Best Space Photos of the Week — March 21, 2015

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Amazing Auroras: Breathtaking Northern Lights Photos of 2015

Aurora Over Northern Michigan — Shawn Malone/LakeSuperiorPhoto

Astrophotographer Shawn Malone sent in a photo of the auroral display of March 17, 2015, taken in northern Michigan. [Read the Full Story]

Glowing Green: Comet Lovejoy Shines in Stargazer Photo

Comet Lovejoy Claro — Miguel Claro/www.miguelclaro.com

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro took the image from Juromenha, Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve, Portugal on Jan. 11, 2015. [Read the Full Story]

Venus, Mars and the Moon: Amazing Reader Photos

The Moon, Venus and Mars Seen in North Carolina — Greg Diesel Walck

On Feb. 20, 2015, the planets Venus and Mars joined Earth's moon to create a dazzling sight in the night sky. See photos of the triple conjunction by Space.com readers in our gallery here. [Read the Full Story]

The Moon, Venus and Mars Over Manhattan Skyline

Moon Crater from Giant Lunar Crash in 2013 Finally Found (Video)

This image, taken by the LROC instrument aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter on July 28, 2013, shows the 62-foot-wide (18.8 meters) moon crater (center) produced by an impact on March 17, 2013. — NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University

A moon-orbiting NASA spacecraft has spotted the crater produced by one of the most powerful explosions ever observed on the lunar surface. [Read the Full Story]

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