PIX4601543: Anousheh Ansari, first woman space tourist, in training. - Anousheh Ansari, first woman space tourist, in training. - Training on the rotating chair 14 - 09 - 2006 in Baikonour. Anousheh Ansari, the first woman space tourist, joined the international space station with Expedition 14 and went on Earth with Expedition 13 (18 - 09 - 2006 to 28 - 09 - 2006) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4601626: Extravehicular exit of Sunita L. Williams. ISS - Expedition 14. 04 - 02 - 2007 - Extravehicular release of Sunita L. Williams. ISS - Expedition 14. 04 - 02 - 200 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4601671: Patrick Forrester extravehicular release 06/2007 - Patrick Forrester extravehicular release. ISS - Expedition 15. 13 June 2007. Anchored to a foot restraint on the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) or Canadarm2, astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS - 117 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and astronaut Steven Swanson (out of frame), mission specialist, removed all of the launch locks holding the 10 - foot - wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction / Bridgeman Images

PIX4601740: The International Space Station (ISS) seen from Endeavour 08 - 2007 - View of the station after the depart of the shuttle Endeavour on 19 - 08 - 2007. Mission STS-11 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4601815: The International Space Station (ISS) 11 - 2007 - The International Space Station (ISS) 11 - 2007 - The International Space Station (ISS) seen from Shuttle Discovery before returning to Earth on November 5, 2007. Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS - 120 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 4:32 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 5, 2007 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4602028: The International Space Station (ISS) 03/2008 - The International Space Station 03/2008 - View of the International Space Station after the start of the shuttle Endeavour on March 24, 2008. The first element (ELM - PS) of the Japanese Kibo laboratory and the new Canadian articule arm named Dextre were installed during this mission. Backdropped by a blue and white part of Earth, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Endeavour as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS - 123 and Expedition 16 crews concluded 12 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:25 p.m. (CDT) on March 24, 2008 / Bridgeman Images

TEC4633803: Place des Marechaux in Mulhouse (Haut Rhin) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633817: Aurore boreale - Norway - Northern Lights above Reinefjord - Norway - Aurore boreale sur Reinefjord (Moskenes, Lofoten, Norway). 28 March 2016. Shore of Reinefjord, the fjord next to Reine. Lofoten, Norway. March 28, 2016 / Bridgeman Images

TEC4579540: Principaut of Monaco. Photography 15/10/06. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4634010: Aurore boreale - Lofoten - Norway - Dancing aurora and snow-covered mountains of Lofoten Islands, Norway / Bridgeman Images

PIX4579574: Eclipse totale de Lune - Total lunar eclipse 3 - 4/03/2007 - Eclipse du 4 mars 2007 au foyer d'un bezel Takahashi FS 152/1216 mm Total lunar eclipse on Mar 03 - 04 2007 in France / Bridgeman Images

PIX4634076: Lake Gairdner - Australia: Lake Gairdner National Park is located 436 km northwest of Adelaide, the capital of Australia-Meridionale. Image obtained by the ALOS satellite on 1 December 2009. Lake Gairdner in central South Australia is pictured in this image acquired by Japan's ALOS satellite on 1 December 2009. The Lake Gairdner National Park - which includes the nearby lakes Everard and Harris - was established in 1991 for its significant wildlife habitat and natural features. While the area is hot and dry in summer, spring brings water and is a popular destination for birdwatchers. When flooded, Gairdner is one of the largest salt lakes in Australia, more than 160 km long and 48 km wide. But when dry, the vast salt pan attracts racers attempting to set land speed records and is the site for the annual Speed Week event. This image shows mostly the dry, salt-crusted lakebed, while the islands appear brick-red / Bridgeman Images

PIX4634241: From Big Bang to Today - From Big Bang to the Earth. Artwork - Artist's view showing the stages of formation of the universe. From left to right, the Big Bang, the first stars, the formation of galaxies, and a zoom in on the place of the solar system in the universe. Universe from the beginning (left), the first stars, first galaxies, to the solar system / Bridgeman Images

