Alan Taylor
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NASA Apollo 11 Moon Landing: Photos From 50 Years Ago
Fifty photos of the historic Apollo 11 mission on the 50th anniversary of that “giant leap.”
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Charles Platiau / Reuters Photos of the Week: Crocodile Kiss, Glacier Blanket, Bear Cemetery
Cliff diving in Beirut, “swan upping” in London, protests against Puerto Rico’s governor, underwater violin in Malta, flooding in Louisiana, the Winegrowers Festival in Switzerland, and much more
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Corey Raffel / Audubon Photography Awards 2019 Audubon Photography Awards
Some of the best bird photography of the year—a collection of the 2019 winners and runners-up.
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Ed Jones / AFP / Getty Photos: The 2019 Artistic-Swimming World Championships
Scenes from above and below the water of the artistic swimmers at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in South Korea
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Ralph Morse / The Life Picture Collection / ... Bound for the Moon: Apollo 11 Preparation in Photos
Images of some of the training, preparation, and daily life that occupied the Apollo 11 astronauts and their NASA support team in the months leading up to launch day
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Murat Oner Tas / Anadolu Agency / Getty Photos of the Week: Toxic Beauty, Giant Boots, Twilight Swimming
Hot birds in France, the Festival of the Trays in Portugal, kid “muggers” in Washington State, earthquake damage in California, a Melania Trump monument in Slovenia, bull festivals in Spain, and much more
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Susana Vera / Reuters Running of the Bulls 2019: The Fiesta de San Fermín
The annual Fiesta de San Fermín, including the famous Running of the Bulls, began in Spain this week.
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Michael Heiman / Getty Photos of the 2019 Women’s World Cup Champions Victory Ticker-Tape Parade
Thousands of fans lined New York’s “Canyon of Heroes” to cheer for the U.S. women’s national soccer team, now the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup champions.
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Mark Evans / Getty Scenes From the Sydney Surf
Images of the dazzling light of the low sun on churning water, and some of the amazing encounters and rides experienced by surfers along the New South Wales coast
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Richard Vogel / AP Photos of the Week: Cool Pup, Orion Launch, Pitch Invader
Flooding in Irkutsk, a freak hailstorm in Mexico, Fourth of July fireworks in New York, Women’s World Cup semifinals in France, water shortages in India, surfing in Sydney, and much more.
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Stan Honda / AFP / Getty Photos of the 2019 Total Solar Eclipse
A few images of yesterday’s celestial event, and of those who were fortunate enough to witness it
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Ivan Shum / Clicks Images via Getty Photos: Hong Kong Protesters Break Into Legislative Council Building
Late on Monday, a group of protesters broke off from the largely peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong to smash their way into Hong Kong's Legislative Council building.
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Oli Scarff / AFP / Getty Photos From Glastonbury 2019
Images from this year’s edition of the world’s largest greenfield music and performing-arts festival, at Worthy Farm near Somerset, England.
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NASA Earth Observatory Photos of the Week: Mermaid Parade, Scarlet Sails, Moss Man
The Monte Cristo Challenge in France, bagpipes at the Department of Justice, a Spinosaurus in Philadelphia, the Women’s World Cup in France, mud people in the Philippines, a bee-wearing record attempt in Turkey, and much more
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David Mcnew / AFP / Getty Photos From a Month of Pride
A look at Pride 2019 parades and events from around the world
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Pedro Pardo / AFP / Getty Photos from the Mexico-Guatemala Border
Under pressure from the Trump administration, and its own citizens, the government of Mexican President Obrador is building a response to limit the continued flow of U.S.-bound immigrants across the country’s borders.
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Bettmann / Getty Weird, Wonderful Photos From Another Era
A grab bag of interesting, seldom-seen historic images depicting myriad people, places, and things—from epic achievements to small moments.
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Steffen Olsen / Danish Meteorological Institute via Reuters Photos of the Week: Kangaroo Boxing, Royal Ascot, Moon Pool
A hungry polar bear in Russia, Women's World Cup action in France, exuberant Raptors fans in Toronto, a “Protest Against Divisiveness” in New York, aquabike racing in Hungary, and much more.
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USGS Apollo Training: When Arizona Stood In for the Moon
Arizona’s existing geology, coupled with man-made crater fields, hosted numerous moonlike sites for Apollo astronauts to train.
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Chan Srithaweeporn / Getty Photos: The Moods of Monument Valley
A collection of images of some of the many moods of this iconic valley, from wild storms to dusky evenings to bright, sunlit panoramas
