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2017 in pictures: The best science images of the year

Image of the Moon transiting across the Sun in extreme ultraviolet light

Credit: NASA/SDO

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Nature 552, 308-313 (2017)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-017-08492-y

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  • Correction 20 December 2017: The original image of the eclipse in this story was an artistic representation that did not accurately depict the event. It has been replaced with a new image.

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