Photo of the Day: Family in Karaj, Iran

Photo by: Seyed Saeed Barikani (Karaj, Iran); Karaj, Iran

Iran Sends Terrified Monkey to Space

Iran claims to have sent a rocket into sub-orbital space with a small monkey on board. The photo, released by Iranian state media, shows the monkey after its “safe” return to Earth. - Read more at WashingtonPost.com.

Photo by: Mashregnews.ir

Ed note: Ever wonder what types of animals have been to space? The answer is quite surprising.

Photo of the Day: Walking an old man through a traditional village in Iran, named Abyaneh

Photograph by Ruhollah Mahmoudi (Qom, Iran), March 2010, Abyaneh, Kashan, Iran