Many of our most popular posts are image galleries, and this year our readers favorite collections included microscope photos, doomsday scenarios, auroras and lots of images of Earth from space.
The satellite image above of Brasilia is part of the most popular post of the year.
Strange, Beautiful and Unexpected: Planned Cities Seen From Space
I think it's safe to say that our readers like looking at images of Earth from space almost as much as we do. Satellite imagery was the subject of four of Wired Science's 10 most popular galleries of 2012, with this gallery of planned cities topping the list.
Image: NASA/USGS