Maybe we were nerdy children, but we used to get really excited when National Geographic arrived each month.

It was the big, glossy photos that got us, pictures of faraway places and people we’d never heard of.

Here’s something that makes us feel that way again: The Big Picture.

Every day there’s a photo essay on a different news story. One day it’s the Olympics, the next it’s the shuttle launch. With ginormous pictures. The biggest you’ve ever seen on a news site!

It’s been a long time since the news made us happy. And we’re feeling pretty good about it.

The Big Picture

p.s. The Cutest Baby Ever contest ends tomorrow, June 13th. Add your photos now!

Photo credits: NASA/Johnson Space Center, AP Photo/Andre Penner, Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images, Reuters/Stringer.

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