High on Hawaii

Panels from the International Space Station dip into a shot of some of the Hawaiian islands (center) in an image released August 6.An Expedition 40 crewmember snapped a picture of the tropical paradise as the ISS flew 293 miles (472 kilometers) above the Pacific Ocean.—Jane J. Lee

Photograph by NASA

Week's Best Space Pictures: Orion Gets Wet and Clusters Twinkle

A deep-space capsule is put through its paces, a globular cluster gets its portrait taken, and Hawaii is imaged from on high.

Published August 8, 2014