What it Would Look Like if Earth Had Rings
All this talk about New Horizons passing Pluto lately is cool, but let’s not forget that Saturn is the best looking planet in the…
Photos and Video of the December 21, 2010 Lunar Eclipse
Well folks, last night I reported that a lunar eclipse was going to occur a few hours ahead of time. Hopefully everyone in the…
Get Ready for a Total Lunar Eclipse TONIGHT – December 21, 2010!
In about 3 hours, the last lunar eclipse of the decade is going to occur, and it’s going to be a good one! According…
Time Lapse Video of the Space Shuttle Discovery
Thanks to Mitch over at Planet5D for finding this little gem… Six weeks, and over 100 hours of footage shot on several Canon EOS…
A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything Flipbook Animation
This is a very cool little video animation that someone created. I can’t imagine how long it took to draw every page of this…
The Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster Reconstructed
Six years ago, at exactly this moment, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated above the skys south of Dallas, TX in a catastrophe that shocked…
The Fertile Crescent – Mesopotamia as Viewed From Space
I thought this was cool, so just wanted to share this true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image of a cloud-free view of the…
Cities at Night, an Orbital Tour Around the World
The description from this fascinating video is: As part of the Saturday Morning Science program by Don Pettit during Expedition 6 to the International…
Photosynth Space Shuttle Demo
Almost a year ago I wrote about the new Microsoft Photosynth technology, calling it The coolest photo technology I’ve ever seen. I still think…
49 Incredible 3D Motion Photo Panoramas
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…
The Universcale Puts Everything in Perspective
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…
Aurora Borealis Time Lapse Video
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…
Celestia Free Space Simulation and Exploration
I recently came across a very cool program along the lines of Google Earth, except this program lets you fly around and explore all…
Proof That Man Landed on the Moon
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…
Space Shuttle Atlantis Rocket Re-Entry Video
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…
NASA to Slam Rocket into the Moon (on Purpose)!
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….
China Destroys Satellite, Adds 10% More Debris to Orbit
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…
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field Photograph
The author of this video calls the Hubble Ultra Deep Field photo the “single most important picture ever taken by humanity.” And if you…
Google Moon & Google Mars
Google has added some fascinating footage of the moon to commemorate the anniversary of our Apollo moon landings. This is interesting from a historical…
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