<p>Saturn displays its full grandeur in this image from NASA’s <a href="http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/">Cassini</a> probe. With a diameter of 116,500 kilometers (72,400 miles), the planet dwarfs its moons, including <a href="http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/moons/tethys/">Tethys</a>, the 1,066-kilometer-wide dot in the lower right.</p>
Week’s Best Space Pictures: Saturn Shows Off and a Storm Brews
Plus: Pluto shimmers with shockingly fresh ice, and colliding galaxies kickstart the birth of new stars.
Feed your need for heavenly views of the universe with our picks of the most awe-inspiring space pictures. This week, a serpent of electrified gas above the sun’s surface collapses, Saturn flaunts its splendorous size, and Mars hints at its ancient, watery past.
