<p dir="ltr"><strong>Storm clouds brew over the south Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil in this striking photo snapped by astronauts aboard the <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html#.UehiPGRNR7k">International Space Station</a> on July 4.</strong></p><p dir="ltr">Glints of sunlight play off the water and clouds, while the setting sun peaks out from behind a Russian spacecraft docked with the orbiting laboratory.</p><p><em>—Andrew Fazekas</em></p>
Brewing Up a Storm
Storm clouds brew over the south Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil in this striking photo snapped by astronauts aboard the International Space Station on July 4.
Glints of sunlight play off the water and clouds, while the setting sun peaks out from behind a Russian spacecraft docked with the orbiting laboratory.
—Andrew Fazekas
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An astronaut says "cheese" during a spacewalk, a star dies, and storm clouds gather in this week's best space pictures.
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