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New ALMA telescope reveals its stunning first image
The ALMA radio telescope in Chile, which should deliver key insights into the early universe, cost $1.3 billion.
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Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
While we are preparing for the anniversary of such an iconic film, take a look at photographs of Audrey at her Most Stunning.
To quote the actress, “I’m not beautiful. My mother once called me an ugly duckling. But, listed separately, I have a few good features.”
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Skywatcher snaps jaw-dropping photo of solar flare
A French photographer has taken pictures of a mammoth solar flare that is often visible without a telescope.
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Picture of the Day. Landscape photographer Mitch Dobrowner documents natures extremes. Here is a tornado he photographed in Regan, North Dakota this year. He says:
Words are inadequate to describe the experience of photographing this immense power and beauty.
In the news: The US National Weather Service published a report yesterday of findings on the factors related to the damage done by tornadoes in Joplin, MO, earlier this year in which 160 people died. The report identifies ways to improve disaster relief and disaster preparedness based on examinations of events in Joplin.
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December Vogue 1950 Mrs Cutting is wearing a froth of a ball dress, the skirt is foaming with ruffles, by Ceil Chapman. Clifford Coffin
Nice dress.
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Cher
I used to watch the Sonny & Cher show every week, and when I read that they were getting divorced, I was devastated. How could they?
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A dragon’s blood tree grows on Socotra, a small group of islands in the Indian Ocean.
Check out these 10 other spectacular photos from Discovery’s ‘Life.’
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Check out these 8 eerie, abandoned theme parks and see how Mother Nature has reclaimed them.
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Don’t miss these 8 fantastic images of Saturn.
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Whether it’s rising sea levels, desertification, melting glaciers or ocean acidification, climate change is rapidly altering the landscape of our planet. We may be one of the last generations to see some of the Earth’s most cherished places.
