Disenchantment BayAlaska’s Hubbard Glacier, seen by Landsat 8 in July 2014, creeps up on Disenchantment Bay. Fed by melting snow and debris, the growing glacier has twice blocked the entrance to pitchfork-shaped Russell Fjord, causing the water level to rapidly rise.

Photograph by NASA/Earth Observatory

WEEK'S BEST SPACE PICTURES

Week's Best Space Pictures: Satellite View of Disenchantment

From creating space-like environments on Earth to a cosmic collision in progress, our picks for the best of this week’s space pics will take you on a journey to the stars—starting right here at home and ending 400 million light-years away.

Photo gallery byMallory Benedict

ByNadia Drake

May 22, 2015

From creating space-like environments on Earth to a cosmic collision in progress, our picks for the best of this week’s space pics will take you on a journey to the stars—starting right here at home and ending 400 million light-years away.