We’ve shown some amazing moonrise timelapse images to you before, but nothing quite like this. The fictional video shows a scenario where the moon was actually orbiting around the earth at a much closer range than now, similar to the distance of the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS has a low orbit nearly 230… Continue reading What Would It Look Like if the Moon was Much Closer?
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Space photos, astrophotography and timelapses.
Here Comes the Sun: Alan Freidman Photographs Our Closest Star With a Traffic Camera
“Our dynamic sun is never the same two days,” Alan Friedman says. “There is always something new to observe and photograph.” Shot from a backyard in Buffalo, New York, Alan’s photos reveal the roiling activity of our closest star. In many photos, bursts of gas shoot off the sun’s surface. In another photograph, the silhouette… Continue reading Here Comes the Sun: Alan Freidman Photographs Our Closest Star With a Traffic Camera
Over 200,000 People Apply to Die On Mars: Who Would You Vote off the Planet?
Over 200,000 people have submitted applications for a one-way trip to Mars with the Dutch company Mars One. The company plans to start Mars’ first permanent human settlement, and it’s looking for astronauts to start settling the planet. You might even be able to help choose which aspiring astronauts will win a trip to Mars.… Continue reading Over 200,000 People Apply to Die On Mars: Who Would You Vote off the Planet?
Man on the Moon: 9 Surreal Space Photos Framed
Daniel Arsham is a New York-based artist, but by the looks of this collection you might be more inclined to believe he actually lives on the moon. Arsham’s work has been featured everywhere from the New York Times to the Miami Herald, ranging from the two-dimensional to the four-dimensional. Besides his solo work, Arsham is pioneering a… Continue reading Man on the Moon: 9 Surreal Space Photos Framed
Earth Photo Collage: What 1,400 People Waving Looks Like From Saturn
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what about a picture made up of 1,400 smaller ones? And what if these pictures combined to form the shape of our mother Earth? Out of this world right? Well, that’s where the basis of this collage came from. Saturn to be more specific. People from around… Continue reading Earth Photo Collage: What 1,400 People Waving Looks Like From Saturn
These Cool Timelapse GIFs Give You a Front Row Seat to Watch Earth ‘Breathe’
Do you ever think of Earth as a living, breathing creature? If so, you are not alone. Using images from the NASA Visible Earth project, John Nelson of IDV Solutions created timelapse GIFs that give you an outer space view of Earth’s changing seasons. The looping effect of the GIFs lends a humanness to the planet as it appears to breath in and out.
14 Bizarre Photo Manipulations That Look to be From Outer Space
Have you ever heard the conspiracy theory that dinosaurs were actually extraterrestrial lifeforms? A very creative Russian Photoshop’er by the name of Tebe Interesno has been putting together some compelling photo manipulations involving the iconic space programs of the US, former USSR and some strange alien-like creatures in the mix. The surreal collection has everything… Continue reading 14 Bizarre Photo Manipulations That Look to be From Outer Space
Visualizing NASA’s Fleet of 16 Earth Science Satellites and Our Planet
Many of us will be looking up at the sky tonight to see the backdrop of spectacular stars and fireworks in celebration of July Fourth. But what you won’t see is NASA’s high tech fleet of Earth Science satellites orbiting and also looking back at our planet. Most astronauts also agree that the view of… Continue reading Visualizing NASA’s Fleet of 16 Earth Science Satellites and Our Planet
