The week in pictures: August 13–19, 2011

This week's news featured a cosmic exclamation point, an arrowed cloud on Titan, a potentially younger Moon, protoplanetary system crashes, and more.

Published: August 19, 2011

August 13–19, 2011

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X-ray: NASA/CXC/IfA/D.Sanders, et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI/NRAO/A.Evans, et al.

A cosmic exclamation point

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"The week in pictures" highlights the amazing discoveries and cutting-edge research that resulted in magnificent photos and illustrations in the past week's Astronomy.com News section. Scroll through the photos, comment on your favorites, and click links to learn more about the science behind the pictures. We hope "The week in pictures” will not only highlight all our beautiful universe has to offer but also summarize the important stories of the past seven days in case you missed anything.

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MARK J FRASCH from PENNSYLVANIA said:

This is my fav one, where can we get more info on this strange but cool world.

Submitted: 8/21/2011 6:54:21 PM (CST)

	Sun	Sun	Moon
RISE	—		—	PHASE	—
SET	—		—	DISK	—

	Mercury	Mercury	Venus	Venus
RISE	—		—
SET	—		—
		—		—

	Mars	Mars	Jupiter	Jupiter	Saturn	Saturn
RISE	—		—		—
SET	—		—		—
		—		—		—