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Aurora, Meet Airglow
Published August 16, 2020
The colors and altitude are often the same, but the atmospheric processes are different.
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Xiamen and Quanzhou
Published August 9, 2020
Bright lights of these coastal cities of China are sandwiched between mountains and the sea.
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Cooper Creek, Australia
Published August 2, 2020
The combination of stable, ancient dunes and water channels displaying both braided and cross-connecting patterns make this region a planetary analogue for Mars.
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Death Valley Landscapes
Published July 26, 2020
The area is known for its extreme dryness and dangerous heat records. However, traces on the land indicate that water sometimes flows here.
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Comet NEOWISE Brightens the Night
Published July 18, 2020
In July 2020, sky gazers on Earth and on the International Space Station had a front row seat to one of the brightest comets in decades.
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Meandering Mississippi River
Published July 19, 2020
The wandering river is a boon to farming, but it has no interest in state borders.
Lake Rukwa, Tanzania
Published July 12, 2020
One of the smaller lakes of the East African Rift is rich with mud, fish, and geologic beauty.
Pacific Northwest Bathed in Green and White
Published July 4, 2020
The Olympic Peninsula, Cascade Mountains, and Salish Sea caught the eye of an astronaut on the space station.
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An Astronaut’s View of an Annular Eclipse
Published June 23, 2020
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station shot a photograph of the Moon’s shadow crossing the Earth on June 21, 2020.
Mogadishu, Somalia
Published June 21, 2020
An array of sandy colors paint the landscape around the capital and port city.
A Pair of Niles and Deltas
Published June 10, 2020
Two inland deltas spring from the landscape near the confluence of the Blue and White Niles.
Astronauts Launch from American Soil
Published June 2, 2020
A commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft has safely delivered two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.
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