Spring Equinox by NASA
It is that time of year again (it happens twice each year) when the relative angle of Earth is perpendicular to the Sun, causing equal incoming solar energy to the Northern and Southern hemispheres,...
View ArticleNational Stadium of Brasilia, World Cup Soccer 2014, via NASA
Brazil’s national football stadium, the Estado Nacíonal, lies near the heart of the capital city of Brasília. The roof appears as a brilliant white ring in this photograph taken from the International...
View ArticleFree Flying: An Epic Moment in Space Exploration by NASA
Mission Specialist Bruce McCandless II is seen further away from the confines and safety of his ship than any astronaut had ever been. This space first was made possible by the Manned Manuevering...
View ArticleEarthrise: Amazing Video by NASA
On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman and crew members William A. Anders and James A. Lovell, Jr., became the first humans to leave Earth orbit, entering lunar orbit on Christmas Eve....
View ArticleEarth from Space: Lena Delta by NASA
The Lena River, some 2,800 miles (4,400 km) long, is one of the largest rivers in the world. The Lena Delta Reserve is the most extensive protected wilderness area in Russia. It is an important refuge...
View ArticleEarth from Space: Rocky Mountain Trench by NASA
The high reflectance of clouds compared to the surrounding land, coupled with the low sun elevation when this image was acquired, causes low clouds to appear red as they fill a portion of the Rocky...
View ArticleEarth from Space: Asteroid Impact Crater, Gosses Bluff, Australia, by NASA
Description: 142 million years ago, an asteroid or comet slammed into what is now the Missionary Plains in Australia’s Northern Territory, forming a crater 24 kilometers in diameter and 5 kilometers...
View ArticleEarth from Space: Yukon Delta by NASA
Countless lakes, sloughs, and ponds are scattered throughout this scene of the Yukon Delta in southwest Alaska. One of the largest river deltas in the world, it is protected as part of the Yukon...
View ArticleEarth from Space: Star Dunes in Algeria by NASA
This image was acquired by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite on October 27, 2012. It was made from a combination of near-infrared...
View ArticleEarth from Space: Monterrey, Mexico, by NASA
In northeastern Mexico’s Nuevo Leon state, the Sierra Madre Oriental (Eastern Sierra Madres) cluster in densely packed rows of arcing ridgelines. Just to the southwest of the city of Monterrey, these...
View ArticleColossal Land Art by Jim Denevan
Artist Jim Denevan is based in Santa Cruz, California, United States. He creates temporary drawings on sand, earth, and ice … Continue reading →
View ArticleSun on the Fields, by Ester Dorotea Almqvist, 1914
Swedish painter Ester Dorotea Almqvist (1869 – 1934) completed this serene painting in 1914.
View ArticleEarth from Space: Beautiful Venice, Italy, by NASA
Four hundred bridges cross the labyrinth of canals that form the 120 islands of Venice, situated in a saltwater lagoon between the mouths of the Po and Piave rivers in northeast Italy. All traffic in...
View ArticleEarth from Space: The Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco
The Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco formed from the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 80 million years ago. This collision destroyed the Tethys Ocean; the limestone,...
View ArticleThe Potato Harvest, by Jean-François Millet, 1857
Jean-François Millet (French, 1814 – 1875) moved from Paris to the village of Barbizon, near the Fontainebleau Forest, in 1851, and he painted scenes from the lives of his neighbors there. Despite an...
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