Top Picks for 2020

Fall Colors of Ottawa

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Trees have long been cherished here for timber and for the colors they bring to “the Fall Rhapsody." Read more...

Dust Over Seas

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A plume of mineral-rich dust filled the skies over Cyprus and the Mediterranean on a summer’s day. Read more...

Capturing Wind on Maui

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Kaheawa Wind Power facilities provide 10 to 15 percent of this Hawaiian island’s electric power. Read more...

New Year, New Horizon

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Astronauts will continue to photograph their home whether from low-Earth orbit or, as the Apollo astronauts once did, from the Moon. Read more...

Cooper Creek, Australia

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The combination of stable, ancient dunes and water channels displaying both braided and cross-connecting patterns make this region a planetary analogue for Mars. Read more...

Mediterranean Sunglint

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The play of sunlight on water gives definition to the jagged coastlines of Sardinia and Corsica. Read more...

Cupola Over the Caribbean

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Clouds trace the islands and color variations trace the seafloor.Read more...

Patagonian Dust Streamers

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Dust storms are common in the region, and sometimes bear resemblance to weather events on Mars.Read more...

Aurora, Meet Airglow

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The colors and altitude are often the same, but the atmospheric processes are different.Read more...

Waving at the Kerguelen Islands

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They are geographically isolated but scientifically and visually compelling. Read more...

Great Lakes Without Winter Ice

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From late February to early March in most years, the winter cold freezes much of the surface area of the lakes. But not so much in 2020. Read more...