Here’s $420 Million of Your Tax Dollars Crashed and Burned

Over the weekend, a gigantically-expensive F-22 stealth fighter crashed. Again. And just like every other time, the Air Force is throwing up its hands and stroking its chin about why the thing crashed. But one fact remains: your money’s burned. More »

This View Down the World’s Biggest Wind Turbine Will Give You Vertigo

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

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

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 »

Our Galaxy’s Black Hole Is Getting Angry

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 »

Red Marble: Unreal Portrait of the Sun Eclipsed By Earth

This beautiful, unreal portrait of the Sun was taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory as it was moving into its eclipse season: More »

Here’s What the Hurricane Sandy Blackout Looked Like From Space

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 »

South Ferry Station: Before and After

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 »

This Beautiful Aurora Is One Spiral in the Sky That Isn’t Out to Get You

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

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 »