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Sungrazing Comet Lovejoy Shows off its Tail in the Night Sky above Santiago, Chile on December 22, 2011
ESO Photo Ambassador Yuri Beletsky took this beautiful dawn photo of Comet Lovejoy over Santiago, Chile on December 22, 2011…
Comet Lovejoy Survives an Epic Kamakaze Run Through Our Sun’s Superhot Corona
In late 2011, professional astronomers and observers from around the world witnessed a unique celestial event that many experts thought…
Hi-Resolution Satellite Photo of The World’s Tallest Building Burj Khalifa Taken From 423 Miles in Space
Arguably, one of the highest profile cities on Earth, Dubai may even have the distinction of being one of the…
Powerful New French Space Agency Satellite Creates Stunning 3D Visual Map of New York City
A powerful new European digital imaging satellite named Pléiades-1 demonstrated its ability to create massive stereo images with a stunning…
A Vertical Tsunami of 1.3 Million Snow Geese Fill the Sky During Their Winter Migration
The annual snow geese migration can sometimes be hard to distinguish from a blizzard in Missouri. With so many birds…
Backyard Astronomer Captures One of the Most Violent Sunspot Regions on the Sun in a Decade
This amazing and inspiring image of the surface of the Sun was captured by Buffalo, New York backyard astrophotographer, Alan…
What The Earth Looks Like From The Surface Of The Moon 384,399 km Away
It is easy to forget how close we are to the Moon when we look up at the spectacular sight…
Most Unprecedented Hi-Res Satellite View of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Site from Space
A new image entitled “A Stark Beauty All its Own” released by NASA on March 7, 2012 provides the clearest…
Amazing High Resolution Image of Lunar Mountain Landscape that Almost Looks 3D
The NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) recorded the above image on June 10, 2011. The sophisticated probe, which was launched…
Massive Solar Flares Erupt from Violent Storms in Active Region 1429 on the Sun
Last week, incredibly violet storms on the surface of the sun were responsible for disruptions in radio communications; rerouted flights…
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, PhD – The Most Astounding Fact About The Universe
Astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D. was asked the following question in a 2008 TIME magazine interview: “What is the…
Internet Addiction or Social Evolution?
I’m sure the thought has crossed your mind before, “I’m addicted to the Internet”. Stop! You are no more addicted…
A Look At How NASA Captured The 2012 “Blue Marble” Images
The two new “Blue Marble” images of the western hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere of Earth, as featured on NASA’s…
Another Amazing “Blue Marble” HD Image by NASA of the Eastern Hemisphere
NASA responded to online public demand by releasing a companion image to the original western hemisphere “Blue Marble” photo that…














