Stunning images of the sun, Earth and far-away locales in our roundup of cosmic views from July 2012.
Window on Infinity: Pictures From Space
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The International Space Station (ISS) crew return after six-and-a-half months in space. It can be hard to function in a one-g environment after that much time in weightlessnes. Pictured here, ISS crew member Don Pettit is carried by ground support after the landing of Soyuz TMA-03M near the town of Zhezkazgan July 1, 2012.