TEC4634352: The Centre d'art contemporain, Domaine de Kerguehennec, in Bignan (Morbihan, Brittany). Photography 13/08/09. / Bridgeman Images

ITR4580001: Fountain and Church of the Place d'Armes of the Place Forte de Neuf Brisach in Alsace. Construction 1703, plans by Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707). / Bridgeman Images

ITR4580061: Pointe du Mourillon, Fort Saint Louis, in Toulon in the Var. Construction 18th century, plans by Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707). / Bridgeman Images

TEC4634442: The contemporary art centre, Domaine de Kerguehennec, in Bignan (Morbihan), Brittany. Construction 1710, architect Olivier Delourme (18 centuries). Photography 13/08/09. / Bridgeman Images

ITR4580081: Pointe du Mourillon, Fort Saint Louis, in Toulon in the Var. Construction 18th century, plans by Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707). / Bridgeman Images

ITR4580105: Le cabinet de travail de Sebastien Le prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), au Chateau de Bazochesen Bourgogne. Construction 12th century, modification and modifications by Vauban from 1675 to 1707. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4580124: Orion's Nebula - The Great Nebula in Orion - Located 1500 light years from Earth, Orion's Nebula is the closest region to the formation of stars of the Sun. In its heart, a group of young stars called Orion's Trapeze. To the eye, the nebula appears as a misty patch around the central star of the line of three which form Orion's sword. The central group of stars is the Trapezium cluster and these stars are responsible for producing the nebula. It is the high concentration of dust and gas in this part of the sky which has resulted in the formation of the stars, so the Orion nebula is no random association of bright stars and dusty gas. At a distance of 1500 light years, the Orion nebula is the nearest star-forming region to the Sun / Bridgeman Images

PIX4580154: Antares star and the Rho Ophiuchi nebula - This coloree nebula represents the visible part of a very large molecule cloud, the Ophiuchus cloud. This star-forming region is located about 520 light years away. The brightest star below is the star Antares, from the Scorpio. On the right, the M4 star cluster. View of the region surrounding the bright triple star Rho Ophiuchus (in the blue cloud). This star-forming region is located at about 520 light years in Scorpius constellation. The area is highlighted by the bright star Antares (bottom), a red supergiant 40,000 times more luminous than our sun / Bridgeman Images

PIX4602119: Astronaut Karen Nyberg in Space - Astronaut Karen Nyberg in ISS - Astronaut Karen Nyberg looks at Earth through the window of the Kibo module of the International Space Station. 10 June 2008. Astronaut Karen Nyberg, STS - 124 mission specialist, looks through a window in the newly installed Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station. (June 10 2008) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4621704: Nebula VdB 1 in Cassiopee - Nebula VdB 1 in Cassiopeia - VDB 1 is a reflexion nebula difficult to observe due to the proximity of the bright star Caps (Beta Cassiopeia). VDB 1 is a reflection nebula difficult to observe because of the bright star Caph (Beta Cassiopeia) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4621762: Nebula VDB 27 in the Taurea / Bridgeman Images

PIX4602228: Space Debris - Space Debris - The tool bag used by astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn - Piper floats in space. On the first extravehicular exit of the STS - 126 mission on 18 November 2008, the astronaut let him escape, becoming a space debris. 18 Nov. 2008 - An extravehicular activity (EVA) tool bag drifts away from the International Space Station during the mission's first scheduled spacewalk for STS - 126. About halfway into the spacewalk, one of the grease guns that astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn - Piper (out of frame), mission specialist, was preparing to use on the SARJ released some Braycote grease into her crew lock bag, which is the tool bag the spacewalkers use during their activities. As she was cleaning the inside of the bag, it drifted away from her and toward the aft and starboard portion of the International Space Station. Inside the bag were two grease guns, scrapers, several wipes and tethers and some tool caddies / Bridgeman Images

PIX4621842: Nebulae IC 405 and IC 410 in the Coach - IC 405, on the right, is a star-forming region located about 1500 years - light from Earth in the constellation of Coach. The bright part, at the top, houses the star AE Aurigae, a young star very bright, blue; it is a star fleeing, a star leaking from the Nebula of Orion has a speed of 400,000 km/h for 2.7 million years. IC 410, on the left, is a weak nebulosite surrounding the star cluster NGC 1893 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4621914: Nebula IC 417 in the Coach - Nebula IC 417 in the Checkmark / Bridgeman Images

