A Mission to Mars, Tour of the Spaceport and the Birth of a Solar System
From the photo of the birth of a solar system to the Curiosity mission launch, there were some stunning views from space this week.
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Don't miss these stunning photos and images from the last week in space.
Skywatcher Captures Heavenly View From Paradise
An astrophotographer took this picture of the Milky Way galaxy from the island paradise of Mangaia in the South Pacific. [<a href="http://www.space.com/13382-milky-photo-cook-islands-night-sky.html">Read More</a>]
Photos: Watching the Mars Rover Curiosity Blast Off
An up-close look at the launch of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, and the events leading up to it. [<a href="http://www.space.com/13749-photos-watching-mars-rover-curiosity-blast.html">View More Stunning Photos</a>]
Solar Eclipse Wows Lucky Skywatchers in New Zealand
A solar eclipse on Nov. 25 was not visible to most of the world, but a few lucky skywatchers in the southern hemisphere caught the stunning show.[<a href="http://www.space.com/13745-solar-eclipse-skywatching-photos.html">View More Stunning Photos</a>]
Skywatcher Captures Dazzling Green Flash Over Setting Sun
Atop a frigid mountain peak in Iran, skywatcher Amir Hossein Abolfath captured a phenomenal sun setting with a brilliant flash of green. [<a href="http://www.space.com/13491-green-flash-setting-sun-photo.html">Read More</a>]
Stunning Photo of New Solar System Captured by Amateur Astronomer
A New Zealand man has become the first amateur astronomer to take a direct photograph of a solar system in the first stages of development. [<a href="http://www.space.com/13758-amateur-astronomer-photo-beta-pictoris.html">Read More</a>]
Photos: Atop NASA's Huge Mobile Launch Tower
A look at NASA's 355-foot-tall, $500 million mobile launch tower--and the view from its top. [<a href="http://www.space.com/13762-nasa-mobile-launch-tower-photos.html">View More Stunning Photos</a>]
Gamma Rays Fill Cosmic Bubbles in New NASA Photo
A star-forming region in the constellation Cygnus is corraling fast-moving cosmic rays, new research suggests. [<a href="http://www.space.com/13757-constellation-cygnus-cosmic-rays-bubbles.html">Read More</a>]
Skywatcher Snaps Photos of Stranded Russian Mars Probe
A skywatcher in the Netherlands has snapped a photo of the stranded Russian Mars probe Phobos-Grunt. [<a href="http://www.space.com/13774-skywatcher-photos-russian-phobos-grunt-probe.html">Read More</a>]
Competing Explanations Proposed for Strange Christmas Space Explosion
Scientists are offering two very different explanations for an unusual burst of gamma-rays seen on Christmas Day 2010. [<a href="http://www.space.com/13773-christmas-space-explosion-gamma-ray-burst-explanations.html">Read More</a>]
Smoky Sun: Skywatcher Captures Partial Solar Eclipse Through Chimney Smoke
This photo of a solar eclipse looks all the more magical when seen through chimney smoke from a home in a Siberian village near Novosibirsk, Russia. [<a href="http://www.space.com/13792-skywatcher-photo-partial-solar-eclipse-chimney-smoke.html">Read More</a>]
Photos: Take a Tour of Spaceport America
In October 2011 SPACE.com reporter Clara Moskowitz toured Spaceport America, a new commercial space launching ground under construction in the Southern New Mexico desert. [<a href="http://www.space.com/13801-photos-spaceport-america-commercial-space.html">Read More</a>]
Saturn Moon's Icy Secrets Shine Bright in New NASA Images
New details about Enceladus, one of the icy moons orbiting around Saturn, are revealed in a series of new images of the bright and shimmering cosmic body. [<a href="http://www.space.com/13807-enceladus-images-nasa-cassini-spacecraft.html">Read More</a>]
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