... Spiral galaxy NGC 4651 is a mere 35 million light-years distant, toward the well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices. ... A Large Space Station Over Earth . ... Mercury and Venus Over Paris . ... Of course, the clouds were rocket engine plumes from the predawn launch of the space shuttle Discovery on the STS-131 mission to the International Space Station. ... The space shuttle orbiter Discovery is now docked with the International Space Station, some 350 kilometers above planet Earth. ...