A galaxy full of stars

A galaxy full of stars

The Milky Way and galactic core area over Mount Andromeda (centre), Mount Athabasca (left) and the Athabasca Glacier (right) at the Columbia Icefields (© Alan Dyer/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Oct. 14, 2023Ring of fire solar eclipse
Oct. 14, 2024Fishing boats at Coco Beach in Goa, India
Oct. 14, 2025Village of Oia in Santorini, Greece

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Grizzly bear and cub
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Sep. 15, 2023Glenariff Forest Park, County Antrim, Ireland
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Feb. 24, 2025Giant cuttlefish, Whyalla, South Australia, Australia
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Jan. 29, 2024Gollinger Waterfalls, Salzburg, Austria
Blood moon
Cascade in the City of Waterfalls
Oct. 28, 2023Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
A pair of high achievers
Nov. 27, 2025Eastbourne Pier, East Sussex, England
A bevy of buzzers
Oct. 27, 2024Polar Bear Week
Is it green with envy?
May 26, 2024Methow Valley, North Cascades, Washington
Jan. 30, 2026Winterlude begins
Dec. 9, 2023Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina
Sep. 21, 2025Sea Otter Awareness Week
A light in the coastal darkness
Birthplace of the Renaissance
Feb. 15, 2026World Whale Day
Feb. 29, 2024Leap Day
Sep. 19, 2024International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Go fly a kite!