On the night of October 24th a wave of charged particles from a sun storm reached earth and set off a larger than normal display of the Northern Lights.

You can see more in a search for aurora borealis photos taken from October 24-25.

Photos from Shane Black, Eric Hines Photography, ethanpollard, Ole C. Salomonsen, and Gary Randall.

The first pair of satellites for Europe’s Galileo global navigation satellite system has been lofted into orbit by the first Russian Soyuz vehicle ever launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in a milestone mission. more

Photos from ESA_events.

Go out this weekend and do something that makes you smile like these babies.

Photos from lizzie_photo, Kables, Jackie Hutch, jmonkeyq, and Savastio.

The Hindu festival of lights Diwali was celebrated on October 26th this year and photos have started to flow in from this years celebrations. Enjoy.

Photos from Saptak Ganguly, swarat_ghosh, sharad_2007, and *HamimCHOWDHURY*.

It’s a nice passtime to browse the Flickrverse by using the custom settings advanced search has to offer: When searching The Commons, especially the many beautiful flower photos caught our eye.

Commons photos from Smithsonian Institution, State Library and Archives of Florida, George Eastman House, The U.S. National Archives, and Swedish National Heritage Board.

Architecture has many different faces. We see them all when walking the urban landscapes surrounding us. Our search results for architecture windows unveil many more symmetrical shapes of modern society.

Photos from Pieter Musterd, Clifton5, Flipped Out, timothysschenck, fotografo per caso, stemerk44, thomaslewandovski, Gerbren.nl, Zé Eduardo…, jmvnoos in Paris, bitrot, rlphoto.pl, and _barb_.

We’re celebrating yet another 24 hours of Flickr on Friday, November 11, 2011!

It is always amazing to see the great projects you create in the Flickrverse and how passionate you are about them. Whether they are regular projects like 365, 52 weeks, or 100 strangers, or special occasions like the 24 hours of Flickr, Flickr 888, and 10/10/10.

This year, we are going to celebrate Flickr 11/11/11, yet another 24 hours of Flickr. Take a photo anytime when it’s November 11th where you are, and share it in the group.

And to up the ante, our friends at MOO are going to offer unique Flickr 11|11|11 products that will be available shortly after the submission period ends, giving you a nice discount on their lovely products.

So, mark your calendars and save the date for yet another 24 hours of Flickr on Friday, November 11, 2011.

Due to the embargo on Cuba that started in the 1950s and the low value of the Cuban Peso many locals still drive the beautiful now vintage cars that were imported during that time. The owners take meticulous care of their Cuban cars, and that’s another reason why you can still see them all around the Caribbean island.

Photos from Tom Eversley, kayugee, una cierta mirada, and theGentleman™.

Photos from { karen }, chunsa88, _gee_, kurafire, joyce_l, pkingDesign, bienemaya, Elmasi, ulterior epicure, and cathou_cathare.

The Occupy Wall Street Movement has grown to include occupations in cities all over the United States and the World. Did you know you can use the Flickr map to find out what other cities are being occupied and see images from the protests?

Go to the Map, search for ‘occupy’ and sort by most recent. Then just scroll to see images from all over the world.

You can also center over a particular area and then search for ‘occupy’ sorted by recent as in this map of the U.S.

The most recent images change every minute but currently you can see images from New York, Washington D.C., San Diego, San Jose, Minneapolis, Denver, Portland, etc.

Images continue to flow in so save this search and reload it later to see new images as the protests continue.