Month in Space: Sky lights

Stars are born, the Xprize surprises, a witch looks blue and other highlights from Space in October 2006. MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS • September 2006: Far-out faces Get an up-close and personal look at astronauts, a fresh “Face on Mars” and other highlights from September 2006. • August 2006: Future frontiers See the cosmic places and faces behind the news from outer space in August 2006. • July 2006: Colors of the cosmos See an ultraviolet sun, Jupiter’s red spots, Discovery’s red-white-and-blue blastoff and other highlights from July 2006. • June 2006: Way-out whirls See colorful galaxies, an erupting volcano and other cosmic highlights from June 2006. • May 2006: Hot spots See a volcano from space, awesome views of Mars and Saturn, and more from May 2006. • April 2006: Alien sights See unconventional images of Earth and the universe beyond from April 2006. • March 2006: Dark delights See a spinning galaxy, a super solar eclipse and other highlights from March 2006. • February 2006: Off-world odysseys See SuitSat’s farewell, galaxies galore, a stunning aurora and more from February 2006. • January 2006: Stardust memories Relive the return of NASA’s Stardust probe and see amazing celestial views from January 2006. • December 2005: The year in space Click through the year’s greatest hits from the final frontier, and vote for your favorite image. • November 2005: Stars of wonder See the “Mountains of Creation,” a beamed-up Beatle and other highlights from November 2005. • October 2005: Cosmic pearls See ghostly moons, a solar eclipse and other highlights from October 2005. • September 2005: Amazing auroras Solar flares, amazing auroras, double moons and other space images from September 2005. • August 2005: Out of this world Relive Discovery's mission, tour Mars and Saturn, and see other highlights from August 2005. • July 2005: Light up the sky See a comet collision, the space shuttle's return to flight and more space images from July 2005. • June 2005: Celestial sights See a jittery comet, a doomed rocket, sunset on Mars and more space images from June 2005. • May 2005: Stellar surprises Tune into Saturn’s radio rings, Titan’s mysteries, a psychedelic Mars and more gems from May 2005. • April 2005: Intergalactic gems Pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope and Mars probes take the starring roles in April 2005. • March 2005: High-frontier highlights Click through March's best pictures from space, including spaceships on the fly. • February 2005: Planetary prizes The inaugural edition of “The Month in Space Pictures” features Saturn's greatest portrait.