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49 Incredible 3D Motion Photo Panoramas

May 14, 2007

Wow, Panoramas.dk is one of the greatest sites I’ve ever come across. It features a number of three dimensional panoramas which allow you to virtually look around a given space. This is a technology that can only flourish on the Web since you cannot move around inside a static photograph. There are virtual reality panoramas [...]

The Universcale Puts Everything in Perspective

April 4, 2007

There is a very, very cool interactive demo that Nikon is presenting over on their site called the Universcale. Let’s see, how can I describe it… well, it’s kind of like this video which I previously posted that shows how the size of our planets relate to other objects in the universe, except that the [...]

Aurora Borealis Time Lapse Video

March 9, 2007

Auroras are caused by the collision of charged particles in the magnetosphere with atoms in the Earth’s upper atmosphere. These charged particles are energized to levels between 1,000 and 15,000 electron-volts and as they collide with atoms of gases in the atmosphere the atoms become energized, then emit their energy as light. For those of [...]

Celestia Free Space Simulation and Exploration

March 1, 2007

I recently came across a very cool program along the lines of Google Earth, except this program lets you fly around and explore all manner of objects and places in outer space. Here is a demo video I created from the built in demonstration mode within Celestia. I highly recommend that everyone download and try [...]

Proof That Man Landed on the Moon

February 23, 2007

It’s kind of sad to me that there are people out there that actually don’t believe that we went to the moon… but I guess it takes all kinds. For those people, here is a video which claims to refute any of the edicts they cling to and indeed offers proof to the contrary. Still, [...]

Space Shuttle Atlantis Rocket Re-Entry Video

February 18, 2007

This truly amazing video was captured by the cameras mounted on the sides of the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) as they’re blown clear of the space shuttle Atlantis during the launch of STS-115. What I find to be really facinating is the fact that these boosters fall back to earth and splash down in only [...]

NASA to Slam Rocket into the Moon (on Purpose)!

February 13, 2007

Space.com recently reported on a plan by NASA to impact the moon in an area believed to have a potential store of surface ice. The impact will create a huge cloud of material that can be remotely analyzed for water content. This data will enable planners to work through the complexities of building a permanent [...]

China Destroys Satellite, Adds 10% More Debris to Orbit

February 11, 2007

Although China will be hosting the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee meeting in April, that didn’t keep them from making the colossal mistake on January 11, 2007 of firing an anti-satellite rocket at an old piece of space junk, shattering it into at least 1,000 new pieces of debris now in orbit around the planet. [...]

The Hubble Ultra Deep Field Photograph

December 6, 2006

The author of this video calls the Hubble Ultra Deep Field photo the “single most important picture ever taken by humanity.” And if you really think about it, I guess he’s right. After watching this video I don’t see how anyone could believe that our planet is the only one supporting a sensient civilization. Well, [...]

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