“Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there—on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam." —Carl Sagan cc: @nasa

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Capturing the Milky Way is only the first step—bringing out its vibrant colors and intricate details in post-processing is where the magic happens. cc: @angelfux Astrophotographer Angel Fux has spent years refining her editing workflow to achieve a balance between vibrant, realistic tones and efficient editing techniques. To simplify this process for others, she created a Milky Way preset collection, designed exclusively for night sky photography. Check out our comments where she's sharing what makes these presets different from others.

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Total lunar eclipse 𑇐 March 13, 2025 cc: @astronycc

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Mosaic cc: @nilrandhafonseka

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POV: Diving back into bed after Sunday’s “spring forward.” 😴🥱⁠ 📸: @ausmashmash⁠ ⁠ If your Monday alarm felt especially hard to adhere to today, you’re not alone. Your bacteria are feeling it, too. Like you, your gut microbiome has a circadian rhythm that influences everything from digestion and metabolism to immunity. ⁠ ⁠ Head to the link in our bio to learn more and uncover tips for getting you and your bacteria back on track.

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The Bottle Trees of Socotra cc: @wanderingpat

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When algae spirals transform ocean into art.¹ Created by @dailyoverview Source imagery: @esa_earth 𑇐 ¹ From @dailyoverview: "Swirling algae blooms in the Baltic Sea surround Gotland, Sweden’s largest island. These massive blue-green clouds are composed of cyanobacteria — a type of marine bacteria that capture and store solar energy through photosynthesis. Large blooms can cause an oxygen-depleted dead zone where other organisms cannot survive. For a sense of scale, Gotland is 1,229 square miles (3,184 sq km) in area — about twice the size of London."

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This month on @earth 🌍: We’re celebrating our planet’s wildlife. 📸: @spencerwelling, @leafling_photography, @alexandrovich_yo, @cyanesense, @casperdejager, @karl.ramsdell, @the_story_of_a_biologist, @krockowdil, @this_forest_floor

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Ocean navigator. cc: @ollieclarkephoto

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