A space shuttle makes its final flight, the sun explodes with activity, an airplane gets in the way, and more in the week's best space pictures.
Discovery's Approach
Photograph courtesy NASA.
And Then the Clouds Parted
Image courtesy Rob Bullen.
Solar Tsunami
Image courtesy SDO/NASA.
Upping the Atmospheric Ante
Photograph courtesy James Spann, NASA.
Down in Front
Photograph courtesy Howard Eskildsen.
Rosy Sunflower
Image courtesy Caltech/NASA.
Balancing Act
Image courtesy SSI/NASA.
Pulling the Trigger
Image courtesy NAOJ.
Black Hole Off Switch
Illustration courtesy Lynette Cook, Gemini Observatory, and AURA.
Little Brother
Image courtesy ESA/NASA.
source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/pictures/110304-space-shuttle-station-sun-flare-aurora-134/