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2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar (25 photos)

It’s time once more for one of my favorite holiday traditions: the 17th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar, featuring remarkable images from both NASA’s Hubble telescope and James Webb Space Telescope. Every day until Wednesday, December 25, this page will present a new, incredible image of our universe from one of these two telescopes. Be sure to come back every day until Christmas, and follow us on social media for daily updates. I hope you enjoy these amazing and awe-inspiring images, as well as the continued efforts of the science teams that bring them to Earth—it is a joy to put this calendar together each December.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and peace on Earth.

A telescope view of a swirling spiral galaxy lined with bright pink patches and lanes of dark dust
A grand spiral: The spiral galaxy NGC 5248, located 42 million light-years from Earth, is one of the so-called grand-design spirals, with prominent spiral arms that reach from near the core out through the disc. It also has a faint bar structure in the center, which is difficult to see in this visible-light portrait from the Hubble space telescope. Features like these, which break the rotational symmetry of a galaxy, can feed gas from a galaxy’s outer reaches to inner star-forming regions, and even to a galaxy’s central black hole, where it can kick-start an active galactic nucleus. These flows of gas have shaped NGC 5248 in a big way; the spiral has many bright starburst regions of intense star formation spread across its disc, and it is dominated by a population of young stars. ( ESA / Hubble & NASA, F. Belfiore, J. Lee, and the PHANGS-HST Team)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 2 Dec 2024 | 6:02 am(NZT)

Photos of the Week: Doo Dah, Horse Play, Cloud Falls (35 photos)

An autonomous delivery robot in Barcelona, a heat wave in Australia, a triceratops auction in France, a reef shark in the Red Sea, a lava flow in southwestern Iceland, migratory birds in flight over China, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, and much more

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President Joe Biden stands beside a turkey during an event at the White House.
President Joe Biden pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkeys Peach and Blossom during an event on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, D.C., on November 25, 2024. ( Drew Angerer / AFP / Getty)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 30 Nov 2024 | 5:30 am(NZT)

Winners of the 2024 International Landscape Photographer of the Year (15 photos)

After reviewing more than 3,600 entries from professional and amateur photographers around the world, judges of the 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year contest narrowed the field down to a “Top 101” and then further, to award several category prizes and their top award, which this year went to Andrew Mielzynski. The organizers were once more kind enough to share some of this year’s top and winning images below.

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An upward-looking view inside a dark forest, dotted by many yellow-green blobs—firefly trails caught in a long exposure
Fireflies Flying in the Misty. Special Award, Forest. Mountains in Wufeng Township, Hsinchu, Taiwan. ( Shirley Wung / The 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 26 Nov 2024 | 5:57 am(NZT)

Photos of the Week: Bomb Cyclone, Rainbow Hills, Park Hawk (35 photos)

Christmas decorations in England, long-term typhoon damage in the Philippines, a virtual taekwondo championship in Singapore, a mummified saber-toothed tiger cub in Russia, the Miss Universe competition in Mexico, thick fog in northern China, a new volcanic eruption in Iceland, and much more

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A herd of red deer stand in tall grass, looking toward the photographer.
A herd of red deer look out from the bracken on an autumn morning in Richmond Park, southwest London, on November 17, 2024. ( Justin Tallis / AFP / Getty)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 23 Nov 2024 | 5:00 am(NZT)

Shortlisted Images for the 2024 Close-Up Photographer of the Year (18 photos)

The Close-up Photographer of the Year competition is now in its sixth year, and recently released its shortlisted picks, with the winners set to be announced in January. The contest “celebrates close-up, macro, and micro photography,” among 11 separate categories. Competition organizers were once again kind enough to share some of these amazing images with us here.

