NASA has captured a stunning new image of the so-called "Pillars of Creation," one of the space agency's most iconic discoveries. The giant columns of cold gas, in a small region of the Eagle Nebula, were popularized by a similar image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995. See other wonders of the universe
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A dancer at the London Coliseum performs on stage during a dress rehearsal for the English National Ballet's "Swan Lake" on Tuesday, January 6.
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There was a major breakthrough in the search for the wreckage of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 on Wednesday, January 7. Indonesian officials released an image of the plane's tail section as seen on the floor of the Java Sea. Flight QZ8501 had 162 people on board when it lost contact with air traffic control on December 28.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo comforts his mother, Matilda, on Tuesday, January 6, as he watches his father's casket depart St. Ignatius Loyola Church in New York City. Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo died Thursday, January 1, at the age of 82.
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A woman lifts a dog on a leash in Panama City, Panama, on Tuesday, January 6.
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John Boehner kisses House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi after he was elected to a third term as Speaker of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 6.
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A tugboat lights the hull of the Hoegh Osaka cargo ship on Sunday, January 4. The cargo ship ran aground in the Solent, a strait near southern England. All 25 crew members were rescued overnight.
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Law enforcement officers stand outside the funeral of fallen New York police officer Wenjian Liu on Sunday, January 4. Some officers turned their backs while New York Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke on a monitor. The mayor's critics believe his comments after the death of Eric Garner contributed to an anti-police sentiment that led to the shootings of Liu and his partner, Rafael Ramos.
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Penguins swim in their pool at the London Zoo on Monday, January 5.
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Pam Hatchfield, head of objects conservation for Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, shows a silver plaque that was removed from a time capsule Tuesday, January 6. The time capsule was first buried 200 years ago by a group including Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere.
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A construction worker in Berlin walks up the staircase of a so-called container village for refugees on Monday, January 5. The containers were built as temporary living quarters for the rising number of refugees applying for asylum in the German capital.
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From left, Elvis Presley impersonators Phil Bailey, John Hindle and Eren Emir pose in telephone booths Friday, January 2, during an annual Elvis convention in Birmingham, England.
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A police officer stands outside the federal courthouse in Boston on Monday, January 5. It was the first day in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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Tourists ride in a convertible in Havana, Cuba, on Tuesday, January 6.
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Ice builds up along Chicago's North Avenue Pier while temperatures hovered around zero degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday, January 7.
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A trader is reflected on a screen as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, January 2.
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Police walk down a street in Corcy, France, on Thursday, January 8, as the manhunt continues for two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo shootings.
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A man throws a Christmas tree onto the annual bonfire at the Museumplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Sunday, January 4.
A Hindu holy man sits near a fire to keep himself warm on Monday, January 5, the first day of the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Police officers in Colorado Springs, Colorado, investigate the scene of an explosion Tuesday, January 6, outside a local chapter of the NAACP. A makeshift bomb, or improvised explosive device, detonated but failed to ignite a gasoline can placed alongside it. No one was injured, but the incident left some shaken. The NAACP is the nation's oldest civil rights organization.
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Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group perform ladder stunts Tuesday, January 6, during the annual New Year's Fire Brigade Review in Tokyo.
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Princess Charlene and Prince Albert of Monaco appear on a palace balcony with their newborn twins -- Jacques and Gabriella -- on Wednesday, January 7.
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Men in Sofia, Bulgaria, jump into a lake as they try to grab a wooden cross on Epiphany Day, Tuesday, January 6. Orthodox priests throughout the country bless waters by throwing in a cross. It is strongly believed that catching the cross brings health and prosperity to the person who captures it.
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Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell hugs his daughters Cailin Young, left, and Jeanine McDonnell Zubowsky after speaking outside federal court in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, January 6. McDonnell was sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty on corruption charges.
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Kids play on a sand hill in Tel Aviv, Israel, that was made to block high waves ahead of a storm on Tuesday, January 6.
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An Ixil Mayan woman in Guatemala City, Guatemala, attends the genocide trial of former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt on Monday, January 5. Montt is accused of allowing the massacre of more than 1,700 indigenous Ixil Mayans in the early 1980s. He was convicted in May 2013, but the verdict was overturned 10 days later on procedural grounds.
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Masked gunmen run toward a victim in the Paris terror attack on Wednesday, January 7.
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A firefighter sprays water at a shopping mall that was partially damaged Saturday, January 3, in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador.
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Dead starfish lie on the beach of Westerland on the North Sea island of Sylt, Germany, on Wednesday, January 7. An official said the starfish were brought onto shore by strong storms.
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A plainclothes policeman, left, escorts two men who were arrested in connection with the alleged abduction and gang rape of a Japanese tourist in Kolkata, India, on Saturday, January 3. Five men were arrested in all.
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Visitors use kaleidoscopes that are displayed with ice sculptures Sunday, January 4, ahead of the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China.
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From left, Catherina Pareto, Karla Arguello, Todd Delmay and Jeff Delmay kiss in Miami after getting married Monday, January 5. Florida had just become the 36th state to allow same-sex marriage.
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Forest officials carry an injured leopard after it was tranquilized at a building in Gauhati, India, on Wednesday, January 7. He was later taken to the state zoological park. According to a veterinarian, the leopard was seriously injured by an iron cable. Because of habitat loss, leopards sometimes enter populated areas in search of food.
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U.S. President Barack Obama enjoys shaved ice in Kailua, Hawaii, on Thursday, January 1. Obama and his family were on their annual holiday vacation.
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Businessmen offer prayers at the start of the new business year Monday, January 5, at the Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo.
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A man in Beirut, Lebanon, plays in front of a wave crashing into the Corniche, a seaside promenade, on Tuesday, January 6. See last week in 30 photos
