The space shuttle Endeavour lands at night in a new NASA picture
A composite picture shows light from across the spectrum coming from the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A
Night-shining clouds appear over the South Pole in an astronaut's photograph
A picture shows how magnetic fields influence the formation of a massive star
A 3-D picture of Saturn's elongated moon Prometheus
Space Shuttle Night LandingFebruary 21, 2010—Capping a mission that began with the final space shuttle night launch, the NASA shuttle Endeavour makes a rare night landing at Florida's Kennedy Space Station at 10:20 p.m. ET.

Endeavour's 13-day mission included installing the new Tranquility node, which houses the seven-window cupola (see pictures), onto the International Space Station. With STS-130 complete, only four shuttle missions remain until NASA retires the fleet at the end of 2010.
Photograph courtesy NASA

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