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(01 of29)
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and ESA astronaut Tim Peake shared a series of aurora photographs taken from the International Space Station on Jan. 20, 2016. Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) wrote, "#goodmorning #aurora and the Pacific Northwest! #YearInSpace" and Peake (@astro_timpeake) followed up with, "Getting a photo masterclass from @StationCDRKelly – magical #aurora"The dancing lights of the aurora provide spectacular views on the ground, but also capture the imagination of scientists who study incoming energy and particles from the sun. Aurora are one effect of such energetic particles, which can speed out from the sun both in a steady stream called the solar wind and due to giant eruptions known as coronal mass ejections or CMEs. (credit:ESA/NASA)
Tamborrada in San Sebastian(02 of29)
SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - JANUARY 20: Children in uniform take part in the 'Tamborrada' (dum parade) in the northern Spanish Basque city on January 20, 2016 in San Sebastian, Spain. Tamborrada is a celebratory drum festival held every year on January 20 in the city. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images) (credit:Juan Manuel Serrano Arce via Getty Images)
(03 of29)
The team at SEA LIFE London Aquarium ensured the new year got off to the freshest of starts with its annual week-long deep clean of the South Bank attraction. A total of 16 aquarists and specialist staff embarked on the mammoth task of cleaning the 63 displays under the watchful eye of more than 6,000 of its aquatic inhabitants. One of the toughest tasks undertaken by the team this new year was cleaning the impressive 750,000 litre Ocean display, home to 20 different species, where an inquisitive Ray was determined to be part of the action. Aquarists then dived deep into the Pacific Reef display, for the challenging job of cleaning this gigantic tank surrounded by sharks! Curator, Jamie Oliver, used the opportunity to gather teeth shed by the resident sharks to use in the attraction’s educational programmes. Many species of shark can lose one or two teeth per week and grow replacements approximately every two weeks. With the attraction’s vast array of creatures encompassing over five hundred species the task will take until the end of the week. From the resident Cuban crocodile and common octopus, the popular clownfish and Blue Tang in Nemo’s Kingdom, majestic seahorses, colourful coral and everything in between, all the displays will be attended to.
Pakistan(04 of29)
Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician talks to reporters at the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda town, some 35 kilometers (21 miles) outside the city of Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. Gunmen stormed Bacha Khan University named after the founder of an anti-Taliban political party in the country's northwest Wednesday, killing many people, officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) (credit:Mohammad Sajjad/AP)
Winter Lights Festival - Canary Wharf - London(05 of29)
Fantastic planet installation by Amanda Parer as part of the Winter Lights light festival at Canary Wharf. (credit:John Walton/PA Wire)
Winter Lights Festival - Canary Wharf - London(06 of29)
A view of the city of London seen from Canary Wharf as the sun sets. (credit:John Walton/PA Wire)
Red doors for asylum seekers' homes(07 of29)
Iranian asylum seeker Mohammed Bagher Bayzavi at his front door in Union Street, Middlesbrough, which was painted red by Jomast, a subcontractor of services giant G4S, so employees knew which were occupied by asylum seekers. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
BRITAIN-WEATHER-SUNRISE(08 of29)
The sun rises over the horizon beyond the West Pier in Brighton on the south coast of England on January 20, 2016. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK / AFP / GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GLYN KIRK via Getty Images)
Magic Water Circuit in Peru(09 of29)
LIMA, PERU - JANUARY 20: Illuminated fountains are seen at the Magic Water Circuit, a public park, in Lima, Peru on January 20, 2016. Limas Circuito Mágico del Agua (Magic Water Circuit) opened in 2007 after a hefty investment of US$13 million. Upon its construction, the Magic Water Circuit made it into the Guinness Book of World Records as the worlds largest water fountain complex in a public park. (Photo by Sebastian Castaneda/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
South Korea Holds Anti-Terror Drill In Seoul Hotel(10 of29)
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JANUARY 20: Members of Special Weapons and Tactics team (SWAT) who are employees of Lotte Group, take part in an anti-terror drill at the Lotte Hotel on January 20, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. The drill comes amid international concerns about terrorism. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Chung Sung-Jun via Getty Images)
(11 of29)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Lara Stone strikes a pose during a Mario Testino photoshoot on Bondi Beach on January 20, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matrix/GC Images) (credit:Matrix via Getty Images)
(12 of29)
A woman poses for a photograph with artwork entitled 'Portrait of Angela Merkel' by Colin Davidson, during a press preview at the London Art Fair in north London on January 19, 2016. The fair is set to run until January 24. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
(13 of29)
A model presents a creation by Sportalm at the Berlin Fashion week on January 19, 2016. / AFP / TOBIAS SCHWARZ (Photo credit should read TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOBIAS SCHWARZ via Getty Images)
(14 of29)
A women and her children stand in the ruins of battle-damaged house in the Kurdish town of Silopi, in southeastern Turkey, near the border with Iraq on January 19, 2016. Turkey is waging an all-out offensive against the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), with military operations backed by curfews aimed at flushing out rebels from several southeastern urban centres. / AFP / ILYAS AKENGIN (Photo credit should read ILYAS AKENGIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ILYAS AKENGIN via Getty Images)
(15 of29)