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A young wallaby tries to snuggle into its mother’s pouch, but his feet rest across his own forehead at the opening.
Wallaby Baby. Animals. "A baby wallaby tries to settle into the warm security of its mother's pouch, but because it has grown quite large, it is not easy to fit inside. After several tries and with a great deal of persistence, it finally managed to fold its long legs in and get comfortable. This image was captured at a conservation center in France." (© Copyright Pedro Jarque Krebs / cupoty.com)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 21 Nov 2024 | 4:05 am(NZT)



This Is What Record-Breaking Bad Air Looks Like (17 photos)

Millions of people across northern India and Pakistan have spent the past few weeks under a blanket of toxic smog, enduring some of the region’s worst air quality ever recorded. The sky is filled with particulates from the seasonal burning of rice-paddy stubble on nearby farms, mixed with other vehicular and industrial emissions. Several health emergencies have been declared, many schools have been closed, and residents are being encouraged to stay indoors.

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A crow sits on a fence in front of the Taj Mahal amid thick smog.
A crow perches on a fence in front of the Taj Mahal amid thick smog in Agra, India, on November 15, 2024. ( Pawan Sharma / AFP / Getty)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 19 Nov 2024 | 7:22 am(NZT)

Photos of the Week: Blue Pond, Camel Fair, Embracing Peace (35 photos)

Speed climbing in Saudi Arabia, wildfires in California and New Jersey, a blanket of smog in New Delhi, a celebration of rural life in Turkey, Veterans Day in Seattle, a surfing record attempt in Brazil, a rodeo exhibition in Argentina, and much more

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People look at a life-size T. rex sculpture dressed in a Santa hat and festive sweater.
Members of the public take photographs following the unveiling of the 2024 Christmas jumper design on the animatronic Tyrannosaurus rex at the Natural History Museum in London, England, on November 12, 2024. ( Alice Horsley / Getty)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 16 Nov 2024 | 4:52 am(NZT)

Photos From 1898: The Homemade Windmills of Nebraska (17 photos)

More than 125 years ago, Erwin Barbour, a geology professor at the University of Nebraska, took an interest in what he described as an “agricultural movement”—the proliferation of creative and inexpensive homemade windmills on farms across Nebraska. In 1897, Barbour documented this phenomenon, traveling the state, photographing the mills, interviewing their inventors and owners, and estimating the costs and benefits. He found that both wealthy and poor farmers built a wide variety of mills, many of them of novel or experimental design, made largely out of spare parts and scrap wood. These mills were used to pump water for irrigation and livestock, and to power farm machinery—often giving the owners a huge advantage in a time of drought. During a recent visit to the U.S. National Archives, I found and converted these images from an 1898 photo album that had not previously been digitized. Many of the woodcuts used in Barbour’s 1899 report were based on these photographs.

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A man stands in a pasture next to a homemade windmill beside a watering trough.
A four-blade mock turbine windmill, belonging to Friederich Ernstmeyer, seen near Grand Island, Nebraska, used to pump water for livestock. The eight-foot-diameter rotor is attached to the frame of an old mower that was mounted atop a tower of four cottonwood logs with the bark still on. Because the project used mostly found and unused parts, its total cost was 32 cents, which was the price of a long plank used for the rotor blades. ( U.S. National Archives)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 14 Nov 2024 | 5:37 am(NZT)

Winners of the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 (18 photos)

The German Society for Nature Photography recently announced its winning images from the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024, selected from nearly 18,000 entries from 38 countries in 11 categories. This year’s overall winner was Jaime Rojo, with a remarkable photograph of monarch butterflies clustered in trees in Mexico’s El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary. Competition organizers were kind enough to share some of the winning and honored photographs with us here.

