Videos
Why are We Driven to Explore?
Why do we explore? Is it the desire to break through boundaries, or to probe the perimeters of possibilities? With…
Waltz Around Saturn With This Beautiful Animation
In honor of this today's Wave at Saturn and The Day the Earth Smiled events, celebrating images to be taken of Earth…
Opening Sequence of Today’s ISS Spacewalk Highlight Video Will Knock Your Space Socks Off
Want a "you are there" view of today's EVA that took place outside the International Space Station? Take a look…
Russian Rocket Fails During Launch, Explodes After Liftoff
At 2:38 UTC Tuesday morning (local time) a Russian Proton-M heavy lift rocket carrying three GLONASS navigation/positioning satellites exploded shortly after…
It’s Cassini in Motion: Watch the First Teaser for “In Saturn’s Rings”
It's been 9 years (to the day, in fact) since the Cassini spacecraft first entered orbit around Saturn and ever…
Beautiful Timelapse — and an Invitation to Try Capturing the Night Sky from a City
Can you get good astrophotography shots from within a city? Astrophotographer Bruno Letarte has proved you can capture stunning shots…
Feeling Small in the Universe?
Well, you shouldn't be. Yes, you're just one person out of over 7 billion on Earth. Yes, your lifetime --…
“Horizons” — Gorgeous New Views from Dakotalapse
We've oohed and ahhed many times over the handiwork of Randy Halverson and his Dakotalapse timelapse videos and imagery of…
Insane Timelapse of a Rotating Supercell Looks Like an Alien Spaceship
Photographer and storm chaser Mike Olbinski has captured some incredible storm footage over the years (such as this apocalyptic haboob…
An Early Start for Noctilucent Clouds
The season for noctilucent "night-shining" clouds is arriving in the northern hemisphere, when wispy, glowing tendrils of high-altitude ice crystals…