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Blossoming Atacama desert in Chile
Hundreds of millions of flowers bloomed in the Atacama Desert in Chile this year, linked to 2015's ongoing strong El Niño.
November 7, 2015
Report from Zimbabwe: First rain and crepuscular rays
A first rain in six months for Mutare, Zimbabwe. Afterwards, crepuscular rays in a clear blue sky, then against a flaming red sunset.
November 6, 2015
See it! Photos of Venus-Mars conjunction
Venus is the brightest planet, and Mars is faint now. On November 3, 2015, they were closest until 2017. Watch the moon pass them later this week!
November 4, 2015
New images of close-passing 2015 TB145
New, more detailed images and video - released yesterday - of object 2015 TB145, which swept close to Earth on Halloween. Does it still look like a skull?
November 4, 2015
Barking Dog Cloud
Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon involving a stimulus wherein the mind perceives a familiar pattern of something where none actually exists.
November 3, 2015
Old Faithful geyser, and moon eclipse
"Over a year of planning paid off!" said Jeff Berkes Photography.
October 30, 2015
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
