Gallery: WIRED Space Photo of the Day for August 2014

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    <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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    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
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    <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
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    <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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    pia18600-0 (1)

    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
  • Image may contain Universe Space Astronomy Nebula and Outer Space
    <a href="http://www.chandra.si.edu/photo/2014/m82/">NASA/CXC/SAO/R.Margutti et. al.</a>
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    m82

    August 17, 2014: Hunting for a Supernova Trigger
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    <a href="http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2014/08/Saturn_s_moon_Rhea_Epimetheus_transiting">NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute; Processed image copyright: G. Ugarković</a>
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    Saturn-s-moon-Rhea-Epimetheus-transiting

    August 16, 2014: Rhea and Epimetheus Transiting
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    <a href="http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2014/08/Galactic_soup">ESA/NASA</a>
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    Galactic soup

    August 15, 2014: Hubble Serves Up Galactic Taxonomy Lesson
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    <a href="http://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/features/2407">NASA/H. Feng et al.</a>
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    Intermediate Mass Black Hole in M82

    August 14, 2014: Rare Black Hole Discovered
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    <a href="http://www.keckobservatory.org/images/made/images/blog/Uranus_Aug20142_800_407.jpg">Imke de Pater (UC Berkeley), Larry Sromovosky and Pat Fry (U. Wisconsin), and Heidi Hammel (AURA)</a>
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    Uranus-Aug20142-800-407

    August 13, 2014: Stormy Weather on Uranus
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    <a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-274">NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute</a>
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    PIA18420

    August 12, 2014: Storm Develops on Titan
  • Image may contain Universe Space Astronomy Outer Space Nebula Nature and Outdoors
    <a href="http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2014/32/">NASA, ESA, C. McCully and S. Jha (Rutgers University), R. Foley (University of Illinois), and Z. Levay (STScI)</a>
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    August 11, 2014: Hubble Spots a Zombie Star
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    <a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-262">NASA/JPL-Caltech </a>
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    PIA18590

    August 10, 2014: Curiosity Completes 2nd Year
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    NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
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    August 9, 2014: Saturn's Moon Pandora
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    <a href="http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw/" target="_blank">NASA</a>
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    IC 4499: A globular cluster’s age revisited

    August 8, 2014: Hubble Looks at Centaurus
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    <a href="http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/Galaxies/NGC6365">Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona</a>
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    n6365s

    August 7, 2014: Galaxy NGC6365
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    <a href="http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1424/">ESO / VLT Space Survey Telescope</a>
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    VST snaps a very detailed view of the Triangulum Galaxy

    August 6, 2014: The Triangulum Galaxy
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    NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
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    saturn-eye

    August 5, 2014: Eye of Saturn
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    <a href="http://www.gemini.edu/node/12233">Katherine de Kleer/UC Berkeley/Gemini Observatory/AURA</a>
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    August 4, 2014: Volcanic Eruption on Io
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    <a href="http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2014/08/Galaxy_gets_a_cosmic_hair_ruffling">ESA/Hubble/NASA</a>
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    Galaxy gets a cosmic hair ruffling

    August 3, 2014: Galactic Tug-of-War
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    <a href="http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/02aug_rosetta/">ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA</a>
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    sfh-CG-1000km-1024x812

    August 2, 2014: Rosetta Sees Comet Five Days Before Arrival
  • Image may contain Universe Space Astronomy Outer Space and Nebula
    <a href="http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/Nebulae/IC1295">Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona</a>
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    ic1295-3x4

    August 1, 2014: Glowing Bubble Midst a Sea of Stars
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