Vermot de Pas: NASA: HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF SPACE - TO THE MOON!, 155526, Paris

The silhouette of space shuttle Endeavour (Misison STS-130) appears in this photograph, set against an exceptional backdrop above the colorful horizon of the Earth.

Spectacular photograph of a spacewalk performed during construction of a new module for the International Space Station.

A superb view of an astonishing galaxy emanating a strange light.

Magnificent lift-off of a DELTA II rocket, renowned for producing exceptional wisps of smoke that rise up the length of the launcher, creating a scene of "convulsive beauty" or apocalyptic beauty.

Magnificent view of a star-forming region in the constellation Cygnus.

A superbly photogenic group of interacting galaxies is captured here by the HUBBLE space telescope.

LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER (LRO) mission. Orthoptic view of the far side of the Moon.

This image of the International Space Station and the docked Space Shuttle ENDEAVOUR, flying at an altitude of around 320 kilometers, was taken by astronaut Paolo Nespoli, a member of the SOYUZ TMA- 20 crew.

Fantastic view of the Earth thanks to the new Suomi" Earth observation system.

This composite view from the HUBBLE space telescope is one of the largest ever taken of a complete galaxy.

Exceptional, magnificent photography showing the spectacular detail of a solar flare.

The Earth seen from the Arctic from an orbital distance of 824 km.

Superb takeoff of a DELTA II rocket from the VANDENBERG military base in California.

On September 20, 1969, Ukrainian astrophysicists Klim Churyumovet-Svetlana Gerasimenko from the University of Kiev (Ukraine) discovered an extraordinary and historic close-up view of the famous comet 67P/Churumov-Guerasimenko or "Chouri".

On November 22, 2014 from 5:29pm to 6:04pm, the moon partially obscured the sun's view making what is known as a "lunar transit".

Exceptional capture of a solar flare located on the lower part of the sun taken on October 27, 2014.

An extraordinary photograph of one of the HUBBLE telescope's most famous images: the 3 Pillars of Creation, taken 25 years after it was first captured.

Fabulous and rare Earth survey observed by the LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER spacecraft from lunar orbit.

Exceptional photograph of a solar flare.

The Milky Way galaxy modeled by NASA scientists.

Cassini mission. The last photograph of the planet Saturn taken by the CASSINI probe in September 2017.

Magnificent photograph revealing the intricate and detailed beauty of the clouds on the planet Jupiter.

Magnificent "BLUE MARBLE" in natural colors of the globe.

Self-portrait of the american rover martine: CURIOSITY.

A magnificent scattering of stars appears in this photograph as it is captured some 180,000 light-years from Earth in the Small Magellanic Cloud.