“Solar Evaporation Ponds near Moab, Utah” was uploaded to Flickr

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of solar evaporation ponds outside the city of Moab, Utah. There are 23 colorful ponds spread across 400 acres. They are part of a large operation to mine potassium chloride—more commonly referred to as muriate of potash (MOP)—from ore buried underground. via NASA ift.tt/2uGPbGk
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Solar Evaporation Ponds near Moab, Utah was taken on August 09, 2017 at 08:30AM

“Moon Rise From the Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr

From his vantage point aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik pointed his camera toward the rising Moon and captured this beautiful image on August 3, 2017. Bresnik wrote, "Gorgeous moon rise! Such great detail when seen from space. Next full moon marks #Eclipse2017. We’ll be watching from @Space_Station." via NASA ift.tt/2wELWk9
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Moon Rise From the Space Station was taken on August 03, 2017 at 01:53PM

“Prometheus and the Ghostly F Ring” was uploaded to Flickr

The thin sliver of Saturn's moon Prometheus lurks near ghostly structures in Saturn's narrow F ring in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. via NASA ift.tt/2wAP7cL
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Prometheus and the Ghostly F Ring was taken on August 07, 2017 at 03:26AM

“NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Watches a Sunspot” was uploaded to Flickr

On July 5, 2017, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory watched an active region — an area of intense and complex magnetic fields — rotate into view on the Sun. This image shows a blended view of the sunspot in visible and extreme ultraviolet light, revealing bright coils arcing over the active region — particles spiraling along magnetic field lines. via NASA ift.tt/2v43I2x
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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Watches a Sunspot was taken on August 03, 2017 at 12:03PM

“A Look Inside the Space Station's Experimental BEAM Module” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik looks through the hatch of the International Space Station's Bigelow Expandable Aerospace Module (BEAM) on July 31, 2017. The BEAM is an experimental expandable module just over halfway into its planned two-year demonstration on the space station. via NASA ift.tt/2hrHlPL
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A Look Inside the Space Station's Experimental BEAM Module was taken on July 31, 2017 at 04:48AM

“Space Station Flyover of Super Typhoon Noru” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik photographed Super Typhoon Noru on August 1, 2017, as the International Space Station passed overhead. He shared images of the massive storm on social media, writing, "Super Typhoon #Noru, amazing the size of this weather phenomenon, you can almost sense its power from 250 miles above." via NASA ift.tt/2tZW5Hq
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Space Station Flyover of Super Typhoon Noru was taken on August 01, 2017 at 03:27AM

“August 1, 1971 - Second Apollo 15 Moonwalk” was uploaded to Flickr

This mini-panorama combines two photographs taken by Apollo 15 lunar module pilot Jim Irwin, from the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) site, at the end of the second Apollo 15 moonwalk on August 1, 1971. Apollo 15 was the fourth crewed mission to land on the Moon. via NASA ift.tt/2ugfLpO
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August 1, 1971 - Second Apollo 15 Moonwalk was taken on August 01, 2017 at 05:30AM