"Capturing the Spectacular: Rare Images of the Sun's Massive Plasma Eruption"
February's best science images include a giant plume of plasma on the Sun's surface, artificial seagrass to save seahorses, dental-pulp stem cells with potential for regenerative medicine, NASA's retired space shuttle Endeavour prepared for permanent display, ocean scientists discovering new species and seamounts, record rain in California, tracking endangered horseshoe crabs in Hong Kong, and a robot capable of opening almost any door.