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Rain puddle, Milky Way, in Arches National Park
A high rock formation and rare rain puddle in the desert near Moab, Utah beneath the grandeur of the Milky Way.
July 13, 2014
Watch today’s spectacular rocket launch online, or in sky
Congratulations to the Orbital-2 mission for a successful launch today!
July 13, 2014
Supermoon, July 12, 3:16 a.m.
The moon is past full now, but it'll look full by Saturday night in North America. The moon will be closest to Earth Sunday morning at 3:37 a.m. (8:27 UTC).
July 12, 2014
Electric blue night-shining clouds
2014 has been a great year for noctilucent, or night-shining, clouds, seen at high latitudes only from about mid-May to August. Wondrous, if you can catch them!
July 10, 2014
A rare alignment of Ceres and Vesta
This week, Fred Espenak posted this wonderful photo, which shows the minor planets Ceres and Vesta, together on Earth's sky dome in late June and early July 2014.
July 9, 2014
Typhoon Neoguri on July 7
Before it lost its status as a super typhoon, meteorologists were using words like "monster" and "beast" to describe Neoguri. This image shows you why.
July 8, 2014
Stairway to heaven
"I saw this stairway leading into the Milky Way and figured I would give it a try."
July 6, 2014
This bird is a superstar
Fewer than 100 pairs of Spoon-billed Sandpipers remain in the wild. Their migration is long and arduous. This is the first hand-reared bird that's returned to breed.
July 3, 2014
Northern Illinois storm clouds on June 30
A farmer captured this photo of a serious storm sweeping through northern Illinois on Monday, June 30.
July 2, 2014
Nature and man
One frame from a time lapse of the Milky Way, with some light pollution and fast-moving cloud cover ... and an iridium flare.
June 30, 2014
