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JSC2011-E-067645 (8 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis launches for the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station in the final mission of the Space Shuttle Program at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff was at 11:29 a.m. (EDT) on July 8, 2011. Onboard are NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists. Photo credit: NASA Photo/Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool

Final farewells Poignant last pictures from our most inspirational space missions

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Monster movers 6 massive machines for shifting rockets, turbines and even ancient buildings

14 amazing photos from the BMC Ecology Image Competition 2018 © Pilar Oliva Vidal (University of Lleida – ETSEA, Spain)

14 amazing photos from the BMC Ecology Image Competition 2018

© Eduardo Acevedo/UPY2019

Underwater photography 39 stunning photos from the UPY 2019 competition

A man rides a cart over the frozen 'Lake Cildir' in Aradahan Province of Turkey © Mehmet Ali Ozcan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

You think you’re cold? Here are some amazing photos of chilly people in freezing places

cover 08 - Kevin Lewis - Perseid over St. Cwyfan Church

Top tips on how to photograph the Perseid meteor shower

Jupiter's southern hemisphere © NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS

35 breathtaking pictures of Jupiter taken from the Juno spacecraft

Lifeprint 3x4 printer: How much fun "AR" hyperphotos? © Lifeprint

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Lifeprint 3×4 printer: How much fun “AR” hyperphotos?

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Beautiful winners from the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018 competition

21 incredible cloud nebula pictures © NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team

21 incredible cloud nebula pictures

Lancelin, Australia © Paul Kane/Getty Images

Amazing pictures of the 2018 super blue blood moon

On the lookout: three top home security cameras tested

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On the lookout: three top home security cameras tested

Stunning pictures - the best BBC Focus Eye Openers from 2017

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Stunning pictures – the best BBC Focus Eye Openers from 2017

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Heart-breaking image of a black rhino tops Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 winners