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View of the village of Gyakar surrounded by a poplar grove in the Upper Mustang region of Nepal. The summits of the Damodar Himal, the Purkung Himal and the Annapurnas are visible in the distance. A suspended bridge over the deep canyon (left) connects it to the neighbouring Chele village and thence to the rest of Nepal.
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View of the village of Gyakar surrounded by a poplar grove in the Upper Mustang region of Nepal. The summits of the Damodar Himal, the Purkung Himal and the Annapurnas are visible in the distance. A suspended bridge over the deep canyon (left) connects it to the neighbouring Chele village and thence to the rest of Nepal.
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Top view of grafted Gymnocalycium mihanovichii (chin cactus). The host cactus has been digitally blanked out. The red body is about 3.5 cm (1.4 in) diameter. The small “moons” are 0.5–0.8 cm (0.20–0.31 in) diameter. House plant in Ooty, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India. Focus stack of 89 images using PMax mode of ZereneStacker.
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Top view of grafted Gymnocalycium mihanovichii (chin cactus). The host cactus has been digitally blanked out. The red body is about 3.5 cm (1.4 in) diameter. The small “moons” are 0.5–0.8 cm (0.20–0.31 in) diameter. House plant in Ooty, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India. Focus stack of 89 images using PMax mode of ZereneStacker.
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Church of El Salvador, Luesia, Zaragoza, Spain. The church is located in the highest area of the nucleus of the village of Luesia, next to the remains of the old medieval castle, to which it is historically and constructively associated. Its origin dates back to the end of the 11th century with the construction of the semicircular triple apse head with a double crypt at the bottom, while the body with three naves was built throughout the 12th century and the two portals on its southern fronts and occidental already respond to models from the beginning of the 13th century. The Romanesque building underwent a profound reform though in the mid-16th century. The main altarpiece is a Romanesque piece carved in wood; polychrome and gilt. The work is attributed to Gaspar Ramos, a sculptor from Sangüesa, who executed it around 1630.
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Church of El Salvador, Luesia, Zaragoza, Spain. The church is located in the highest area of the nucleus of the village of Luesia, next to the remains of the old medieval castle, to which it is historically and constructively associated. Its origin dates back to the end of the 11th century with the construction of the semicircular triple apse head with a double crypt at the bottom, while the body with three naves was built throughout the 12th century and the two portals on its southern fronts and occidental already respond to models from the beginning of the 13th century. The Romanesque building underwent a profound reform though in the mid-16th century. The main altarpiece is a Romanesque piece carved in wood; polychrome and gilt. The work is attributed to Gaspar Ramos, a sculptor from Sangüesa, who executed it around 1630.
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Damage following an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal area in Gaza City on October 9, 2023, during the first few days of the Gaza War. The war is the deadliest for Palestinians in the history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
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Damage following an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal area in Gaza City on October 9, 2023, during the first few days of the Gaza War. The war is the deadliest for Palestinians in the history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
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Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Class Christopher Courtney assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six (EODMU-6), Det. 16 assists his team members during Special Purpose Insertion Extraction (SPIE) training from an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) shown below the helicopter was launched on this day 50 years ago.
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Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Class Christopher Courtney assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six (EODMU-6), Det. 16 assists his team members during Special Purpose Insertion Extraction (SPIE) training from an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) shown below the helicopter was launched on this day 50 years ago.
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Illuminated manuscript of the Horae ad usum Parisiensem (Book of hours for Parisians), or “Book of Hours of Charles VIII” King of France (1468 – 1498). The folio shows Saint Denis, first bishop and patron of Paris, walking with his head in his hands after his execution. Today is the feast day of Saint Denis.
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Illuminated manuscript of the Horae ad usum Parisiensem (Book of hours for Parisians), or “Book of Hours of Charles VIII” King of France (1468 – 1498). The folio shows Saint Denis, first bishop and patron of Paris, walking with his head in his hands after his execution. Today is the feast day of Saint Denis.
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Side view of the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi from the north-west, showing the imposing structure of the Basilica and monastery located in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. Today (4th October) is the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, Patron of Ecologists.
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Side view of the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi from the north-west, showing the imposing structure of the Basilica and monastery located in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. Today (4th October) is the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, Patron of Ecologists.
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A circa 1660–70 Pahari painting from Basohli, Jammu, India, depicting the Hindu goddess Bhadrakali being worshipped by the three supreme gods of Hinduism: Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer, to pacify her after she killed the demon Mahishasura, who could not be killed by them, the men or other gods. Her victory over the demon is celebrated by Hindus as the victory of good over evil on the day of Vijayadashami, which is today.