A man jumps over the fire while perform a voodoo ceremony prior a protest for the streets of Port-au-Prince, on January 19, 2016. Demonstrators are protesting against the presidential run-off and to demand a transitional government, denouncing fraud in the first round of presidential elections held October 25. The second round of presidential elections is scheduled for January 24 between ruling party candidate Jovenel Moise and Jude Celestin. Celestin has said he does not want to participate in the January 24th run-off against ruling party candidate Jovenel Moise, has yet to submit his official resignation to the Provisional Electoral Council(CEP). / AFP / HECTOR RETAMAL (Photo credit should read HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:HECTOR RETAMAL via Getty Images)
(16 of29)
Demonstrators perform a voodoo ceremony prior a protest for the streets of Port-au-Prince, on January 19, 2016. Demonstrators are protesting against the presidential run-off and to demand a transitional government, denouncing fraud in the first round of presidential elections held October 25. The second round of presidential elections is scheduled for January 24 between ruling party candidate Jovenel Moise and Jude Celestin. Celestin has said he does not want to participate in the January 24th run-off against ruling party candidate Jovenel Moise, has yet to submit his official resignation to the Provisional Electoral Council(CEP). / AFP / HECTOR RETAMAL (Photo credit should read HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:HECTOR RETAMAL via Getty Images)
(17 of29)
Pakistani rescuers shift an injured man to a hospital following an attack by gunmen in the Bacha Khan university in Charsadda, about 50 kilometres from Peshawar, on January 20, 2016. At least 21 people died in an armed assault on a university in Pakistan on January 20, where witnesses reported two large explosions as security forces moved in under dense fog to halt the bloodshed. AFP PHOTO /Hasham AHMED / AFP / HASHAM AHMED (Photo credit should read HASHAM AHMED/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:HASHAM AHMED via Getty Images)
Sarah Palin Endorses Donald Trump(18 of29)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 18 - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks as she endorses Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign stop, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, in Ames, Iowa. (Photo By Al Drago/CQ Roll Call) (credit:Congressional Quarterly via Getty Images)
(19 of29)
SEMARANG, INDONESIA - JANUARY 19 : Longest Volkswagen Kombi in the world is seen in front of a garage in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, on January 19, 2016. World's longest Volkswagen Kombi van took more than a year to build and stretches to 7.6 metres long with an engine of 2000 cc,41 windows and six wheels. (Photo by Dhana Kencana/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(20 of29)
In this Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 photo, the burned hulk of The Address Downtown is seen in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Skyscraper fires like the blaze that struck the 63-story luxury hotel in Dubai on New Yearâs Eve, swiftly turning it into a towering inferno, are not that rare. The New Year's Eve tower fire in Dubai has raised new issues about the safety of exterior sidings put on high-rise buildings in the United Arab Emirates and around the world. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(21 of29)
Models are silhouetted during the Dsquared2 men's Fall-Winter 2016-2017 show collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(22 of29)
CORRECTS LOCATION OF MAYO CLINIC TO ROCHESTER, MINN., INSTEAD OF ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama points to his swollen right eye as he talks to journalists before boarding his chartered flight in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. The Tibetan leader said that he was going to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., for a regular medical checkup. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(23 of29)
A man plunges into icy water on Epiphany in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. Thousands of Russian Orthodox believers plunged into icy rivers and ponds across the country to mark Epiphany, cleansing themselves with water deemed holy for the day. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(24 of29)
A Bosnian man walks on a street in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. A spate of wintry weather has hit eastern Europe over the weekend causing traffic havoc and power outages (AP Photo/Amel Emric) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(25 of29)
The team at SEA LIFE London Aquarium ensured the new year got off to the freshest of starts with its annual week-long deep clean of the South Bank attraction. A total of 16 aquarists and specialist staff embarked on the mammoth task of cleaning the 63 displays under the watchful eye of more than 6,000 of its aquatic inhabitants. One of the toughest tasks undertaken by the team this new year was cleaning the impressive 750,000 litre Ocean display, home to 20 different species, where an inquisitive Ray was determined to be part of the action. Aquarists then dived deep into the Pacific Reef display, for the challenging job of cleaning this gigantic tank surrounded by sharks! Curator, Jamie Oliver, used the opportunity to gather teeth shed by the resident sharks to use in the attraction’s educational programmes. Many species of shark can lose one or two teeth per week and grow replacements approximately every two weeks. With the attraction’s vast array of creatures encompassing over five hundred species the task will take until the end of the week. From the resident Cuban crocodile and common octopus, the popular clownfish and Blue Tang in Nemo’s Kingdom, majestic seahorses, colourful coral and everything in between, all the displays will be attended to.
(26 of29)
Kevin Anderson of South Africa smashes his racket in frustration during his first round match against Rajeev Ram of the United States at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016.(AP Photo/Vincent Thian) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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(28 of29)
Aurora Borealis, more commonly known as the Northern Lights, seen over the Arctic Circle from a plane and near to the city of Tromso (credit:David Sims/WENN.com)
(29 of29)
This image made from Associated Press Television News video shows an aerial view of the frozen Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2015. The depths of winter have hit North Korea, with temperatures dropping lower than last year. (Associated Press Television News via AP)