Zoom in On 'Black Marble' Earth View

Now you can see all of the country's nighttime lights in a single high-def image that allows users to zoom in and see tiny details of the so-called "Black Marble" view of Earth. [Full Story]

Running Man Nebula Captured by Online Space Camera

The Running Man nebula sprints into the spotlight in this spectacular night sky photo. [Full Story]

Surprise Radio Jets Revealed in Hercules A Galaxy

An amazing new radio image of elliptical galaxy Hercules A reveals two gigantic cosmic jets shooting from its center. [Full Story]

Nile-Like River Spotted on Saturn Moon Titan

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has spotted a long river snaking across the frigid surface of Saturn’s huge moon Titan. [Full Story]

Ancient Galaxy May Be Most Distant Ever Seen

An ancient galaxy spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope may be the most distant ever seen. [Full Story]

Earth Has Its Picture Taken on 12/12/12

For the occasion of 12/12/12, at 12:00, Earth had its portrait taken. [Full Story]

Earth's Highest Mountain Photographed From Space Station

Mount Everest was photographed from orbit by Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko last week, showing the peak of Earth's highest mountain. [Full Story]

Photos: Geminid Meteors of 2012

Reader-submitted photos of the 2012 Geminids. [See Photo Gallery]

Huge Asteroid's Earth Flyby Caught on Video

A new video shows the huge asteroid tumbling through space as it passed by Earth earlier this week. [Full Story]

Best Space Pictures of the Week - Dec. 15, 2012

Date: 16 December 2012 Time: 07:00 AM ET
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