Best space images of the month

3 February 2014

Here are some of the most stunning pictures captured during a memorable month in space – from a fierce eclipse to an underwater space simulation.

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NASA astronaut Zena Cardman being helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft . She is smiling at the camera

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Why space isn't as colourful as photos make it seem

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The eclipse that proved Einstein right

Three unsolved mysteries of the Moon

The age of the Universe might be drastically wrong

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Vladimir Komarov: The cosmonaut who fell to Earth

The 'Great Moon Hoax' that fooled the world

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Three women who changed the way we see the Universe

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Astronauts splash down to Earth after medical evacuation from space station

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