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First withdrawal from Doomsday Vault
Researchers have been adding seeds to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault - or Doomsday Vault - since 2008. Now, for the first time, they've taken seeds out.
October 29, 2015
See it! Great photos of Hunter’s Moon
Thanks to all friends who shared your fantastic images of the October 2015 full moon - Northern Hemisphere's Hunter’s Moon - shining down on all the world.
October 28, 2015
Moon over Metéora monastery in Greece
Last night's rising moon behind a Greek monastery first settled in the 11th century.
October 27, 2015
Stars reflecting in the Limfjord
Taken from the island of Mors, in the shallow sound called Limfjorden in Denmark.
October 26, 2015
See it! Orionid meteor shower photos 2015
The peak of the 2015 Orionid meteor shower has passed now. Here are some awesome photos from the Earthsky community!
October 22, 2015
2015 Antarctic sea ice extent
For the past three years, Antarctic sea ice at maximum set records. This year, that didn't happen, and a sea ice scientist called it "a return toward normalcy."
October 22, 2015
Car lights, starlight
Have you ever driven along a mountain road in Colorado? How about at night?
October 21, 2015
Best photos: This weekend’s planets before dawn
Venus is the brightest one up before dawn, but Mars and Jupiter were closer on Saturday than they will be again until 2018. Plus many people caught Mercury!
October 18, 2015
Milky Way over Morocco
The Milky Way over the top of Toubkal, a mountain peak in Morocco. At 4,167 meters, this point is the highest peak in North Africa.
October 18, 2015
