photography
The Top 5 “Earth as Art” Images, Thanks to Landsat
NASA's first Earth-observing Landsat satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on July 23, 1972, and to celebrate the 40th…
An Orbital Adagio: Nighttime Views from the ISS
People keep making these videos from ISS photography, and we keep loving them. Here's the latest, assembled by photographer Knate…
Aurora Over Antarctica: a “Teardrop From Heaven”
"We managed to snap a few photos before Heaven realised its mistake and closed its doors." – Dr. Alexander Kumar…
Stunning Starry Nights of Lincoln Harrison
[Spoiler] I guarantee that these spectacular swirls of color will have you wasting a good chunk of your Friday. But…
A Shimmering, Simmering Sunspot
This quick animation made by astrophotographer Alan Friedman shows a 30-minute view of sunspot 1520, a large region of magnetic…
Milky Way to Concordia Base… Come In, Concordia Base…
This stunning photo of the Milky Way was captured from what may be the coldest and most isolated research facility…
Expedition 31 Blasts Off!
[/caption] After a six-week delay, the crew of Expedition 31 successfully launched aboard a Soyuz TMA-04M rocket on Tuesday, May…
Super Moon? How About a Super Sun!
[/caption] On May 5, 2012, while everyone else was waiting for the "Super Moon" astrophotographer Alan Friedman was out capturing…
Giant Sunspot Seen Through Dusty Skies
[/caption] The enormous sunspot region responsible for all the recent fuss and flares was easily visible from Earth yesterday... easily…
Heads Up: It’s Another Mind-Blowing Aurora Photo
[/caption] Photographer Ole Christian Salomonsen is a master at capturing the northern lights in all their glory... as this image…