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New science posted daily!

A showcase for stunning scientific images, diagrams, graphs, videos, animations in any field.

New images posted daily

A showcase for stunning scientific images in any field.

Rules:

  • Images must be properly sourced.

  • Images must be properly sourced. People worked hard to produce these images. Please respect that by crediting the authors or team that produced them.

  • Graphs and diagrams are welcome. Preferably with commentary or explanation in the comments.

  • Animations and videos are welcome as well.

  • Psuedoscience, nonscience, and posts of poor quality will be removed.

  • Be friendly.

How do I properly source an image?

  • Option 1: Direct image link. Post a comment linking to the article or webpage where it appears.

  • Option 2: Link to article or webpage where the image appears.

  • Option 3: For original content, comment on the circumstances and techniques for how the image was produced.

  • If the article or webpage is not hosted by the original author, the webpage must contain the original author's information.

  • Extra points for quoting the author's information in the comments.

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December 3, 2005: Hurricane Epsilon over the Atlantic Ocean photographed from the International Space Station.

1 Comment
2024/10/26
00:28 UTC
12

"The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft is pictured attached to the forward-facing port of the International Space Station's Harmony module as a vibrant aurora moves through Earth's atmosphere while the station orbited 273 miles above the Indian Ocean" on October 7, 2024. Photo credit: NASA

1 Comment
2024/10/17
09:34 UTC
141

"On the morning of October 8, 2024, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photo of Hurricane Milton as it churned over the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 4 storm."

2 Comments
2024/10/11
10:56 UTC
16

"A dim Aurora Australis (at right) blankets the Earth's horizon and fades into a dawning orbital sunrise in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the Pacific Ocean southeast of New Zealand" on July 28, 2024. Photo credit: NASA

1 Comment
2024/10/09
08:00 UTC
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"An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured a red sprite, an atmospheric phenomenon associated with lightning, in a sequence of photos taken over North America" on June 26, 2024. Photo credit: NASA

1 Comment
2024/10/07
18:41 UTC
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This is the power usage of a household sampled every 5 minutes. There are two air conditioning units in two separate rooms turning on and off roughly every 30 mins. Am I seeing an interference of waves?

1 Comment
2024/10/04
18:14 UTC
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September 23, 2024: The "coastal cities on the Mediterranean Sea, from Spain to Italy in Europe and Algeria to Lybia in Africa ... at the bottom ... Mallorca Island, next to it Minorca." The "islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily are also visible. Above Earth, stars glitter in the night sky."

1 Comment
2024/10/03
09:54 UTC
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"Comet C2023-A3, or Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, was pictured" on September 19, 2024 "about 99.4 million miles away from Earth by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick using long-duration photography on a camera programmed for high sensitivity aboard the International Space Station." Photo credit: NASA

1 Comment
2024/09/26
13:42 UTC
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