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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.
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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.
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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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Ankara at Night
Published June 28, 2020
Bright shades of white and yellow light up the geographic and political heart of Turkey.
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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.
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Mediterranean Sunglint
Published June 14, 2020
The play of sunlight on water gives definition to the jagged coastlines of Sardinia and Corsica.
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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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Lake Skadar, Montenegro and Albania
Published May 31, 2020
The largest lake on the Balkan Peninsula is colored by sediments eroded from the surrounding highlands.
Budapest at Night
Published May 24, 2020
Divided by the Danube River, the city is actually a unification of three different older communities.