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A Visual History of Spacewalks

By Jeffrey Kluger

Here's Why the ISS Looks So Cluttered

By Quora

Into the Black: Bruce McCandless Floats Free in Space, 1984

By Ben Cosgrove

Old Space Images Aid Search for New Planets

By Michael D. Lemonick
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Space Shuttle Endeavour Exclusive: A Timelapse of the Final Ride

350,000 photos shot over the course of 6 days reveal an exclusive look at the Shuttle Endeavour's final journey through Los Angeles.

By Jeffrey Kluger

Dan Winters in a Thousand Words: An Ode to a Friend by Nick Offerman

Photographer Dan Winters' retrospective show, 'America: Icons and Ingenuity', opens Sept. 14 at the Jepson Center in Savannah, Ga. Here, Nick Offerman writes for LightBox about Winters' extraordinary passion and dedication to his interests.

By Nick Offerman

Pictures of the Week: June 1 – June 8

From the final journey of the space shuttle Enterprise in New York and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in London to a landmark trial in Egypt and the once-in-a-lifetime Transit of Venus, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

By TIME Photo Department

Pictures of the Week: April 27 – May 4

From rescue operations for a capsized ferry in India and May Day protests to elections in France and preparations for the Kentucky Derby, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

By TIME Photo Department

Pictures of the Week: April 13 – April 20

From centennial celebrations of the birth of Kim Il-Sung in North Korea and attacks in Afghanistan to the moving of the space shuttle Discovery and Nepalese New Year, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

By TIME Photo Department

The Best Pictures of the Week, July 15 – July 22

This week: Iranian wedding, the Caylee Anthony memorial, 30 nations declare Gaddafi’s regime no longer legitimate, Bee Man, sharks, marijuana and illegal ivory go up in smoke, Kenya’s drought, a leopard attacks, and the final...

By TIME Photo Department

The Best Pictures of the Week, July 8 – July 15

This week: The final liftoff for the space shuttle, Southern Sudan declares independence, Pakistan a year after he floods, Somalia, the “worst humanitarian disaster” in the world, the biggest marijuana plantation found in Mexico, a...

By TIME Photo Department

The Last Liftoff: A Farewell to the Shuttle Program

Photographer Dan Winters captures a final look at the launch of Atlantis, the last space shuttle launched at the end of NASA's shuttle program.

By Dan Winters

Unprecedented Image of Space Shuttle Released

The International Space Station is seen with the docked space shuttle Endeavour in this photo provided by NASA. Taken on May 23, 2011, and released June 7, 2011, the photo by Expedition 27 crew member...

By Phil Bicker

The Best Pictures of the Week, May 27 – June 3

This week: a merry-go-round turns inside a former nuclear plant; artillery fire along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a one-and-a-half year old boy is killed in Libya by Gaddafi’s forces, military maneuvers and youth movements in Spain;...

By TIME Photo Department

The Best Pictures of the Week, May 20 – May 27

This week: Obama tours Europe, the Grimsvoetn volcano erupts; tornadoes and floods hit the US; fighting continues on Misratah’s frontline; a Slovakian hospital provides music therapy for newborn babies; and shuttle astronaut Andrew Fuestel walks...

By TIME Photo Department

Closeup: Best Pictures of the Week, May 13 – May 20

This Week: Violence along Israel’s borders; Mississippi floods; Libyan rebels in training; IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Khan in court; Haitian President Michel Martelly’s inauguration; an Israeli illusionist stands tall; “Spiderman” climbs Turkey’s tallest building; a Chinese...

By TIME Photo Department

Amateur Photo of Shuttle Goes Viral

Despite hundreds of professional photographers covering today’s shuttle launch, an image taken on an iPhone by an unemployed event planner from Hoboken is the most memorable – and the most viral.

By TIME Staff
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