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APOD: 2013 August 20 – Venus and the Triply Ultraviolet Sun
APOD: 2013 August 20 – Venus and the Triply Ultraviolet Sun

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Astronaut Chris Cassidy and SPHERES
Astronaut Chris Cassidy and SPHERES

Astronaut Chris Cassidy conducts a session with a pair of bowling-ball-sized free-flying satellites known as SPHERES.

Astronaut Chris Cassidy and SPHERES
Astronaut Chris Cassidy and SPHERES

Astronaut Chris Cassidy conducts a session with a pair of bowling-ball-sized free-flying satellites known as SPHERES.

Astronaut Karen Nyberg and SPHERES
Astronaut Karen Nyberg and SPHERES

Astronaut Karen Nyberg conducts a session with a pair of bowling-ball-sized free-flying satellites known as SPHERES.

Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Luca Parmitano
Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Luca Parmitano

Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Luca Parmitano work with the cargo in the newly attached Japanese "Kounotori" H2 Transfer Vehicle-4.

Astronaut Luca Parmitano
Astronaut Luca Parmitano

Astronaut Luca Parmitano prepares to open the hatch to the newly attached Japanese "Kounotori" H2 Transfer Vehicle-4.

Astronaut Luca Parmitano
Astronaut Luca Parmitano

Astronaut Luca Parmitano samples the air in the newly attached Japanese "Kounotori" H2 Transfer Vehicle-4.

Sunset over the Aleutian Islands
Sunset over the Aleutian Islands

A sunset over the Aleutian Islands, with noctilucent clouds, is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 36 crew…

Astronaut Karen Nyberg and SPHERES
Astronaut Karen Nyberg and SPHERES

Astronaut Karen Nyberg conducts a session with a pair of bowling-ball-sized free-flying satellites known as SPHERES.

Astronaut Chris Cassidy and SPHERES
Astronaut Chris Cassidy and SPHERES

A close-up view of a bowling-ball-sized free-flying satellite known as Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites, or SPHERES.