The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is ready to be lifted on its launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. An International Space Station crew of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams is due to travel on the spacecraft to the space station on July 15. (Reuters)
Using observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers have obtained the first X-ray evidence of a supernova shock wave breaking through a cocoon of gas surrounding the star that exploded. (NASA/CXC/Royal Military College of Canada/P.Chandra et al)
An exile Tibetan in traditional costume waits to perform a dance at Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India. The Dalai Lama celebrated his 77th birthday with festivities held for the entire day at the temple complex. (AP)
The pack passes a church in Rouen during the start of the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 196.5 kilometers (122 miles) with start in Rouen and finish in Saint-Quentin, France. (AP)