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Celestial snow angel
A massive, young star lies is central to this "snow angel" nebula. Twin lobes of super-hot gas, glow blue in this image, forming the angel's wings.
December 24, 2014
Wonderful evening sky! Best moon and Venus photos
Showing once again that we all live under one sky ... the moon and Venus on December 22, 2014.
December 22, 2014
Venus over Saronikos Gulf, Greece
The waxing crescent moon will be moving up past Venus in the first few days of this new week. Watch for them exceedingly low in the west after sunset.
December 21, 2014
Wisdom has a new egg!
Recent photos of Wisdom - the world's oldest known, banded wild bird at an estimated age of 63 - with her newest egg. Go, Wisdom!
December 20, 2014
Milky Way above Navajo sandstone in Arizona
Those who've been there say the drive to White Pocket - a swirling, twisted, multicolored landscape in northern Arizona - is an adventure in its own right.
December 20, 2014
Big iceberg in South Atlantic
Satellites have detected an iceberg adrift in the South Atlantic Ocean. It's big ... but doesn't meet the criteria for tracking or naming.
December 19, 2014
Comet Finlay is in outburst!
With a small 'scope or large binoculars, you can catch Comet Finlay. It'll be near Mars on December 23 and 24. Cool photo opportunity for those equipped to catch it!
December 18, 2014
New Zealand sunset
A fiery sunset last week at Styx Mill Reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand. Photo by On Location Photography.
December 18, 2014
Video: 100 trillion microorganisms that live on and in you
There's a unique collage of more than 100 trillion microorganisms living on and in you that are essential to your life and part of what makes you, well, you. It's your microbiome.
December 17, 2014
Voyager spacecraft rides tsunami wave in interstellar space
Listen to how these waves cause surrounding ionized matter to ring like a bell. You’ve never heard anything from farther away ...
December 17, 2014
