The Voyager Golden Record remained mostly unavailable and unheard, until a Kickstarter campaign finally brought the sounds to human ears. Ozma Records/LADdesign hide caption
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Saturday
Flooded houses near Lake Houston on Aug. 30, after the storm called Harvey swept through. Sociologist Clare Cooper Marcus says our homes hold our emotional history — our memories, our hopes, our dreams and pain. In some ways our homes are who we are. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
Patrick Bayou, pictured on Sept. 2, flooded when Hurricane Harvey slammed the Houston area. The bayou is a Superfund toxic waste site. A March cleanup report for the site did not include preparations for more severe flood events as a result of climate change. Jason Dearen/AP hide caption
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Wednesday
An artist's depiction of two black holes colliding. NASA hide caption
Gravitational Wave Detector In Italy Saw Wave Pass Through Earth In August
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, as seen in this image from an artist's simulation, will aim to detect gravitational waves in space. C. Henze/NASA hide caption
Tuesday
Australia as seen from a satellite image shot by Japan Meteorological Agency. Japan Meteorological Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Teens involved in contact sports were more likely to report concussions. Krista Long/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Mount Agung volcano, seen at sunrise in Bali, Indonesia, could erupt soon, say authorities. Firdia Lisnawati/AP hide caption
Until it was surpassed recently by a similar instrument in China, the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico, completed in 1963, was the world's single largest. Seth Shostak/AP hide caption
Puerto Rico's Arecibo Radio Telescope Suffers Hurricane Damage
An artist's depiction of Planet Nine. The object is thought to be gaseous, similar to Uranus and Neptune. Hypothetical lightning lights up the night side. Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) hide caption