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A polar bear stands in a snowy landscape, battered by strong winds that blow the snow it has just shaken off.
Shaking off the Snow. Runner-up, Mammals. "This picture was taken in Wapusk National Park on the coast of Hudson Bay, Canada, during a heavy snowstorm in November 2022. With a single vigorous movement, the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) shakes off the powdery snow that has accumulated during the storm. A gust of wind picks up the snow and forms a decorative veil around the animal." (© Copyright Daniel Valverde Fernandez / European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 12 Nov 2024 | 5:59 am(NZT)

Photos of the Week: Flaming Barrel, Scottish Surf, Pelican Icon (35 photos)

Election Day in the United States of America, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, roller-skating in Georgia, continued flood cleanup in Spain, a figure-skating competition in France, a penny-farthing race in Prague, autumn colors in China, and much more

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A person rides a horse down the median of a busy street, carrying a sign that reads "Vote."
Vancie Tuner and her horse Clementine rally people on Main St. to vote on Election Day, November 5, 2024, in Driggs, Idaho. ( Natalie Behring / Getty)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 9 Nov 2024 | 4:35 am(NZT)



Photos of the Week: Beach Bus, Ghost Dog, Celtic Fire (35 photos)

Autumn colors across Europe, Day of the Dead displays in Mexico, Diwali lights in India, deadly flooding in Spain, a kite festival in South Africa, the School of Santa Claus in Brazil, World Series celebrations in Los Angeles, and much more

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A 16-foot-tall sculpture shaped like a human hand with a face stands on a rooftop.
A 16-foot-tall hand sculpture named Quasi stands perched on its fingertips atop the roof of an art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, on October 30, 2024. ( Charlotte Graham-McLay / AP)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 2 Nov 2024 | 4:00 am(NZT)

Photos: The Spirit of Halloween 2024 (22 photos)

Over the past several weeks, people around the world have been celebrating the season of Halloween—dressing up, taking part in parades and festivals, hosting parties, and braving trips through haunted houses (and at least one haunted car wash). Collected below are photos that capture some of these scary (and fun) pre-Halloween festivities in Wales, Japan, India, Romania, Spain, Ireland, Thailand, the United States, and elsewhere.

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Silhouette of a person wearing horns
A woman wearing a costume is silhouetted against the sunset sky at the West Side Hallo Fest, a Halloween festival in Bucharest, Romania, on October 26, 2024. ( Andreea Alexandru / AP)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 31 Oct 2024 | 6:16 am(NZT)

Giant Mythological Puppets Stage a Show in Toulouse (18 photos)

Over the past three days, the streets of Toulouse, France, hosted an urban opera titled The Guardian of the Temple—The Gates of Darkness, in which three massive robotic puppets of mythological creatures—Lilith the scorpion woman, Asterion the Minotaur, and Ariane the spider—performed in several locations around the city. The show, put on by the French street-theater company La Machine, was directed by François Delarozière.

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A giant mechanical puppet of a mythical human-scorpion creature moves through a narrow street.
The human-scorpion creature Lilith, the guardian of darkness, parades during a major street show by the French company La Machine, in Toulouse, France, on October 26, 2024. ( Matthieu Rondel / AFP / Getty)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 29 Oct 2024 | 6:29 am(NZT)

Photos of the Week: Centaur Skeleton, Sheep Spiral, Resting Raccoon (35 photos)

Flooding in the Moroccan desert, a volcanic eruption in Mexico, an illuminated abbey in England, a space-shuttle mock-up in California, a snacking bear in Scotland, a giant pigeon in New York City, and much more.

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A camel yawns, the sun visible in the background, through its open mouth.
A camel yawns at sunset in the desert of Pushkar, located in the Indian state of Rajasthan, on October 19, 2024. ( Himanshu Sharma / Anadolu / Getty)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 27 Oct 2024 | 4:00 am(NZT)

Photos of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair (30 photos)

One hundred thirty-one years ago, Chicago hosted the World’s Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, which recorded more than 25 million admissions from May 1 through October 31, 1893. The overall theme was to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus landing in the New World. Architect Daniel Burnham and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted worked together with many others to reshape a swampy park along Lake Michigan into a 686-acre Venetian-inspired fairground. More than 65,000 exhibits from 46 nations were displayed in more than 200 structures built for the fair. Visitors were introduced to many new (and relatively new) concepts, inventions, and products, from Cracker Jack and Juicy Fruit gum to large-scale electric lighting and the Ferris wheel.

