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Watch meteor shower in the sky of Europe
The part of Swift-Tuttle's comet tail as it passes through the Earth collides with the atmosphere, forming bright meteor streaks in the meteor shower called Perseids.
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Stunning photos of Perseids meteor shower 2013
The most beautiful meteor shower of the year, Perseids, peaked last night (August 12) with a possible frequency of up to 100 meteors per hour.
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The most beautiful Perseid meteor shower in 113 years
The meteor shower that took place on the night of August 13 was the most beautiful meteor shower in 113 years of history. Perseid meteor shower takes place regularly eve…
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Beautiful photos last week
The most beautiful Perseids meteor shower of the year, the strange Phoenix galaxy cluster, the remains of hundreds of ancient warriors ... are the outstanding scientific…
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Beautiful dawn in Antarctica
The sun sets inside a giant storm, beautiful sunrise in Antarctica, a completely new molar-free rat ... 3 of the series with memorable photo science stories last week.
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Enjoy the beautiful fantasy 'blue moon' on the night of the Full Moon in July
'Blue Moon' is an astronomical phenomenon that takes 2-3 years to happen once.
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Images of Haikui storm landed in China
Tropical storm Haikui on August 7 landed in eastern China, leaving nearly two million people evacuated.
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Image: Strong storm devastating eastern China
Typhoon Haikui carrying strong winds and heavy rain on 8 August landed in Zhejiang Province, eastern China, killing three people and causing major economic losses. This…
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The best photo set in August
A mother of two cubs climbing up an apple tree to get fruit. In the year when the fall comes, with low salmon numbers, bears must look for other foods, such as wild berr…
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The first images of storms from the Arctic
Below is the first picture of the aura of the storm from August 3 taken from Silkeborg, Denmark by Jesper Gronne, using the Canon 5D II.
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Impressive astronomical photos of the week
The globular cluster emits a virtual blue light, while the earth and the moon are like two large bright spots at a distance of 183 million kilometers.
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Beautiful astronomy photos of the week
The sun appears with a strange appearance, while the atoll is like a giant blue pearl in the ocean.
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Golden moments of five-year animals
Each picture in the post is each moment containing not only beautiful images, colors, light, but also a lively lesson about the wonderful nature.
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Cruel traces of atomic bombs
Two atomic bombs dropped by Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, 64 years ago, and down Nagasaki three days later almost flattened and turned these two cities into dead lands.
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The Arctic and Antarctica shimmer from the universe
The blue halo shimmering above the surface of the two polar poles (also called Arctic and Antarctic) is recorded by astronauts from space.