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Stargazers before dawn
Three stargazers up before dawn with the planet Jupiter, and the V-shaped Face of Taurus the Bull. Orion the Hunter is just over the horizon. Plus a green meteor!
September 6, 2013
Beauty comes to a New Mexico burn area
The amazing beauty of an older burn area in the Valle Vidal Unit of the Carson National Forest in northern New Mexico, in late summer 2013.
September 5, 2013
Plankton bloom on Lake Ontario
All the Great Lakes have suffered these harmful algal blooms. Drought, invasive species, runoff and sewage, and warmer-than-average temps all contribute.
September 3, 2013
Earthshine on this morning’s waning moon
Just as bright moonlight can illuminate an earthly landscape, so bright Earthlight can illuminate a moonscape. That earthly light on the moon is called earthshine.
September 2, 2013
Newly forming star stretched a light-year long
Hot, bright stars generate harsh stellar winds that are blast ultraviolet radiation toward a protostar, sculpting it into the light-year-long shape seen here.
September 1, 2013
Jupiter and moon before dawn on August 31
People around the world enjoyed seeing the bright planet Jupiter near the waning crescent moon on the morning of August 31, 2013.
August 31, 2013
This bird was unknown to science
Scientists say the discovery of this Herpsilochmus stotzi, and 14 other new Amazonian bird species, highlight how little we really know about species diversity in the Amazon.
August 30, 2013
Spider web engineering and art
Big spider web outside a house in Hillview, Kentucky, United States. Look below for fun facts about spider webs.
August 29, 2013
Alaska’s Sawyer Glacier
A close-up look at Alaska's Sawyer Glacier as seen by EarthSky Facebook friend Risa Bender.
August 28, 2013
Milky Way in moonless sky
Serene shot of the Milky Way in the moonless sky from Itatiaia National Park in Brazil thanks to EarthSky Facebook friend Pedro Canovas Perez.
August 27, 2013
