Stunning images of the sun, Earth and far-away locales in our roundup of cosmic views from August 2012.
Window on Infinity: Pictures From Space
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A Russian cosmonaut takes a photo during a mission in open space outside the International Space Station on August 20, 2012. The expedition lasted 5 hrs. and 50 mins. The cosmonaut is either Gennady Padalka or Yuri Malenchenko, though the image makes it hard to know which.
