The cosmos are lit up year round, but as the Holiday season begins, they’re offering an especially splashy mix—from a daredevil comet to a box-like supernova to a spectacular portrait of Saturn, with a tiny Earth lurking in the background.
Window on Infinity, Thanksgiving Edition: Pictures From Space
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Comet ISON taken by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on Nov. 8 at 5:40 a.m. EST (1040 GMT). At the time of this picture, ISON was 97 million miles (156 million km) from Earth, heading toward a close encounter with the sun.
