Space Photos: The Most Amazing Images This Week!
By Doris Elin Salazar 2 days ago Spaceflight
An astronaut spots a beautiful sunrise with a guest appearance from Venus, a photographer catches the moon's blue glow through barren tree branches, and NASA celebrates 10 years of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. These are just some of the top photos this week from Space.com.
Earthrise and Venus
(Image credit: NASA)
This ethereal blue curve is sunlight refracting in Earth's atmosphere at sunrise. NASA astronaut Christina Koch took this beautiful photo from the International Space Station. The planet Venus also makes an appearance as a glimmering spot at the bottom of the image.
(Image credit: NASA)
Full Story: Astronaut Snaps Stunning View of Venus Over an Earth Sunrise
(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech )
Engineers of NASA's next rover to the Red Planet, called Mars 2020, took a moment for a selfie after attaching the robot’s remote sensing mast on June 5, 2019, at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The team also installed a suspension system and wheels; while the former will be a permanent feature of the mission, the wheels will eventually come off.
(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
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