Iceberg
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Shards of ice, Lake Michigan
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Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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So extensive, it is visible from space, the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem. Stretching 2,300 km along Australia’s northeast coastline, this complex of shallow water […]
Jupiter vortex
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Supersonic Shockwave
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Using the schlieren photography technique, NASA was able to capture the first air-to-air images of the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircraft flying in formation. These two U.S. Air […]
View from the Window at Le Gras, Nicéphore Niépce, 1827
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View from the Window at Le Gras (french: Point de vue du Gras) is the first successful permanent photograph created by Nicéphore Niépce in 1827, in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France. Captured on 20×25 cm oil-treated […]
Jellyfish under Aurora
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Jellyfish under the Aurora Borealis off the coast of Northern Norway, close to Tromsø.
Etna, Italy
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Anak Krakatoa, Indonesia
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This very dangerous volcano is the child of the old Krakatoa that erupted in 1883. It was the most powerful recorded volcanic eruption of all times and it killed thousands […]
Lunar panorama
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The Chinese lunar mission Chang’e-4 took this panoramic picture of the far side of the Moon. Amazing picture of a desolated landscape. Photo: CNSA/Thomas Appéré