National Geographic and The North Face in Everest Expedition, saw how the mountain has become an icon for everything that’s wrong with climbing. Image © Kristoffer Erickson/National Geographic
Google Earth Time-lapse
May 21, 2013
Google Earth Time-lapse is an impressive tour through the recent history of our planet. Using composites of annual Landsat images, from 1984-2012, you can see how the world has changed during the last 28 years.
Richat Structure in the Sahara Desert
May 20, 2013
The Richat Structure in the Sahara Desert of Mauritania is clearly visible from space because it is nearly 50 kilometers across. Previously thought to be an impact crater, the flat middle and lack of shock-altered rock indicates otherwise.
Sunrise over the South Pacific Ocean
May 18, 2013
The sun is about to come up over the South Pacific Ocean in this beautiful scene photographed by one of the Expedition 35 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station between 4 and 5 a.m. local time, May 5, 2013. Image © NASA
Laguna Verde in the high Andes
May 15, 2013
This photograph shows water of different colors within sub-basins of the Laguna (lake) Verde (58 kilometers wide, 36 km long) in the high Andes of northwest Argentina, taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station . Astronaut photograph ISS035-E-25019 was acquired on April 20, 2013
Time Lapse – Earth
May 10, 2013
Time Lapse – Earth, the beauty of our planet! All the sequences were taken by the astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS). All footage has been color graded, denoised, deflickered, slowed down and stabilized by Bruce W. Berry Jr. “Thanks guys for making this available to the public for use!”
Last sunset for 3 months in Concordia
May 9, 2013
The remote Antarctic research station Concordia witnessed its last sunset for over three months last Sunday. From here on they will work and live under artificial lighting as they survive and conduct research at the remotest base on Earth. Image © IPEV/PNRA–A. Litterio
Most of the people live in a small circle on Earth
May 7, 2013
A new perspective about the population on Earth. In this image, posted to Reddit by valeriepieris, you can see where most of the humans live. “There are more people living inside this circle than outside of it.” In a rough calculation this area is 1/18 of our planet.
A Supercell Thunderstorm cloud over Montana
May 6, 2013
An impressive thunderstorm cloud called a supercell, that looks like an alien mother-ship. Such huge storm systems center on mesocyclones – rotating updrafts spaning several kilometers and deliver torrential rain and high winds including tornadoes. Image © Sean R. Heavey
Lava Flow on Heard Island
May 2, 2013
