Photos of the week: Oct. 3-9
The most compelling photos from the week's news, October 3-9, 2015, including the blessing of the animals, the Cubs making the playoffs and flooding in South Carolina
Eye On Photography
Newly released photos of Apollo moon missions
A treasure trove of original NASA images gives an unprecedented view of man's first lunar encounters
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Photos of the week
The most compelling photos from the week's news, September 19-25, 2015, including Pope Francis' visit to the U.S., the Emmys and spectacular remnants of a supernova
Volcanoes seen from space
Awe-inspiring views of volcanic eruptions
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Photos of the week
The most compelling photos from the week's news, September 12-18, 2015, including a tightrope walk in Melbourne, a Ganesh festival and fires in California
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Photos of the week
The most compelling photos from the week's news, September 5-11, 2015, including Burning Man, 9/11 memorials and the European migrant crisis
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Photos of the week
The most compelling photos from the week's news, August 22-28, 2015, including the Virginia shooting, European migrant crisis and newborn pandas
Photos of the week
The most compelling photos from the week's news, August 15-22, 2015, including a bomb blast in Thailand and the Iowa State Fair
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Photos of the week
The most compelling photos from the week's news, August 9-15, 2015
Photos of the week
The most compelling photos from the week's news, August 1-8, 2015, including hitchBOT's demise, summer heatwaves and Chinese mermaids
2015 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest winners
Categories for the 27th annual contest included travel portraits, outdoor scenes, sense of place and spontaneous moments.
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Photos of the week
The most compelling photos from the week's news, July 25-31, 2015, including a possible lead in MH370's disappearance, panda Jia Jia's birthday and a double hand transplant
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Photos of the week
The most compelling photos from the week's news, July 18-24, 2015, including the Louisiana movie theater shooting and an amazing new image of Earth
Apollo 11: The original moonwalk
President John F. Kennedy ignited the "space race" with the Soviet Union on May 25, 1961 with his goal of putting an American on the moon; The Apollo 11 mission captured the imagination of a generation when astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the moon July 20, 1969
Photos of the week
The most compelling photos from the week's news, July 11-17, 2015, including Pluto, protests in Greece and the President's visit to prison
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Astonishing Pluto in sharp focus
Over nine years and 3 billion miles, as NASA's New Horizons spacecraft approached the distant dwarf planet, our vision of Pluto came into focus with the release Dec. 5, 2015 of the sharpest photos ever
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U.S.
Starbucks denies plan to buy Chipotle after report of possible takeover
Republican concerns mount over livestreaming Fort Hood shooter's execution
Hurricane Isaias leaves trail of destruction in Southeast
Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home searched by Homeland Security investigators
Are banks, USPS and stock markets open on Columbus Day?
Trump administration ordered to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads
Fugitive wanted for allegedly bribing Venezuelan officials taken in U.S. custody
Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 11, 2026
DHS secretary defends livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution
Democrat Chris Pappas says "we're taking nothing for granted" in N.H. race
Steve Bannon on the GOP and the midterms: "We can't afford to lose"
The extraordinary joy of Ethel Kennedy
DOJ investigating TV networks over suspension of press pool after Trump media ban
House candidate who reported rape on campaign trail details why she came forward
Vehicle driven by ICE agents in Texas hits and injures man, sheriff says
Pope says death penalty "inadmissible" amid U.S. plans to livestream execution
Christa Pike released from hospital following botched execution, lawyers say
Thousands still without power in Florida and Alabama as Isaias moves north
Blanche, other DOJ appointees can take part in campaigns, memo says
When 2 dogs went missing in a car crash, a volunteer spent weeks searching
3 men found guilty in murders of American, Australian surfers in Mexico
Map shows ICE shootings in U.S. during immigration crackdown
How AI responded when researchers posed as terrorists seeking help
These 18 million households now rank as America's richest
