A Trip Around Saturn
After nearly 13 years in orbit around Saturn, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is now preparing for its “Grand Finale.”
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Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP / Getty Halfway Through the Battle for Mosul
Iraqi government troops have announced that they have taken control of the eastern half of Mosul from ISIS.
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Zach Gibson / Getty A Weekend of Protest Against Trump's Immigration Ban
Images from this weekend’s protests against the immigration ban, from New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Seattle, Washington, DC, Dallas, Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, and more
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Jason Hawkes A Dizzying Tour of London
Incredible photographs of England’s ever-changing metropolis
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Justin L. Stewart Americans at Work: Struggling to Make Ends Meet
Part of our ongoing series of photo essays at The Atlantic titled “Americans at Work.” This week, photographs of a working family in Los Angeles, made by photographer Justin L. Stewart
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Matthias Schrader / AP Photos of the Week: 1/21–1/27
Preparations for the Lunar New Year in China, a new president of the United States takes office, protesters march on Washington, Venus Williams celebrates a victory in Australia, and much more.
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Cristobal Hernandez / Reuters Worst Wildfires in Chile's History
The Chilean government has asked for international assistance and declared a state of emergency in some southern regions battling the worst forest fires in the nation’s history.
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John Giannini / Sygma via Getty The Eldfell Eruption of 1973
On January 23, 1973, a previously-unknown fissure in the Earth beneath the small Icelandic island of Heimaey opened up less than a mile from the town of Vestmannaeyjar.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters 'All of This Space Was Full': A Photographic Fact Check
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s assertion that the National Mall was "full when the president took the Oath of Office" is demonstrably false.
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Branden Camp / AP Deadly Storms and Tornadoes Hit the American South
Over the weekend, a massive storm system spawned dozens of tornadoes and caused extensive damage across a swath of the southern United States, from Texas to Florida.
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Andrew Lichtenstein The Power of Protest Photography
A new exhibition captures the rallies, riots, marches, and demonstrations that erupted in New York City between 1980 and 2000.
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Bryan Woolston / Reuters Photos of the Women's Marches Around the World
Images of today’s marches in Washington, New York, Denver, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Seattle, and from other cities in England, Ghana, France, Canada, Serbia, Australia, Kenya, Germany, India, and many more.
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Elizabeth Conley Americans at Work: A Church for the Unemployed
Part of our ongoing series of photo essays at The Atlantic titled “Americans at Work.” This week, photographs of the NorthWest Bible Church’s Between Jobs Ministry in Spring, Texas, made by photographer Elizabeth Conley.
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Mark Meyer Exploring Alaska's Roadside Glaciers
Some expeditions require little more than a car and semi-serious walking shoes
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© Amanda Swinhart Americans at Work: Caring for Our Elders
Part of our ongoing series of photo essays at the Atlantic titled Americans at Work. This week, images of caregivers at work in their offices and in the homes of the elderly clients they serve, made by photographer Amanda Swinhart.
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