PIX4622045: Nebula of the horse's head in Orion (IC 434 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4622050: Horse's Head Nebula - IC 434 - in Orion - The Horse's Head Nebula, Barnard 33, is a dark nebula located in front of the Nebula has emitting IC 434 about 1500 years - light from Earth in the constellation Orion. At the bottom left, the nebula NGC 2024 with just above the star Alnitak, a supergeant star belonging to the Orion Baudrier. Towards the center of the image, a reflexion nebula, NGC 2023 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4622085: Horsehead Nebula (IC 434) in Orion - Horsehead Nebula (B33) in Orion - The horse's head nebula, Barnard 33, is a dark nebula located in front of the IC 434 emitting nebula about 1500 years - light from Earth in the constellation Orion. At the bottom left, the nebula NGC 2024 with just above the star Alnitak, a supergiant star belonging to the Baudrier of Orion. Towards the center of the image, a reflexion nebula, NGC 2023. Image obtained with the 1.2m Schmidt UK Telescope from Siding Spring. This distinctive red emission nebula (IC 434) is the result of radiation from sigma Orionis interacting with the surface of a dusty cloud of gas from which projects the dark shape of the head of a horse. Sigma is the second brightest star in the picture and is at about the same distance from the Sun as the nebula. The brightest star here is zeta Orionis, easily visible to the unaided eye as the easternmost star in the line of three which form Orion's Belt. Alnitak (Zeta Orionis) is a supergiant star with a brightness 35,000 times greater than the Sun. Its mass is 20 times the solar mass. Partly obscured by the glare of zeta is the curious yellowish nebula NGC 2024, whose energy comes from stars hidden in the dark lane, while other nebulae simply reflect the light of embedded hot stars and appear blue. All these objects are about 1500 light years distant. This photograph was produced by combining three separate photographs taken with the 1.2m UK Schmidt Telescope through different coloured filters / Bridgeman Images

TEC4602553: Stained glass windows of the Cathedrale de Chartres (Eure and Loire). Built partly from 1145, and rebuilt in twenty-six years after the fire of 1194, it is the monument par excellence of French Gothic art. Its vast nave of the purest ogival style, its porches with admirable mid-12th century sculptures, its shimmering set of stained glass windows from the 12th and 13th centuries make it an exceptional masterpiece and remarkably well preserved. The Cathedrale de Chartres has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Photography 30/06/05. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4622133: Nebula IC 444 in the Gemels - Small reflexion nebula. IC 444 is a small reflection nebula / Bridgeman Images

TEC4602659: The Cathedral of Chartres (Eure and Loire). Built partly from 1145, and rebuilt in twenty-six years after the fire of 1194, it is the monument par excellence of French Gothic art. Its vast nave of the purest ogival style, its porches with admirable mid-12th century sculptures, its shimmering set of stained glass windows from the 12th and 13th centuries make it an exceptional masterpiece and remarkably well preserved. The Cathedrale de Chartres has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Photography 30/06/05. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4656715: View of the VLT, Very Large Telescope, consists of 4 main telescopes 8.2m in diameter. Located in the Atacama desert in northern Chile, at an altitude of 2,635 metres, it studies the sky in wavelengths ranging from ultraviolet to infrared - This european observatory accomodates the Very Large Telescope (VLT) since 1998. Four 8.2m telescopes are used besides several other telescopes from 1.8m to 4m. The four giant telescopes are named ANTU, KUEYEN, MELIPAL and YEPUN. Cerro Paranal is 2600 meters in altitude in Atacama desert: Observatoire du Paranal-Le VLT - The Very Large Telescope (VLT) / Bridgeman Images

LRI4656903: Air view of the city, St. Sophia Basilica, Topkapi Palace. (Photography) / Bridgeman Images

LRI4656915: Air view of the city, Dolmabahce Palace on the European bank of the Bosphorus. (Photography) / Bridgeman Images