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Photos: Rare blue lobster, Mars rover team and a monarch butterfly

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A blue lobster is held in front of a red backdrop.
Neptune, a blue lobster at Northeastern’s Marine Science Center in Nahant, gets his rare color from an overproduction of protein in his shell. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

This week, students on the Boston campus enjoyed cooler weather, taking their studies outside. At the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Neptune — an American lobster — showed off his rare blue hue, which is caused by an overproduction of protein in his shell. Back on the Boston campus, children at the Russell J. Call Children’s Center got to peak through a telescope and learn about robots thanks to the university’s Mars rover team.

A person walks in between concrete columns on the Boston campus.
08/18/25 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern community walks through Squashbusters on the Boston campus on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A person sits on a bench outside looking at an iPad.
08/18/25 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern community studies in Centennial Common on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A person sits at a table outside while working on a laptop.
08/18/25 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern community studies outside Khoury College on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A person walks across a bridge outside.
08/18/25 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern community walks across the Columbus Parking Garage bridge on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A student wearing headphones sits outside while working on a laptop.
Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A person rides on a skateboard on the Boston campus.
08/18/25 – BOSTON, MA. – A student skateboards through campus on Aug. 18, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A person holding an umbrella walks across a bridge outside on the Boston campus.
08/18/25 – BOSTON, MA. – A student walks through campus on Aug. 18, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A mural of a person on a bike on a brick building.
08/18/25 – BOSTON, MA. – A student bikes though campus on Aug. 18, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A close-up image of the Mars rover team's robot.
08/18/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Mars Rover Team members demonstrate a telescope and rover to children in the R.J. Call Children’s Center, at Krentzman Quad on Aug. 18, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A child looks at a computer screen with images of the Mars rover team's robot.
08/18/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Mars Rover Team members demonstrate a telescope and rover to children in the R.J. Call Children’s Center, at Krentzman Quad on Aug. 18, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A student and a member of the Mars rover team examine a robot outside.
Brendan Manning, who studies mechanical engineering, demonstrates the Mars Rover to children from the R.J. Call Children’s Center at Krentzman Quad. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A child looks into a telescope.
08/18/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Mars Rover Team members demonstrate a telescope and rover to children in the R.J. Call Children’s Center, at Krentzman Quad on Aug. 18, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A child, who is being held up by an adult, looks into a telescope.
08/18/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Mars Rover Team members demonstrate a telescope and rover to children in the R.J. Call Children’s Center, at Krentzman Quad on Aug. 18, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A person wearing a backpack walks along a brick path on the Boston campus.
08/20/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Students walk through campus on Aug. 20, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A tour group walks through the Boston campus.
08/20/25 – BOSTON, MA. – A tour group walks through campus on Aug. 20, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A blue lobster is held up against a red backdrop.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A close-up image of a blue lobster's claw.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A close-up of a blue lobster's face.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A blue lobster swims around a tank.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A blue lobster swims around a tank.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A member of the Northeastern community works on a computer in the Curry Student Center.
08/19/25 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern community studies in the Curry Student Center on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A family poses for a selfie on the Boston campus.
08/19/25 – BOSTON, MA. – A Northeastern family takes a selfie in Snell Quad on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A student walks along a brick path on the Northeastern campus.
08/19/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Members of the Northeastern community walk through Snell Quad on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A close-up image of a monarch butterfly.
08/19/25 – BOSTON, MA. – A monarch butterfly lands on a magnolia tree in the arboretum on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
An image shot through a glass window, showing a person sitting at a table on the inside of a building, while a student walking outside is reflected in the window.
08/19/25 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern works in the Snell Engineering building on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A person smiles for a portrait.
Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A person with wired headphones works on their laptop.
08/19/25 – BOSTON, MA. – A student studies in Snell Library on Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A close-up of a flower's center.
08/19/25 – BOSTON, MA. – A flower blooms on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A person sits on an Adirondack chair on Centennial Common.
08/19/25 – BOSTON, MA. – A student relaxes at Centennial Common on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
People walk down Huntington Ave.
08/19/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Students walk down Huntington Ave. on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A person wheels two suitcases on the sidewalk near Ruggles Station.
08/19/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Students move-in on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
New faculty members speak to each other at a new faculty member event.
08/20/25 – BOSTON, MA. – New Northeastern faculty members network with each other in the ISEC auditorium during the 2025 Northeastern New Faculty Orientation on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
New faculty members speak to each other at a new faculty member event.
08/20/25 – BOSTON, MA. – New Northeastern faculty members network with each other in the ISEC auditorium during the 2025 Northeastern New Faculty Orientation on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
New faculty members speak to each other at a new faculty member event.
New Northeastern faculty members network with each other in the ISEC auditorium during the 2025 Northeastern New Faculty Orientation on the Boston campus. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
New faculty members speak to each other at a new faculty member event.
08/20/25 – BOSTON, MA. – New Northeastern faculty members network with each other in the ISEC auditorium during the 2025 Northeastern New Faculty Orientation on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
New faculty members speak to each other at a new faculty member event.
08/20/25 – BOSTON, MA. – New Northeastern faculty members network with each other in the ISEC auditorium during the 2025 Northeastern New Faculty Orientation on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A person wheels a cart of their move-in belongings on the Northeastern campus.
08/21/25 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern community moves into a dorm on the Boston campus on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Flowers bloom in the Northeastern arboretum.
08/21/25 – BOSTON, MA. – Flowers in the arboretum on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Members of the Northeastern women's soccer team walk on a sidewalk.
Members of the Northeastern Women’s Soccer Team head to Parsons Field in Brookline, MA for their game against Rhode Island. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

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