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Deborah Byrd
Eta Aquarid meteors from Atacama desert
The 2015 Eta Aquarid meteor shower was drowned in bright moonlight. Still, Yuri Beletsky in Chile captured enough meteors to create this beautiful composite.
May 11, 2015
Large sunspot group AR 2339
After a period of few to no spots, a large sunspot group emerged on May 5. It has already produced an X-flare!
May 10, 2015
Geysers on Enceladus: Curtains not jets
Researchers thought Saturn's moon Enceladus had jet-like geysers. But the jets may be optical illusions, caused by looking through a "fold" in curtain-like geysers.
May 9, 2015
Doomed Russian spacecraft burns up over Pacific
Roscosmos said the craft "ceased to exist" over the Pacific. The final time of reentry is 9:20 p.m. CDT (02:20 UTC), with an accuracy of plus or minus 1 minute.
May 8, 2015
Mammatus clouds at sunset, over Idaho
Mammatus clouds can appear ominous. But, in a way that’s so common in nature, their dangerous aspect goes hand in hand with a magnificent beauty.
May 8, 2015
Sun and moon halo
Composite image of a halo around the sun and, within 10 hours, a nearly full moon.
May 7, 2015
X2 solar flare on May 5
The flare created a pulse of UV radiation and X-rays that caused a strong radio blackout over the Pacific.
May 6, 2015
Nugget Point in New Zealand
"Sometimes you know you are in the right place at the right time. That you are doing what you are meant to be doing. That it all comes together and your heart sings."
May 6, 2015
Huge salty aquifer found under Antarctica
Antarctica's Dry Valleys are home to briny lakes at the surface. Now scientists find liquid salt water - possibly containing unknown ecosystems - below ground.
May 5, 2015
What bird song looks like at dawn
A meadowlark sings as dawn breaks at the Ninepipes National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Montana.
May 5, 2015
