What If The Sun Disappeared?
What would happen if the Sun disappeared? In the video you will find out how much we and all planets are dependent from the Sun and more! Check out the video… Image © NASA SDO
The Broad Tail of Comet PanSTARRS
Fading Comet PanSTARRS (C/2011 L4) still hangs above the western horzion. Its perspective from planet Earth continues to reveal the comet’s broad dust tail. This long exposure tracking the comet, made on March 21, has been enhanced to show remarkable, subtle striations in PanSTARRS’ tail. Image © Lorenzo Comolli Used with permission.
4 Billion Pixel Panorama from the Curiosity Rover
4-billion-pixel, 360 panorama from Curiosity Rover brings Mars to your screen. Gaze around Gale Crater, where NASA’s rover is currently exploring. Have a look at the exceptional panorama after the jump…
Sikhote-Alin Iron Meteorite
Most everyone has heard about the Chelyabinsk meteorite that slammed into western Siberia last month. Not only were there perhaps a million people who witnessed this meteor but dozens of videos were taken of its early morning trace across a clear winter sky. Image © Mila Zinkova; Mila’s Web site
Enceladus to Scale
Saturn‘s moon Enceladus is only 505 kilometers (314 miles) across. It’s small enough to fit within the length of the United Kingdom. The intriguing icy moon also could fit comfortably within the states of Arizona or Colorado.
Aurora Borealis on March 2013
This time lapse shows what happened during four hours over Östersund here in Sweden, on Mars 17, when an CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) hit Earths magnetic field, resulting this stunning Aurora Borealis. Have a look at the video…
The Most Astounding Fact
Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked in an interview with TIME magazine, “What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?” This is his answer…
Nomad Project- Mobile Skyscrapers to Terraform Mars
Nomad Project consisting of mobile skyscrapers to terraform Mars, by changing the atmospheric and soil chemistry of the Red Planet, to make it hospitable for human colonization.
How Big is the Universe?
How Big is the Universe? It has NO Edge. And NO Center… or does it? To find out, check out the video…
Clouds Comet and Crescent Moon
A magic moment. Colorful evening twilight, clouds, comet and crescent moon, captured by talented astrophotographer Babak Tafreshi. The scene captures naked-eye Comet PanSTARRS peeking into northern hemisphere skies on March 12. Image © Babak Tafreshi (TWAN)
