Week's Best Space Pictures:

Astronauts spy an approaching spacecraft and satellites capture a cyclone in this week's best space pictures.

To celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope's 25th anniversary on Friday, NASA released this Hubble view of young stars flaring to life. To capture the image, Hubble peered through the dust surrounding a stellar nursery in in the constellation Carina.

Blue Marble A composite of six images taken by a NASA satellite, this view of South Africa (top left) showcases many of the colors that swirl together on our planet. Tropical cyclone Joalane (top right) batters the Indian Ocean.