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| 21 February 2025 |
Bright moon, stars, and the northern lights (aurora borealis) dance in the sky on a somewhat clear night in Glacier Bay's frontcountry, Alaska. +/− [en]
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The first flight of Ingenuity on Mars as a 15 frame real-time animation (1 FPS) acquired by the navigation camera (NAV) of the helicopter.
English : The first flight of Ingenuity on Mars as a 15 frame real-time animation (1 FPS) acquired by the navigation camera (NAV) of the helicopter.
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This color-coded map in Orthographic projection displays a progression of changing global surface temperature anomalies. Normal temperatures are shown in white. Higher than normal temperatures are shown in red and lower than normal temperatures are shown in blue. Normal temperatures are calculated over the 30 year baseline period 1951-1980. The maps are averages over a running 24 month window. The final frame represents global temperature anomalies in 2023.
English : This color-coded map in Orthographic projection displays a progression of changing global surface temperature anomalies. Normal temperatures are shown in white. Higher than normal temperatures are shown in red and lower than normal temperatures are shown in blue. Normal temperatures are calculated over the 30 year baseline period 1951-1980. The maps are averages over a running 24 month window. The final frame represents global temperature anomalies in 2023.
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Nutrias (Myocastor coypus), native in South America, on the Ljubljanica river in Slovenia (Europe)
English : Nutrias (Myocastor coypus), native in South America, on the Ljubljanica river in Slovenia (Europe)
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English : An animated view of NASA's Earth observing fleet, as it looks on 9 August 2024. Time shown in UTC.
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Self-similarity in the Mandelbrot set shown by zooming in on a round feature while panning in the negative-x direction.
English : Self-similarity in the Mandelbrot set shown by zooming in on a round feature while panning in the negative-x direction.
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English : "Twelfth Street Rag" is a ragtime musical composition published by Euday L. Bowman in 1914.
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Relative humidity is calculated using temperature and moisture fields from NASA’s GEOS-FP system. GEOS-FP combines millions of weather observations with a predictive model to create a global best estimate of weather conditions that are used to begin a forecast.
English : Relative humidity is calculated using temperature and moisture fields from NASA’s GEOS-FP system. GEOS-FP combines millions of weather observations with a predictive model to create a global best estimate of weather conditions that are used to begin a forecast.
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The piece of Mandelbrot Set:
Coordinates: -1.96680095, 0.00000478; Width: 0.00000014
Coordinates: -1.96680095, 0.00000478; Width: 0.00000014
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection flies over Allegiant Stadium on February 8th, 2024, ahead of Super Bowl LVIII with the Blackhawk and A-Star helicopters.
English : U.S. Customs and Border Protection flies over Allegiant Stadium on February 8th, 2024, ahead of Super Bowl LVIII with the Blackhawk and A-Star helicopters.
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English : Tides at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
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English : A yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicum) coming out of the hide. Seen in the Red Sea of Jordan.
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View of the frozen Mississippi River and the US 151 Highway bridge in Dubuque, Iowa, on February 12th, 2023, with a FPV drone.
English : View of the frozen Mississippi River and the US 151 Highway bridge in Dubuque, Iowa, on February 12th, 2023, with a FPV drone.
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Explanatory video on the thought of the philosopher Sally Haslanger. Subtitles available.
English : Explanatory video on the thought of the philosopher Sally Haslanger. Subtitles available.
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Two black-footed albatrosses excitedly dance around each other using emphatically coordinated wing, bill, and head gestures during courtship, with countless other albatrosses sitting on nests in the background.
English : Two black-footed albatrosses excitedly dance around each other using emphatically coordinated wing, bill, and head gestures during courtship, with countless other albatrosses sitting on nests in the background.
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Close-up of a greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) vocalising in the Camargue during the mating season, filmed in slow motion at a speed four times slower than reality.
English : Close-up of a greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) vocalising in the Camargue during the mating season, filmed in slow motion at a speed four times slower than reality.
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Band weaving machine, built around 1890, in the Ballyana collection
English : Band weaving machine, built around 1890, in the Ballyana collection
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Traditional dance of the Xhosa people, South Africa.
English : Traditional dance of the Xhosa people, South Africa.
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Northern Lights dance behind bands of clouds over the creak above Lake of the Falls during what's supposed to be the Perseids Meteor Shower.
English : Northern Lights dance behind bands of clouds over the creak above Lake of the Falls during what's supposed to be the Perseids Meteor Shower.
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Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division perform the traditional dance of the Māori warriors, the haka, for the survivors of attack on Pearl Harbor at an event commemorating its 75th anniversary.
English : Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division perform the traditional dance of the Māori warriors, the haka, for the survivors of attack on Pearl Harbor at an event commemorating its 75th anniversary.
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A segment from the 1956 film UFO, which includes footage of the Mariana UFO incident, testimony from Nick Mariana, and an analysis by Robert M.L. Baker.
English : A segment from the 1956 film UFO, which includes footage of the Mariana UFO incident, testimony from Nick Mariana, and an analysis by Robert M.L. Baker.
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Bright moon, stars, and the northern lights (aurora borealis) dance in the sky on a somewhat clear night in Glacier Bay's frontcountry, Alaska.
English : Bright moon, stars, and the northern lights (aurora borealis) dance in the sky on a somewhat clear night in Glacier Bay's frontcountry, Alaska.
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For astronomers, Omega Centauri has been an outcast amongst globular clusters for a long time. A new result obtained by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the Gemini Observatory provides a surprising explanation for Omega Centauri's peculiarities. Credit:ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen), R. Gendler.
English : For astronomers, Omega Centauri has been an outcast amongst globular clusters for a long time. A new result obtained by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the Gemini Observatory provides a surprising explanation for Omega Centauri's peculiarities. Credit:ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen), R. Gendler.
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Finis Terrae (1929), French silent drama film written and directed by Jean Epstein.
English : Finis Terrae (1929), French silent drama film written and directed by Jean Epstein.
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The Witch is a 1906 film by French director Georges Méliès. The plot involves the witch, Carabosse. Today is voice actress Chiemi Chiba's birthday. She voiced Doremi Harukaze (aka Dorie Goodwyn) in Ojamajo Doremi (aka Magical DoReMi).
English : The Witch is a 1906 film by French director Georges Méliès. The plot involves the witch, Carabosse. Today is voice actress Chiemi Chiba's birthday. She voiced Doremi Harukaze (aka Dorie Goodwyn) in Ojamajo Doremi (aka Magical DoReMi).
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A clip from the segment, "Oggy wan Kenoggy" from Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie. Oggy parodies the character Obi-Wan Kenobi, while Bob plays the role of Darth Vader.
English : A clip from the segment, "Oggy wan Kenoggy" from Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie. Oggy parodies the character Obi-Wan Kenobi, while Bob plays the role of Darth Vader.
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