Later this year, a communication satellite, the EchoStar XVI, will be launched from Kazakhstan. What makes EchoStar XVI unique is not the unfathomable depths of time it will vault, but the fact that it will carry an art project.
The view of New York from the International Space Station evolved today, as the new World Trade tower became the tallest building in the city.
From the G20 Summit protests and Kabul’s suicide bombings to escalating violence in Gaza and religious pilgrimages, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.
