Archive for the ‘Nature’
Exploding bullets
Bulletproof glass can, besides being a safety measure, also function as art, as photographer Deborah Bay found. The result was an array of beautiful explosions in the plastic—a static testament to an energy that was once violently kinetic. For a full overview of her exhibition, go to her website.
Read More →Curious about Curiosity
NASA’s Curiosity is currently investigating the Gale Crater on Mars. Last weekend the Mars rover pierced for the first time a hole in a rock called John Klein. Now it is possible to look over the shoulders of Curiosity on to his workplace. Mars Panorama – Curiosity rover: Martian solar day 177 in New Mexico The […]
Read More →Moonwalk on a rope
At approximately 10,911 feet high, Cathedral Peak in California’s Yosemite National Park is an outstanding pinnacle just off of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It derives its name from its square shape, having resisted erosion above the glaciers for centuries. It is also the setting of the spectacular video below. Moonwalk by Bryan Smith is […]
Read More →The Grand Canyon seen from space
The Grand Canyon seen from space. Copyright Travis Odgers
Read More →Falling faster then sound
It has been planned a while, and Tuesday’s Felix Baumgartner really will do it. He is going to perform the highest skydive ever. Fifteen minutes fall from 36.5 km altitude, with a top speed of over 1,110 km per hour. Baumgartner will reach those crazy speeds in the upper part of his free fall, where […]
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