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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 The 13 finalist images. Which one would you choose? EarthSky's meteor shower guide for 2017 A whole series of awesome meteor showers is about to start. More evidence of water on Mars Some of most spectacular and densely packed river deposits. Zap! Biologist tests electric eel's shock on his own arm Suffering for science! How to see binocular comet C/2017 O1 It's becoming visible in small telescopes and binoculars. Year's fastest sunsets around equinoxes The sun sinks below the horizon faster than at any other time of year. Humans are still evolving, say scientists Scientists say natural selection is weeding out disadvantageous traits. Tonight … Close-up on Cassiopeia the Queen Find her in the north-northeast sky on September and October evenings.

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Sewage surfer Seahorses hitch rides on the currents by grabbing floating objects with their tails. Photographer Justin Hofman watched as this tiny estuary seahorse let go of a piece of seagrass and seized this plastic Q-tip instead. His image is one of the finalists in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the year competition. Read more about this image and see all 13 finalists here. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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