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Earth and Mars Captured Together in One Photo from Lunar Orbit

Wow, this doesn't happen very often: Earth and Mars together in one photo. To make the image even more unique,…

10 years ago

What Does Earth Look Like From the Moon?

If you could stand on the Moon and look back at the Earth, what would you see? How would it…

10 years ago

One More Absolutely Amazing Timelapse from the International Space Station

We've featured several timelapse compilations of footage and imagery taken from the International Space Station (like here, here and here)…

10 years ago

Spectacular Ultra-High Definition Timelapse from the Space Station

Holy moly! Take a look at this new 4K timelapse video from ESA created from imagery taken by astronaut Alexander…

10 years ago

What Are These Mysterious Green Lights Photographed From the Space Station?

"Bangkok is the bright city. The green lights outside the city? No idea…" This was the description accompanying the photo above, perplexingly Tweeted…

10 years ago

How Do The Tides Work?

Anyone who lives close to ocean is familiar with the tides. And you probably know they have something to do…

10 years ago

Cool Infographic Compares the Chemistry of Planetary Atmospheres

Here on Earth we enjoy the nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere we've all come to know and love with each of the approximately 24,000…

10 years ago

How Can We Move the Earth?

Sooner or later we're going to want to move the Earth further away from the Sun. It turns out, there…

11 years ago

Why is Everything Spherical?

Have you ever noticed that everything in space is a sphere? The Sun, the Earth, the Moon and the other…

11 years ago