These Stunning Images of the Sun Were Snapped From a Dude’s Backyard

Images like this might not look like anything new, but they’re usually acquired by the likes of NASA. These pictures, however, were taken by a dude in his humble backyard. More »

At Last, the USAF Has Enough F-35s to Fly a Decent Formation

Here you have it, people: four F-35A Lightning IIs returning in formation to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. According to the USAF, “pilots with the 33rd Fighter Wing began flying the formation for the first time at Eglin AFB last week.” After so many production problems and delays, only now they have enough planes to do it. More »

The Beautiful Result of Projecting a Movie Onto a Blizzard

Over the weekend, New York-based redditor Brian Maffitt aimed a projector—playing The Lorax—at the blizzard which struck the east coast and photographed the result. The images are a beautiful and psychedelic take on the pure-white flakes that fell. More »

This Is What It’s Like To Be Color Blind

With around 1 in 12 men suffering from color blindness, it’s a really common problem—but it’s incredibly difficult to understand what it must be like to suffer from. Fortunately, Etre now has a simulator which lets you see the world through the eyes of the color blind. More »

This Could Be The First Photo Of Someone Being Flipped Off

This is an 1886 photo of the Boston Beaneaters posing at a game against the New York Giants. Note (or see below) that the player on the far left in the back row is giving the camera the finger. That’s not very mid-1880s of him! He’s way ahead of his time. More »

Was This Photo of the Mars Curiosity Rover Taken By an Alien or What?

This is, without a doubt, the best photo of NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity. Taken on a Martian flat spot called John Klein, the image was just published by scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It looks she asked someone passing by to take her camera and shoot the picture. More »

These Glorious Illustrations Will Blow Your Mind and Make You Hungry at the Same Time

Chilean artist Oscar Ramos has made these awesome Escherian (Escherist? Escherish?) color illustrations in which bacon turn into apples or fishes into flowers. They are very detailed and simply beautiful. More »

If You Were Arriving at Venus, This Is What You Would See

Mariner 10 took the first close-up photo of Venus on February 5, 1974. It’s still the best and most mesmerizing. More »

An Amateur Astronomer Helped Hubble Snap This Galactic Monster

Hubble has joined forces with two amateur astronomers to capture a monster, and it may be one of the most beautiful four-armed giants ever seen. More »

What Is Happening to This Aircraft Carrier?

The U.S. Navy just released this stunning photo of sailors participating in a flight deck scrubbing exercise aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), a Nimitz-class supercarrier that is currently undergoing sea trials. But what the hell are they scrubbing? Is the carrier caught in a blizzard? More »