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Eleanor Imster
Sea clouds at sunset
Isn't this gorgeous? Clouds at sunset over Italy's Ligurian Sea by Maranatha.it Photography.
August 28, 2014
Aurora and reflection
In honor of the return of aurora season to Earth's northerly latitudes, here's the aurora borealis - northern lights - above Norway's Lyngen Alps.
August 23, 2014
Researchers find life beneath half a mile of Antarctic ice
The discovery of bacteria in a lake under 800 meters of ice suggest the possibility that similar life might exist elsewhere in our solar system.
August 21, 2014
Zombie ant fungus kills its hosts on doorstep of ant colony
A zombie ant fungus must kill its ant host outside the ant colony, in order to to reproduce and transmit its infection, new research shows. But not far outside.
August 21, 2014
Intense rainbow over Northern Ireland
Glenn Miles sat in his truck and waited out a rainstorm, then captured the most intense rainbow he'd ever seen.
August 19, 2014
Video: Our Curiosity
A video love letter to the Curiosity rover on Mars, narrated by Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Felicia Day.
August 18, 2014
New video of Pluto and giant moon Charon
NASA's Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft created this new video of stills taken of the Pluto-Charon system over five days last month.
August 16, 2014
Pemaquid Point lighthouse and Milky Way
The historic Maine lighthouse against the gorgeous backdrop of the Milky Way, by Manish Mamtani Photography.
August 15, 2014
Video: Baby elephant sees ocean for the first time
To celebrate World Elephant Day ... It's an EarthSky favorite!
August 12, 2014
The eye of Saturn
Like a giant eye, the great vortex at the north pole of planet Saturn stares back at the Cassini spacecraft as Cassini stares at it.
August 12, 2014
