Gallery: WIRED Space Photo of the Day for August 2014

  • Image may contain Nature Universe Space Astronomy Outdoors Outer Space Night Moon Sky Sun Light and Flare
    <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/content/solar-dynamics-observatory-captures-images-of-a-late-summer-flare/#.U_49h7xdWv2">NASA/SDO</a>
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    20140824-0304-171

    August 31, 2014: Late Summer Solar Flare
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    <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-looks-at-light-and-dark-in-the-universe/#.VADIOrxdWv0">ESA/NASA</a>
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    Light and dark

    August 30, 2014: An Eerie Reflection Nebula
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    <a href="http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/imagedetails/index.cfm?imageId=5086">NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute</a>
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    PIA18277

    August 29, 2014: Saturn's Ringlets
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    <a href="https://public.nrao.edu/radio-telescope-settle-controversy">NRAO/AURA/NSF</a>
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    NOAOPleaides-nrao

    August 28, 2014: Distance to the Pleaides Finally Resolved
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    <a href="https://public.nrao.edu/news/pressreleases/dust-grains-orion">S. Schnee, et al.; B. Saxton, B. Kent (NRAO/AUI/NSF)</a>
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    GMMRadio-CompWide-nrao

    August 27, 2014: The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex
  • Image may contain Universe Space Astronomy Outer Space Nebula Night Moon Outdoors and Nature
    <a href="https://public.nrao.edu/distant-merging-galaxies">ESO, ALMA (NRAO/ESO/NAOJ); W.M. Keck Observatory; NASA/ESA</a>
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    ALMALens1-nrao

    August 26, 2014: Incredible View of Galactic Collision
  • Image may contain Mountain Outdoors Nature Crater and Volcano
    <a href="http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/54539-philae-candidate-landing-sites/">ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA</a>
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    Rosetta-OSIRIS-NAC-comet-67P-20140816-context-2000

    August 25, 2014: Comet Landing Site Selection
  • Image may contain Soil Outdoors Nature Sand Ground Mountain and Dune
    <a href="http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2014/08/Craters_within_the_Hellas_Basin">ESA/DLR/FU Berlin</a>
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    Craters-within-the-Hellas-Basin

    August 24, 2014: Craters in the Hellas Basin on Mars
  • Image may contain Universe Space Astronomy Outer Space and Nebula
    <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/spitzer/chandra/pia18468/#.U_YoTrxdXt4">NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC/IAFE</a>
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    Supernova Seen In Two Lights

    August 23, 2014: A Supernova's Beautiful Shockwave
  • Image may contain Universe Space Night Astronomy Moon Outdoors Nature Outer Space Sphere and Planet
    <a href="http://www.lpi.usra.edu/icy_moons/neptune/triton/press_release/">Paul Schenk/LPI/NASA/JPL-Caltech</a>
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    triton-polar-map

    August 22, 2014: New Map of Neptune's Moon Triton
  • August 21 2014 Curiosity's Bonanza King Target
    <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/msl/pia18600/#.U_Nyt7xdWv1">NASA/JPL-Caltech</a>
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    August 21, 2014: Curiosity's Bonanza King Target
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    <a href="http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1425/">ESO</a>
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    Star formation in the southern Milky Way

    August 20, 2014: Spectacular Landscape of Star Formation
  • August 19 2014 Spacewalkers Deploy Nanosatellite from ISS
    <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/content/station-spacewalkers-to-deploy-nanosatellite-install-and-retrieve-science/index.html#.U_OdkbxdXt5">NASA TV</a>
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    August 19, 2014: Spacewalkers Deploy Nanosatellite from ISS
  • Image may contain Astronomy Universe Space Outer Space Planet and Globe
    <a href="http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/imagedetails/index.cfm?imageId=5084">NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute</a>
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    PIA18278

    August 18, 2014: Ring King
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