August 5, 2015

Laborers work on the giant bronze statue of former King Ram Khamhaeng (R) at Ratchapakdi Park in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Thailand. The park is being constructed by the Thai army to honor past Thai monarchs and is situated on an army compound near the Klai Kangwon Palace. The project is estimated to cost about 700 million baht ($19.9 million), according to local media.

The far side of the moon, illuminated by the sun, as it crosses between the DSCOVR spacecraft's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) camera and telescope, and the Earth - one million miles away. (Credits: NASA/NOAA)

Supporters of the Communist-affiliated PAME labor union are reflected in a mirror as they take part in an anti-austerity rally outside the Labor Ministry in Athens, Greece.

A peacock butterfly collects pollen from a flower in a garden outside Moscow, Russia, Aug. 4, 2015.

Children perform a die-in in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan, to mark  the 70th anniversary of the attack on Hiroshima, where the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb.

The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite captured images of algal blooms around the Great Lakes, visible as swirls of green in this image of Lake St. Clair and in western Lake Erie. (Image Credit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey)

Migrants run after crossing a fence as they attempt to access the Channel Tunnel in Frethun, near Calais, France, Aug. 4, 2015.

A Japanese Sea Nettle in the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California, USA. (Photo by Diaa Bekheet taken on July 23, 2015)

Property destroyed by the Rocky Fire is seen near Clearlake, California, USA. The blaze has charred some 68,300 acres, destroyed more than 50 buildings and displaced thousands of residents since last week in the rugged canyons and foothills about 110 miles north of San Francisco.

People cool down under a sprinkler in a water park in Shanghai, China.

Michal Navratil of the Czech Republic competes during the men's 27-meter high dive final at the Swimming World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

Children performers wearing LED-lit costumes dance during a Golden Jubilee celebration parade rehearsal in Singapore. Singapore marks 50 years of independence on Aug. 9.