An octopus is filmed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship Okeanos Explorer and its robotic sub. (Photo by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
13 Aug 2013 10:27:00,post received
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Milky Way over Switzerland
The Milky Way is the galaxy in which Earth is contained. This name derives from its appearance as a dim “milky” glowing band arching across the night sky, in which the naked eye cannot distinguish individual stars. The term “Milky Way” is a translation of the Classical Latin via lactea, from the Hellenistic Greek γαλαξίας κύκλος (pr. galaxías kýklos, “milky circle”). The Milky Way appears like a band because it is a disk-shaped structure being viewed from inside. The fact that this faint band of light is made up of stars was proven in 1610 when Galileo Galilei used his telescope to resolve it into individual stars. In the 1920s, observations by astronomer Edwin Hubble showed that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies.
20 Jun 2012 10:11:00,post received
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Lucy Blacker from Australia takes to the water at the 40 Foot for a Christmas Day Swim in Ireland on December 25, 2022. (Photo by Alan Betson/The Irish Times)
24 May 2023 04:19:00,post received
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Security forces' members gesture towards a woman in Santiago, Chile on December 18, 2019. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)
20 Dec 2019 00:07:00,post received
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A fan of England cheers prior to the UEFA EURO 2020 quarter final match between Ukraine and England in Rome, Italy, 03 July 2021. (Photo by Mike Hewitt /EPA/EFE)
04 Jul 2021 09:47:00,post received
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Sunrise in the New Forest near Lyndhurst in Hampshire, UK this morning, August 15, 2024. (Photo by Cenk Albayrak-Touye/Picture Exclusive)
21 Oct 2024 04:41:00,post received
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A leaf from a sweetgum tree (Liquidambar styraciflua) lies on the grass at Godewaersvelde early October 27, 2017. (Photo by Philippe Huguen/AFP Photo)
11 Jan 2019 00:01:00,post received
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A Palestinian throws snow at his wife during a snow storm in West Bank old city of Hebron, January 26, 2016. (Photo by Mussa Qawasma/Reuters)
27 Jan 2016 13:49:00,post received
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