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4 January 2026

A full moon appears in the evening hours over the desert of Ghadeer Barashy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on January 3, 2026. This lunar event is also the first of three supermoons in 2026, appearing approximately 14% larger and 30% brighter than average due to its proximity to Earth.

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4 January 2026

A full moon appears in the evening hours over the desert of Ghadeer Barashy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on January 3, 2026. This lunar event is also the first of three supermoons in 2026, appearing approximately 14% larger and 30% brighter than average due to its proximity to Earth.

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21 September 2025

Lunar occultation of Venus planet is seen through a telescope from L'Aquila, Italy, on September 19th, 2025. Venus disappeared behind the moon for about one hour during the afternoon. The astronomical show was visible through a telescope, a binocular or a photo camera associated to telephoto lens.

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21 September 2025

Lunar occultation of Venus planet is seen through a telescope from L'Aquila, Italy, on September 19th, 2025. Venus disappeared behind the moon for about one hour during the afternoon. The astronomical show was visible through a telescope, a binocular or a photo camera associated to telephoto lens.

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21 September 2025

Lunar occultation of Venus planet is seen through a telescope from L'Aquila, Italy, on September 19th, 2025. Venus disappeared behind the moon for about one hour during the afternoon. The astronomical show was visible through a telescope, a binocular or a photo camera associated to telephoto lens.

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21 September 2025

Lunar occultation of Venus planet is seen through a telescope from L'Aquila, Italy, on September 19th, 2025. Venus disappeared behind the moon for about one hour during the afternoon. The astronomical show was visible through a telescope, a binocular or a photo camera associated to telephoto lens.

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23 July 2025

The crescent of the moon and the planet Jupiter appear close together in the sky near sunrise in Molfetta, Italy, on July 23, 2025. This event, often called a celestial ''kiss'' or ''embrace,'' describes the maximum apparent approach between two bright bodies in the Earth's sky: in this case, the thin crescent of the waning Moon and the brilliant planet Jupiter, which dominate the northeast horizon in the very early morning hours.

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23 July 2025

Sunflowers in golden light stretch across a valley near Kilkis, in northern Greece, as the common sunflower species Helianthus annuus faces away from the late afternoon sun. The landscape reflects the deep-rooted traditions of agriculture and seasonal farming in the region in Greece and the Balkans, as the fading sun casts dramatic hues over the rural terrain in Kilkis, Greece, on June 2025.

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23 July 2025

Sunflowers in golden light stretch across a valley near Kilkis, in northern Greece, as the common sunflower species Helianthus annuus faces away from the late afternoon sun. The landscape reflects the deep-rooted traditions of agriculture and seasonal farming in the region in Greece and the Balkans, as the fading sun casts dramatic hues over the rural terrain in Kilkis, Greece, on June 2025.

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23 July 2025

Sunflowers in golden light stretch across a valley near Kilkis, in northern Greece, as the common sunflower species Helianthus annuus faces away from the late afternoon sun. The landscape reflects the deep-rooted traditions of agriculture and seasonal farming in the region in Greece and the Balkans, as the fading sun casts dramatic hues over the rural terrain in Kilkis, Greece, on June 2025.

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23 July 2025

Sunflowers in golden light stretch across a valley near Kilkis, in northern Greece, as the common sunflower species Helianthus annuus faces away from the late afternoon sun. The landscape reflects the deep-rooted traditions of agriculture and seasonal farming in the region in Greece and the Balkans, as the fading sun casts dramatic hues over the rural terrain in Kilkis, Greece, on June 2025.

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23 July 2025

Sunflowers in golden light stretch across a valley near Kilkis, in northern Greece, as the common sunflower species Helianthus annuus faces away from the late afternoon sun. The landscape reflects the deep-rooted traditions of agriculture and seasonal farming in the region in Greece and the Balkans, as the fading sun casts dramatic hues over the rural terrain in Kilkis, Greece, on June 2025.

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23 July 2025

Sunflowers in golden light stretch across a valley near Kilkis, in northern Greece, as the common sunflower species Helianthus annuus faces away from the late afternoon sun. The landscape reflects the deep-rooted traditions of agriculture and seasonal farming in the region in Greece and the Balkans, as the fading sun casts dramatic hues over the rural terrain in Kilkis, Greece, on June 2025.

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21 June 2025

People watch the sunset on the summer solstice at Hunters Point South behind the skyline of Midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building in New York City, USA, on June 20, 2025. According to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice occurs on Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC. During this phenomenon, the sun reaches its maximum declination, projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event marks the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. Additionally, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, as it is the day on which the sun rises the earliest and sets the latest.

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23 March 2025

Cologne Cathedral is illuminated before the lights are switched off as part of the Earth Hour initiative in Cologne, Germany, on March 22, 2025.

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23 March 2025

Cologne Cathedral is seen after the lights are switched off as part of the Earth Hour initiative in Cologne, Germany, on March 22, 2025.

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