Gallery: WIRED Space Photo of the Day for December 2014

  • December 31 2014 Just Another Day on Mars
    <a href="http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=NLB_471800393EDR_F0442414NCAM00353M_&s=837">NASA/JPL-Caltech</a>
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    December 31, 2014: Just Another Day on Mars
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    <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-sees-an-ancient-globular-cluster/#.VKRtXYrF-9V">ESA/Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgement: Gilles Chapdelaine</a>
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    An ancient globule

    December 30, 2014: An Ancient Globule
  • Image may contain Universe Space Astronomy Moon Night Outdoors Nature and Outer Space
    <a href="">NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute</a>
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    December 29, 2014: Polar Scars on a Saturnian Moon
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    <a href="http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2013/10/Shapley_Supercluster">ESA & Planck Collaboration / Rosat/ Digitised Sky Survey</a>
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    Shapley-Supercluster

    December 28, 2014: The Shapley Supercluster
  • Image may contain Astronomy Universe Space and Outer Space
    <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/content/holiday-lights-on-the-sun-imagery-of-a-solar-flare/#.VJ7iZsAg">NASA/SDO</a>
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    December 27, 2014: Holiday Lights on the Sun
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    <a href="http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/Nebulae/NGC2282">Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona</a>
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    December 26, 2014: A Holiday Gift Nebula
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    <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/content/frosty-slopes-on-mars/#.VJ3utsAg">NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona</a>
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    December 25, 2014: Frosty Slopes on Mars
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    <a href="http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/imagedetails/index.cfm?imageId=5129">NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute</a>
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    PIA18294

    December 24, 2014: Darkness at Saturn
  • Image may contain Astronomy Universe Space Outer Space Outdoors Nature Light and Flare
    <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-sees-the-beautiful-side-of-ic-335/#.VJ3JlsAg">ESA/Hubble and NASA</a>
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    The beautiful side of IC 335

    December 23, 2014: Edge-On Galaxy View
  • Image may contain Universe Space Astronomy Outer Space Flame Bonfire Fire Nebula and Pattern
    <a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4422">NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC</a>
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    December 22, 2014: Dark Matter Hunter Spies the Sun
  • Image may contain Universe Space Astronomy Nebula Outer Space Moon Night Outdoors and Nature
    <a href="">Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona</a>
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    December 21, 2014: A Winter Solstice Galaxy
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    <a href=http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-sweeps-a-messy-star-factory/#.VJ3sGsAg">ESA/Hubble & NASA Acknowledgement: Nick Rose</a>
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    A messy star factory

    December 20, 2014: A Messy Star Factory
  • Image may contain Nature Outdoors Universe Space Astronomy Outer Space and Nebula
    <a href="http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/Galaxies/NGC1398">Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona</a>
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    December 19, 2014: The Fornax Cluster
  • Image may contain Rug Outdoors Nature and Mountain
    <a href="http://www.uahirise.org/ESP_039113_1915">NASA/JPL/University of Arizona</a>
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    December 18, 2014: Eroding Terrain in Arabia Terra
  • Image may contain Nature Universe Space Astronomy Outer Space Outdoors and Nebula
    <a href="http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1441/">ESO</a>
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    The star cluster Messier 47

    December 17, 2014: Hot Blue Stars
  • Image may contain Nature Outdoors Mountain Rock Soil Astronomy Universe Space and Outer Space
    <a href="http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2014/12/Comet_on_14_December_2014_NavCam">ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM</a>
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    Comet-on-14-December-2014-NavCam

    December 16, 2014: Gorgeous Comet Shot
  • Image may contain Nature Outdoors Universe Space Night Moon Astronomy and Outer Space
    <a href="http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/imagedetails/index.cfm?imageId=5128">NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute</a>
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    PIA18293

    December 15, 2014: Tethys the Spy
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    <a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA19082">NASA/JPL-Caltech</a>
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    December 14, 2014: Mars Rover Does a Science
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    <a href="http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/ngc2207/">X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/S.Mineo et al, Optical: NASA/STScI, Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech</a>
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    NGC 2207 and IC 2163 are two spiral galaxies in the process of merging.

    December 13, 2014: Double Galactic Light Show
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    <a href="http://www.mps.mpg.de/3871166/PM_2014_12_12_Rosettas_comet_shades_of_grey">ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA</a>
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    December 12, 2014: True-Color Comet
  • Image may contain Lighting Fire Flame and Bonfire
    <a href="https://public.nrao.edu/news/pressreleases/swarm-pluto-alma">L. Ricci ALMA (NRAO/NAOJ/ESO); B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)</a>
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    ALMA image of the dust surrounding the star HD 107146

    December 11, 2014: Dust Storm Around Baby Sun
  • Image may contain Universe Space Astronomy Planet Outer Space Lamp and Globe
    <a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA18295">NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute</a>
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    PIA18295

    December 10, 2014: Translucent Rings
  • Image may contain Soil Nature Outdoors Archaeology Ground and Mesa
    <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/msl/pia19074/#.VIeBsaTF-9W">NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS</a>
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    PIA19074

    December 9, 2014: Martian Lakebed
  • Image may contain Universe Space Astronomy Outer Space and Nebula
    <a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA18902">NASA/CFHT/NRAO/JPL-Caltech/Duc/Cuillandre</a>
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    PIA18902-hires

    December 8, 2014: Galactic Cannibalism
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    <a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA18932">NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona</a>
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    December 6, 2014: Weird Feature on Mars
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    <a href="http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/Galaxies/NGC218">Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona</a>
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    December 7, 2014: Distant Galactic Collision
  • Image may contain Universe Space Astronomy Outer Space Nature and Outdoors
    <a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=pia19049">NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA</a>
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    PIA19049-ip

    December 5, 2014: Dawn Mission Sees Ceres
  • December 4 2014 Tiny Mighty Enceladus
    <a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA18296">NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute</a>
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    PIA18296

    December 4, 2014: Tiny, Mighty Enceladus
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    <a href="https://public.nrao.edu/news/pressreleases/strange-galaxy-perplexes-astronomers">Mao et al., NRAO/AUI/NSF, Sloan Digital Sky Survey</a>
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    SpiralJet-nrao

    December 3, 2014: Strange Galaxy Perplexes Astronomers
  • Image may contain Nature Mountain Outdoors Light Flare Eruption Volcano and Lava
    <a href="http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/main/item/576">Solar Dynamics Observatory/NASA</a>
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    Plasma-swirl

    December 2, 2014: Solar Plasma Swirl
  • Image may contain Universe Space Astronomy Nebula Outer Space Outdoors and Nature
    <a href="http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/Nebulae/WeBo1">Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona</a>
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    December 1, 2014: Strange Planetary Nebula
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