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Historical hurricane tracks
Map of the US East Coast showing the tracks of hurricane systems from 1900-2015.
May 31, 2019
Mars 2020 landing site
Jezero crater on Mars, where the NASA Mars 2020 rover will be exploring.
May 30, 2019
Lightning, New York City, May 28, 2019
Alex Krivenyshev of the website WorldTimeZone.com caught these photos of the lightning show over New York City on May 28. "Watching from my window," he wrote. Thanks for sharing, Alex!
May 29, 2019
Okinawa sunset
Beverly Fish captured Friday's sunset in Okinawa, Japan. Thank you, Beverly!
May 26, 2019
The Crow and the Southern Cross
The constellations Corvus the Crow and Crux the Southern Cross cross the sky together, and reach their highest point in the sky at about the same time. Here's a photo from Dr Ski in the Philippines, showing their relationship.
May 23, 2019
Spring versus winter
Alessandra Cailotto took this photo of flowers peeking through the snow in northern Italy on May 7. She wrote, "Spring vs winter: 1-0."
May 20, 2019
Bound for Mars in 2020
The spacecraft for NASA's next Mars mission - Mars 2020 - is really beginning to take shape now. Here's the complete cruise stage, suspended in a cleanroom at JPL. It'll power and guide the spacecraft on its 7-month voyage to Mars.
May 19, 2019
Waxing moon with Golden Handle
Peter Lowenstein in Mutare, Zimbabwe, caught this photo of a waxing moon, setting, with what's called a Golden Handle (the curved feature at top right, jutting up along the line between light and dark on the moon).
May 18, 2019
Stunning ISS pass above Rome
The International Space Station passing over Rome's city lights on April 30, 2019.
May 15, 2019
Rainbow spokes over Pennsylvania
When dense rain showers are falling into a rainbow, you might see one or more dark spokes centered on the point exactly opposite the sun. These are called rainbow spokes, or rainbow wheels.
May 14, 2019