This photo essay originally misidentified the year a “farthest north” record was set.

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A black-and-white photograph from 1893 showing several people standing along a fence on top of a building, looking out over a large fairground filled with ornate buildings.
Visitors to the World's Columbian Exposition look out over the Basin and the Court of Honor. This view from the roof of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building looks from southeast to northwest over the Grand Basin. ( Chicago History Museum / Getty)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 26 Oct 2024 | 4:23 am(NZT)

Photos of the Week: Big Tex, Giant Regatta, Leaf Bath (35 photos)

A heart-shaped lake in Germany, sculptures by the sea in Australia, sightseeing in the Gobi desert, a colorful forest in Romania, a wife-carrying race in Maine, Halloween lights in England, and much more

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Along a shoreline, a person takes a photograph of a sculpture that is shaped like a giant banana with a shark's head.
A woman photographs artwork from the "Sculpture by the Sea" exhibition at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, on October 17, 2024. ( Mark Baker / AP)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 19 Oct 2024 | 4:00 am(NZT)

Photographing the Microscopic: Winners of Nikon Small World 2024 (20 photos)

The results of the 2024 Small World Photomicrography Competition were just announced, and organizers have once again shared some of the winning and honored images. The contest, now in its 50th year, invites photographers and scientists to submit images of all things visible under a microscope. More than 2,100 entries were received from 80 countries in 2024.

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A very close view of the head and antennae of a weevil
Image of Distinction: The anterior section of a palm weevil ( Dr. Sherif Abdallah Ahmed, Tanta, Egypt)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 18 Oct 2024 | 5:52 am(NZT)

The Colors of Early Autumn (25 photos)

As the days grow shorter in the Northern Hemisphere, we once again welcome autumn—the best season. The autumnal equinox took place a few weeks ago, on September 22, marking the end of summer. Now comes the season of harvests, festivals, winter preparations, migrations, and, of course, spectacular fall colors. Across the North, people are beginning to feel a chill in the evening air, apples and pumpkins are being gathered, and animals are on the move. Collected below are early images from this year, with more to follow in the weeks to come.

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A child lifts a large pumpkin in a pumpkin patch.
A girl struggles under the weight of the hefty pumpkin that she was attempting to carry out of the field at the Bainbridge Island / Suyematsu Farms Pumpkin Patch on Bainbridge Island, Washington, on October 9, 2024. ( Meegan M. Reid / Kitsap Sun / USA Today Network / Reuters)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 17 Oct 2024 | 6:42 am(NZT)

Photos of the Week: Monkey Blessing, Gondola Crossing, Ocean Odyssey (35 photos)

The aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Florida, a beachside air show in California, restoration efforts in the Vatican, a historical autumn fair in England, a dog-grooming class in Brazil, cranberry harvesting in Massachusetts, and much more

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The northern lights illuminate the sky over an old grain elevator.
The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, lights up the sky over an old grain elevator in Brant, Alberta, Canada, on October 7, 2024. ( Todd Korol / Reuters)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 12 Oct 2024 | 4:00 am(NZT)

Winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 (12 photos)

The 60th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition attracted more than 59,000 entries from 117 countries, and just recently announced the winners. The owners and sponsors have kindly shared some of this year’s winning and honored images below. The museum’s website has many more images from this year and previous years. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. Captions were provided by the photographers and WPY organizers, and are lightly edited for style.

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A close view of a young toque macaque sleeping in an adult’s lap
A Tranquil Moment. Winner, Behavior: Mammals. Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod found this serene scene of a young toque macaque sleeping in an adult’s arms. Resting in a quiet place after a morning of photographing birds and leopards, Vinod soon realized he wasn’t alone. A troop of toque macaques was moving through the trees above. Vinod spotted this young monkey sleeping between feeds and used a telephoto lens to frame the peaceful moment. (© Copyright Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod / Wildlife Photographer of the Year)

Source: The Atlantic Photo | 11 Oct 2024 | 5:50 am(NZT)











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