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A circa 1660–70 Pahari painting from Basohli, Jammu, India, depicting the Hindu goddess Bhadrakali being worshipped by the three supreme gods of Hinduism: Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer, to pacify her after she killed the demon Mahishasura, who could not be killed by them, the men or other gods. Her victory over the demon is celebrated by Hindus as the victory of good over evil on the day of Vijayadashami, which is today.
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Orbicular (round body) batfish (Platax orbicularis), Red Sea, Egypt. It belongs to the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes and batfishes. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific but has been recorded outside its native range in the western Atlantic Ocean. The adult can reach a total length of 40 centimetres (16 in).
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Orbicular (round body) batfish (Platax orbicularis), Red Sea, Egypt. It belongs to the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes and batfishes. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific but has been recorded outside its native range in the western Atlantic Ocean. The adult can reach a total length of 40 centimetres (16 in).
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Fall of the Rebel Angels is a fresco by Giacinto Brandi adorning the central vault of Sant’Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso basilica in Rome. It depicts Michael the Archangel’s victory in battle over fallen angels. Today is Michaelmas.
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Fall of the Rebel Angels is a fresco by Giacinto Brandi adorning the central vault of Sant’Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso basilica in Rome. It depicts Michael the Archangel’s victory in battle over fallen angels. Today is Michaelmas.
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Panoramic view of the west bank of Nigeen Lake in Srinagar, India, with the distant Middle Himalayan Pir Panjal mountain range in the background. The city, situated on the banks of the Jhelum river and several lakes in the Himalayan Kashmir Valley, is the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir and the northernmost million-plus city of India.
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Panoramic view of the west bank of Nigeen Lake in Srinagar, India, with the distant Middle Himalayan Pir Panjal mountain range in the background. The city, situated on the banks of the Jhelum river and several lakes in the Himalayan Kashmir Valley, is the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir and the northernmost million-plus city of India.
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An image of Arab twin brothers Saints Cosmas and Damian from the Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany. As ancient physicians, they are depicted holding tools of their profession. Today is their feast day on the General Roman Calendar.
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An image of Arab twin brothers Saints Cosmas and Damian from the Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany. As ancient physicians, they are depicted holding tools of their profession. Today is their feast day on the General Roman Calendar.
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Feskekôrka (meaning “fish church”) is a historic building in Gothenburg, Sweden that formerly housed an indoor fish market. Its name is based on the building’s resemblance to a neo-Gothic church.
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Feskekôrka (meaning “fish church”) is a historic building in Gothenburg, Sweden that formerly housed an indoor fish market. Its name is based on the building’s resemblance to a neo-Gothic church.
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The Isaiah Scroll is the best preserved of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls that were first discovered by Bedouin shepherds from Qumran. The Dead Sea Scrolls were first made available to the public on this date in 1991.
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The Isaiah Scroll is the best preserved of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls that were first discovered by Bedouin shepherds from Qumran. The Dead Sea Scrolls were first made available to the public on this date in 1991.
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This sculpture representing the Gospel of Matthew appears in St. Genesius Church in Baden-Württemberg. It depicts a tetramorph element standing next the apostle reading a codex. Today is Saint Matthew’s feast day.
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This sculpture representing the Gospel of Matthew appears in St. Genesius Church in Baden-Württemberg. It depicts a tetramorph element standing next the apostle reading a codex. Today is Saint Matthew’s feast day.
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3-in-1 Launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), the agency’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Follow On–Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. The missions will each focus on different effects of the solar wind — the continuous stream of particles emitted by the Sun — and space weather — the changing conditions in space driven by the Sun — from their origins at the Sun to their farthest reaches billions of miles away at the edge of our solar system.

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Airplane Aerobatics

NASA astronaut Nick Hague watches as Robert Schmidle Pitts Aerobatics perform, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, during the Joint Base Andrews Air Show at Joint Base Andrews in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Hague spent 171 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72.

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A Beacon to Space

In this infrared photograph, the Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory at JPL’s Table Mountain Facility near Wrightwood, California, beams its eight-laser beacon to the Deep Space Optical Communications flight laser transceiver aboard NASA’s Psyche spacecraft.

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Remains of the World Trade Center complex in downtown New York City, United States, after the September 11 attacks. Image taken by NOAA’s Cessna CitationJet on September 23, 2001, from an altitude of 3,300 ft (1,005 m) using a Leica/LH systems RC30 camera.
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Remains of the World Trade Center complex in downtown New York City, United States, after the September 11 attacks. Image taken by NOAA’s Cessna CitationJet on September 23, 2001, from an altitude of 3,300 ft (1,005 m) using a Leica/LH systems RC30 camera.
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