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Birth of a New Moon

Written by Emily Lakdawalla
July 5, 2012

It's such a wonderful thing that astronauts like Don Pettit can tweet photos like these from space.

Birth of a New Moon — Birth of a New Moon Photo by astronaut Don Pettit on Space Station Expedition 31, shortly before his return to Earth, taken on June 30, 2012.Image: NASA / Don Pettit

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