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Guitar forest
This guitar-shaped forest is a piece of land art in Argentina. Here's how it looks from space.
May 1, 2014
Kansas tornado
Just one of the many tornados in a severe weather outbreak that struck the U.S. Central Plains and Southeast over the past few days.
April 30, 2014
Today’s solar eclipse in Australia
Beautiful partial solar eclipse in Australia today (April 29, 2014). Thanks to all who posted at EarthSky Facebook!
April 29, 2014
Great Cluster in Hercules, aka M13
On a dark, clear night, the eye barely perceives the Hercules cluster as a faint, fuzzy point of light. A telescope shows it an ancient, symmetrical star city.
April 27, 2014
Moon and Venus on mornings of April 25 and 26
The moon and Venus are the second- and third-brightest objects in Earth's sky, after the sun. You'll see them together now in the east before dawn.
April 25, 2014
Halo around the sun over Normandy, France
We get many messages throughout each year from people who’ve just spotted a halo, or ring, around the sun or moon.
April 24, 2014
An ancient sea god under the Milky Way
A mythical Celtic god of the sea and the edgewise view into our own Milky Way galaxy, as captured by Glenn Miles Photography in Northern Ireland.
April 23, 2014
Photos from friends: 2014 Lyrid meteor shower
A collection of photos from the 2014 Lyrid meteor shower, which peaked on the morning of April 22.
April 22, 2014
Tiger beetle dance
A visual representation of a tiger beetle’s trajectories as it chases prey.
April 18, 2014
