPHER'S COPYRIGHT · NOT SHOWN
SKYBORN
M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy
NASA APOD · Martin Pugh
SKYBORN.APP

2015 · Saturday · Full moon
SB-2014-05-02 ©
RARE · HOLO
© PHOTOGRAPHER'S COPYRIGHT · NOT SHOWN
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That Night over Half Dome
NASA APOD · Rogelio Bernal Andreo
SKYBORN.APP

2014 · Friday · Waxing crescent
SB-2013-05-02
UNCOMMON
Saturn Hurricane
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Saturn Hurricane
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2013 · Thursday · Last quarter
SB-2012-05-02
UNCOMMON
Saturn's Moon Helene in Color
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Saturn's Moon Helene in Color
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2012 · Wednesday · Waxing gibbous
SB-2011-05-02
UNCOMMON
Jupiter's Great Red Spot from Voyager 1
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot from Voyager 1
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2011 · Monday · New moon
SB-2010-05-02 ©
UNCOMMON
© PHOTOGRAPHER'S COPYRIGHT · NOT SHOWN
SKYBORN
The Coma Cluster of Galaxies
NASA APOD · Dean Rowe
SKYBORN.APP

2010 · Sunday · Waning gibbous
SB-2009-05-02 ©
UNCOMMON
© PHOTOGRAPHER'S COPYRIGHT · NOT SHOWN
SKYBORN
The Whale Galaxy
NASA APOD · Adam Block
SKYBORN.APP

2009 · Saturday · First quarter
SB-2008-05-02
COMMON
The Earth on 2 May 2008 · Nile Delta and Sinai
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The Earth on 2 May 2008 · Nile Delta and Sinai
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2008 · Friday · Waning crescent
SB-2007-05-02
COMMON
The Earth on 2 May 2007 · Red Sea
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The Earth on 2 May 2007 · Red Sea
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2007 · Wednesday · Full moon
SB-2006-05-02
COMMON
The Earth on 2 May 2006 · Persian Gulf
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The Earth on 2 May 2006 · Persian Gulf
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2006 · Tuesday · Waxing crescent
SB-2005-05-02
UNCOMMON
Methusaleh Outcrop on Mars
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Methusaleh Outcrop on Mars
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2005 · Monday · Last quarter
SB-2004-05-02
UNCOMMON
Io in True Color
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Io in True Color
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2004 · Sunday · Waxing gibbous
SB-2003-05-02
UNCOMMON
Five to Mars
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Five to Mars
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2003 · Friday · New moon
SB-2002-05-02
UNCOMMON
Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tidal Tail
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Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tidal Tail
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2002 · Thursday · Waning gibbous
SB-2001-05-02
UNCOMMON
Planet Building in HD 100546
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Planet Building in HD 100546
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2001 · Wednesday · Waxing gibbous
SB-2000-05-02
COMMON
The Earth on 2 May 2000 · Red Sea
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The Earth on 2 May 2000 · Red Sea
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2000 · Tuesday · New moon
SB-1999-05-02
RARE · HOLO
Stars from Eagle's Eggs
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Stars from Eagle's Eggs
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1999 · Sunday · Full moon
SB-1998-05-02
MYTHIC
The Frothy Milky Way
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The Frothy Milky Way
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1998 · Saturday · First quarter
SB-1997-05-02
MYTHIC
X-Rays From IC 443 Credit:
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X-Rays From IC 443 Credit:
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1997 · Friday · Waning crescent
SB-1996-05-02 ©
RARE · HOLO
© PHOTOGRAPHER'S COPYRIGHT · NOT SHOWN
SKYBORN
The Tails of Comet Hyakutake
NASA APOD · Vic Winter, Courtesy ICSTARS
SKYBORN.APP

1996 · Thursday · Full moon

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The Sun on May 2

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographs the Sun every few seconds. Here is one frame from May 2 in each year since 2010.

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The Earth on May 2

NASA satellites photograph the whole planet every day. Here is the view from orbit on May 2 in each year since 2000.

The Earth on 2 May 2008 · Nile Delta and Sinai 2008 The Earth on 2 May 2007 · Red Sea 2007 The Earth on 2 May 2006 · Persian Gulf 2006 The Earth on 2 May 2005 · Red Sea 2005 The Earth on 2 May 2004 · Madagascar 2004 The Earth on 2 May 2003 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania 2003 The Earth on 2 May 2002 · Pilbara, Western Australia 2002 The Earth on 2 May 2001 · Empty Quarter, Arabia 2001 The Earth on 2 May 2000 · Red Sea 2000