As promised in a previous post, here are some links to some interesting astronomy and space-related stories I saw this week.  See them all after the jump.

NASA 9/11/01 NYC Photo and Shuttle Landing

NASA has a photo taken from the International Space Station of NYC and the surrounding area after the terrorist attacks on 9/11 (8 years ago today).  Follow the link for a high-res photo and more info.  Also, the Space Shuttle is scheduled to land today at 5:48pm EST after bad weather postponed yesterday’s landing.  An alternate Florida landing time, as well as two alternate California landing times, are scheduled in case of more bad weather.

Images from Refurbished Hubble Released

NASA has also released the first images from the Hubble Space Telescope since its 11-day service back in May.  Above is a butterfly-shaped nebula called NGC 6302, which surrounds a dying star.  See the other amazing images in the link above.

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2009

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich held a new competition for amateur astrophotographers, and the winners have been announced.  In addition to the winning photo above, you can see all the entries and category winners on their site.  There are some cool photos there, which make great wallpapers.