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Feed your need for heavenly views of the universe with our pick of this week's most awe-inspiring space pictures.

Week’s Best Space Pictures: Mars' Ancient River System

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+Daniel Bentley to be fair, they clearly state something about best space pictures

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Photo of the Day: A patient dog made this shot of Oregon's Yaquina Head lighthouse possible for #YourShot member Justin Knott. #photography

Yaquina Head Lighthouse Image, Oregon - National Geographic Photo of the Day

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Oregon’s Yaquina Head lighthouse emits its beam beneath a starry sky in this National Geographic Photo of the Day.

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What's it like to spend hours in Earth's orbit? Astronaut Douglas Wheelock describes the experience.

7 Things You Always Wanted to Know About Spacewalks

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Amazing!

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The cougar—also known as the puma, mountain lion, or phantom cat—makes the western North and South American forests its home. But could this elusive species be making its way to eastern U.S.?

Phantom of the Forest: Could the Cougar Again Haunt Eastern U.S. Woodlands?

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The phantom, it’s been called, this big cat that now prowls western North and South America forests from the Yukon to Patagonia. It has dozens of monikers, from panther to puma to mountain lion, ca…

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" Cuando el hombre haya acabado: con el ultimo animal, con la ultima ave, con los ultimo peces, cuando ya no haya tierra que sembrar, cuando la capa de ozono nos envenene el aire, y la naturaleza muerta no pueda parir mas..Entonces solo entonces, compredera el hombre, que el dinero no se come.

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Photo of the Day: #YourShot member Stian Servoss captured the flurry of activity at the end of the day in a small fishing village in Norway. #photography

Birds Flying and Fishing Port Image, Norway - National Geographic Photo of the Day

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Birds fly over a snowy fishing port in the Lofoten Islands, Norway, in this National Geographic Photo of the Day.

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Why God created me like this I'm also tired

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Photo of the Day: From his perch on a camel, #YourShot member Fabio Petti took this photo of his guide through the dunes of Morocco. #photography

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A Berber leads a camel and its rider through the Erg Chebbi sand dunes in Morocco in this National Geographic Photo of the Day.

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Photographer Tim Laman recently spent ten days documenting the impact of wildfires on the endangered orangutans in Borneo. See ten of his most powerful photographs.

Photos: Indonesia’s Rampant Fires Threaten Rare Orangutans

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+Rosie wlf Sorry, I don't know Rupert Murdock.

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The Ross Sea in the Antarctic—one of the healthiest and richest marine ecosystems on Earth—is home to more than one-third of all Adélie Penguins. How can we ensure this crucial area of the ocean is protected?

A Plea for Adélie (Penguins)

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Last week in an obscure stone building in Hobart Tasmania, representatives from 24 nations plus the European Union, sat in stiff dark suits around a large table, making decisions that will determin…

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+Barbara Bowman-Fuller Absolutely agree.

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Photo of the Day: On an early morning in Iran, #YourShot member Hamed Tabein trekked to the desert to capture this image of the smooth sand. #photography

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See the early morning sun cast a gentle light on sand dunes and a stand of trees in the Iranian desert in this National Geographic Photo of the Day.

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a rare click...beautiful..

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This Sunday at 9 pm ET on the National Geographic Channel, see how scientists prepare for disasters by designing rescue scenarios. #Breakthrough

Rescue Scenarios with Better Technology

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+James Lamb astounding

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The sprawling development taking place in Florida is threatening black bear species. See how protecting these animals could benefit both the land and people.

Black bears show us how to save wild Florida

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I am a multi-generation Floridian and a photographer focused on wild Florida. I’m also a lifelong hunter who has killed my share of deer and hogs, so when I decided to document the first bear…

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ya casi sus espacios estan habitados.

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"I knew it would be hard, but not spirit-crushing hard," says photographer Pete McBride of his recent attempt to walk 600 miles (966 km) across the Grand Canyon. From packing extra soy sauce to taking blisters seriously, see six painful lessons he learned along the way.

6 Painful Lessons I Learned By Hiking the Grand Canyon

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I guess you can call it a Grand beat down. I knew it would be hard, but not spirit-crushing hard. Our plan to walk the Grand Canyon as a sectional thru-hike would be a lengthy, logistical mo…

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