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Roughly every 15 years, Saturn’s rings turn nearly edge-on to our view. Their apparent disappearance is a matter of geometry. The rings are still there. Closer in, Cassini found intricate bands and ripples. Around Saturn’s equinox, low sunlight revealed structures that ordinary lighting could hide. A little reminder from a distant world: there is always another angle worth seeing. Archival spacecraft imagery: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute; NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute. These are mission images, not my own photographs. #learnontiktok #facts #nature #science

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An aurora is our atmosphere releasing energy as light. Oxygen can glow green or red. Nitrogen contributes blue and purple. The colours carry clues about the gases above us and the height where they are glowing. Knowing a little of the science makes these photographs feel even more extraordinary. A sky full of colour, with a physical story behind every shade. Swipe through a view from orbit. Archival photography: NASA. These images show different auroral events, not a single night. #EdenQuest #Aurora #EarthFromSpace #NatureAndScience FACT SOURCES Slides 2, 4 and 6, and caption: NASA Space Place, What Is an Aurora? https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/aurora/en/ Slide 7: NASA, Red and Green Aurora Australis. Altitudes are approximate ranges, not sharp boundaries. https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/red-green-aurora-australis

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Mangroves have remarkable ways of living with salt. Their roots slow the water, help sediment settle and shelter marine life. Along the coast, these forests also help reduce erosion. There is a lot happening in the places we might walk straight past. A muddy shoreline deserves a closer look. This carousel explores mangrove life through photographs from the Everglades and Florida Bay. Photography: NPS / G. Gardner; NPS / Gaby Eseverri; Everglades National Park. Public-domain archival imagery. #EdenQuest #Mangroves #CoastalNature #Everglades #NatureStories