Dec 1, 2014 9:00 AM

Gallery: WIRED Space Photo of the Day for December 2014

<a href="http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=NLB_471800393EDR_F0442414NCAM00353M_&s=837">NASA/JPL-Caltech</a>
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December 31, 2014: Just Another Day on Mars
<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-sees-an-ancient-globular-cluster/#.VKRtXYrF-9V">ESA/Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgement: Gilles Chapdelaine</a>
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An ancient globule
December 30, 2014: An Ancient Globule

<a href="">NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute</a>
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December 29, 2014: Polar Scars on a Saturnian Moon
<a href="http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2013/10/Shapley_Supercluster">ESA & Planck Collaboration / Rosat/ Digitised Sky Survey</a>
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December 28, 2014: The Shapley Supercluster

<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/content/holiday-lights-on-the-sun-imagery-of-a-solar-flare/#.VJ7iZsAg">NASA/SDO</a>
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December 27, 2014: Holiday Lights on the Sun
<a href="http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/Nebulae/NGC2282">Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona</a>
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December 26, 2014: A Holiday Gift Nebula

<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/content/frosty-slopes-on-mars/#.VJ3utsAg">NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona</a>
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December 25, 2014: Frosty Slopes on Mars
<a href="http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/imagedetails/index.cfm?imageId=5129">NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute</a>
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December 24, 2014: Darkness at Saturn

<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-sees-the-beautiful-side-of-ic-335/#.VJ3JlsAg">ESA/Hubble and NASA</a>
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The beautiful side of IC 335
December 23, 2014: Edge-On Galaxy View
<a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4422">NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC</a>
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December 22, 2014: Dark Matter Hunter Spies the Sun

<a href="">Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona</a>
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December 21, 2014: A Winter Solstice Galaxy
<a href=http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-sweeps-a-messy-star-factory/#.VJ3sGsAg">ESA/Hubble & NASA Acknowledgement: Nick Rose</a>
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A messy star factory
December 20, 2014: A Messy Star Factory

<a href="http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/Galaxies/NGC1398">Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona</a>
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December 19, 2014: The Fornax Cluster
<a href="http://www.uahirise.org/ESP_039113_1915">NASA/JPL/University of Arizona</a>
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December 18, 2014: Eroding Terrain in Arabia Terra

<a href="http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1441/">ESO</a>
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The star cluster Messier 47
December 17, 2014: Hot Blue Stars
<a href="http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2014/12/Comet_on_14_December_2014_NavCam">ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM</a>
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December 16, 2014: Gorgeous Comet Shot

<a href="http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/imagedetails/index.cfm?imageId=5128">NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute</a>
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December 15, 2014: Tethys the Spy
<a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA19082">NASA/JPL-Caltech</a>
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December 14, 2014: Mars Rover Does a Science

<a href="http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/ngc2207/">X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/S.Mineo et al, Optical: NASA/STScI, Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech</a>
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NGC 2207 and IC 2163 are two spiral galaxies in the process of merging.
December 13, 2014: Double Galactic Light Show
<a href="http://www.mps.mpg.de/3871166/PM_2014_12_12_Rosettas_comet_shades_of_grey">ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA</a>
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December 12, 2014: True-Color Comet

<a href="https://public.nrao.edu/news/pressreleases/swarm-pluto-alma">L. Ricci ALMA (NRAO/NAOJ/ESO); B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)</a>
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ALMA image of the dust surrounding the star HD 107146
December 11, 2014: Dust Storm Around Baby Sun
<a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA18295">NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute</a>
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December 10, 2014: Translucent Rings

<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/msl/pia19074/#.VIeBsaTF-9W">NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS</a>
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December 9, 2014: Martian Lakebed
<a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA18902">NASA/CFHT/NRAO/JPL-Caltech/Duc/Cuillandre</a>
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December 8, 2014: Galactic Cannibalism

<a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA18932">NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona</a>
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December 6, 2014: Weird Feature on Mars
<a href="http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/Galaxies/NGC218">Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona</a>
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December 7, 2014: Distant Galactic Collision

<a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=pia19049">NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA</a>
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December 5, 2014: Dawn Mission Sees Ceres
<a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA18296">NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute</a>
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December 4, 2014: Tiny, Mighty Enceladus

<a href="https://public.nrao.edu/news/pressreleases/strange-galaxy-perplexes-astronomers">Mao et al., NRAO/AUI/NSF, Sloan Digital Sky Survey</a>
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December 3, 2014: Strange Galaxy Perplexes Astronomers
<a href="http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/main/item/576">Solar Dynamics Observatory/NASA</a>
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December 2, 2014: Solar Plasma Swirl

<a href="http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/Nebulae/WeBo1">Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona</a>
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December 1, 2014: Strange Planetary Nebula

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