Hurricane Sandy     

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      An Unfriendly Forecast

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      The Old City of Aleppo, Syria 

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        Homs, Syria 

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       Out With A Bang

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          Time-lapse Sun 

   25 Images over nearly a year.                                                                                         NASA














         Eta Carinae (one more worry added to your list).

        5 Million times brighter than our Sun and 7,500 Light Years away, the Eta Carinae may be about to explode!

         The Dark Side of Saturn 

                                                                                                                                             Cassini/NASA














           Mercury 

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        "To Boldly Go...."