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Report from Zimbabwe: Second rain
More than two weeks after the first rain of the season, another rainfall. Peter Lowenstein in Mutare, Zimbabwe reports.
November 21, 2015
Cloud shadow
The sun is behind the cloud. It looks as if the shadow is also behind the cloud, but that's just a trick of perspective.
November 20, 2015
Venus, Mars, Jupiter and meteor
Alignment of Venus, Mars, Jupiter and a meteor on the ecliptic plane. Not a large meteor but a little gem of color.
November 19, 2015
Taurid fireballs photos and videos 2015
The Leonids were sparse this year, but 2015 has been an incredible year for the long-lasting shower Taurids. Photos and video here.
November 19, 2015
China’s new radio telescope
The construction of FAST - China's new radio telescope - is proceeding on schedule. When completed in 2016, it'll be the largest radio telescope in the world.
November 17, 2015
Moon and planets, Alert, Nunavut, Canada
Deep into the dark months of the year - 508 miles (817 km) from the North Pole - a photo of the moon and morning planets.
November 16, 2015
Nothing beats nature’s own fireworks!
Sommarøya, just outside Tromsø, Norway. Photo: © Geir-Inge Buschmann/Gibfoto
November 15, 2015
Lunar alpenglow and Orion
The beautiful constellation Orion, and all that surrounds it in the sky. Plus light from the setting moon on the sacred Chana Dorje peak in Tibet.
November 12, 2015
Pluto, backlit
Crescent Pluto, acquired as New Horizons sped past in July on its way deeper into the Kuiper Belt.
November 11, 2015
Venus, Jupiter and Mars trails
The morning planets rising above an observatory in Malaysia.
November 10, 2015
