Ring of fire Jun 9, 2021

No, this isn"t some kind of early promo for "Halo Infinite." Today"s homepage image shows an annular solar eclipse captured in New Mexico in 2012. ("Annular" is just a fancy word for doughnut-shaped.) It"s not unlike the eclipse some northerly parts of the world will enjoy tomorrow.

© ssucsy/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jun 9, 2018Yarn bombing in the village of Gurnard, England
Jun 9, 2019Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
Jun 9, 2020Gem State views
Jun 9, 2022Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland
Jun 9, 2023Cappadocia, Türkiye
Jun 9, 2024Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park, Spain
Jun 9, 2025Old City of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia, Croatia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jul 28, 2019Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
Apr 28, 2022Fox kits
Sep 14, 2023Przewalskis horses, Hustai National Park, Mongolia
Oct 4, 2023World Space Week
Mar 17, 2019St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland
Jul 11, 2021Why, aloe there
Jun 11, 2019Installation art turns heads
Oct 29, 2022Sea Slug Day
Jan 2, 2023Hohenzollern Castle near Stuttgart, Germany
Dec 16, 2022Atlanta Botanical Garden
Dec 11, 2021Everest s shadow on the Himalayas
Apr 24, 2020Celebrating 30 years of eye-opening images
Apr 6, 2024Castle Day in Japan
Sep 26, 2025Least chipmunk, Kootenai National Forest, Montana
Jun 10, 2020The Millennium at 20
Mar 28, 2020The meeting point of the winds
Jul 21, 2021An octagonal architectural treasure
Feb 7, 2019A wonder in winter
Dec 3, 2025Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
Sep 25, 2025Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India
May 20, 2022World Bee Day
Apr 20, 2021Terraced fields of green
Jul 24, 2023Cousins Day
Oct 11, 2020A monastery in the mountain
Sep 27, 2025Astronomy Day and National Public Lands Day
Nov 9, 2018Let’s go foraging
Jan 9, 2019What, no escalator?
Jun 25, 2025Glastonbury Festival begins
Feb 26, 2020 The Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic
Jun 15, 2024International Surfing Day