You’re peering down the main supporting tower of Siemens’ latest offshore wind turbine—which just happens to be the biggest of its kind anywhere in the world. More »
NASA’s Beautiful Climate Picture Makes You Forget Extreme Weather Is Possible
Posted in: Today's Chili The world is utterly beautiful, especially when seen through the lens of picture of global aerosols—the solid and liquid particles that float around in our atmosphere. More »
This Is Not an Alien Planet
Posted in: Today's Chili This might look like a satellite image of an alien planet, or the cover of a questionable sci-fi novel. But in fact it’s neither: incredibly, it’s a photograph of a humble soap bubble. More »
The black hole at the center of our galaxy isn’t happy. In fact, it’s spitting out its biggest X-ray flares ever, which are a hundred times more powerful than anything it’s ever produced before. More »
This beautiful, unreal portrait of the Sun was taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory as it was moving into its eclipse season: More »
Hurricane Sandy flipped off the power for literally millions of people in the Northeast. The thought alone is crazy, but its even more staggering when you see what it looked like from space. More »
The MTA reports that “the South Ferry station, which had been a large fish tank, has now been pumped dry.” Click here to see the complete story of Sandy so far, updated live. More »
All around is chaos and coming apocalypse, so take a moment to cast your eyes over this beautiful, calming aurora, snapped by David Cartier. More »
The Ultimate Photobomb
Posted in: Today's Chili I love this image. Two kids playing basketball while NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour peeks from a corner on the background. It’s like, “Sup boys? No interest in f*cking science or what?” More »