“A woman dresses up as a sun to commemorate the earth, in Pamir, Tajikistan. • About every 21 minutes for at least 33 years, the magnetar star J1839-10 blinks looking at planet Earth. • One of the largest icebergs ever recorded breaks away from Antarctica. The giant block is estimated to cover an area of approximately 6 000 square kilometers; that’s about a quarter of the size of Wales. • Jupiter and Saturn embrace in a conjunction not seen for 800 years. • Hundreds of reindeer move in circles in an unusual hypnotic trance in Murmansk Province, Russia. • A DA40 Diamond Star aircraft takes off from Parafield Airport in Salisbury, South Australia, heading northwest. During the three-hour flight, the pilot draws the phrase "I’m bored” in the sky. The text is only visible on radar. The aircraft returns to its starting point after flying a distance of 669 kilometers. • Young Sherpas rest on their way to the Traksindo Pass in Nepal. • A species of carnivorous mammal called the Malabar civet — a normally nocturnal animal — walks in the middle of the day in the city of Meppayur, Kozhikode, in Kerala, India. The mammal was believed to have been extinct since 1990. • A flower changes its color. In the mountains of Hengduan in China, this alpine plant is highly appreciated in the region’s local medicine. However, in recent years, the flower has changed its color to hide from its biggest predator: humans. • A tea vendor waits for customers at his stall on snow-covered Lake Qargha in Kabul, Afghanistan. • “Santa Claus” is arrested in Colorado: with a beard similar to that of Santa Claus, David Oliver is accused of robbing a bank and throwing money at passersby shouting “Merry Christmas!”“ - Gato Negro Ediciones