NASA

Our planet looks a lot different when seen from above. In fact some satellite photos are more like works of art, highlighting the incredible natural beauty of both urban cities and remote landscapes.
All the images are from the Landsat 7 satellite.
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You know that world map you have hanging on your wall? It might just be time to throw it out. NASA and the Japanese trade ministry have just published the most complete terrain map of Earth’s surface, making whatever you have hanging on your wall look pretty meek in comparison.… Read the rest

Although I can’t find any hard statistics to back this up, I am pretty sure that almost everyone as a child had aspirations to be an astronaut. Even if it was only a short-lived dream, shooting off into space and exploring far off planets must have crossed most of our… Read the rest

There are a lot of satellites orbiting the earth. Without them we wouldn’t be able to use GPS systems and cell phones; scientists wouldn’t be able to find new forests using Google Earth; and the government couldn’t watch what I’m typing right now. In February, NASA will launch a satellite… Read the rest

If you are heading out on the open sea this year then be sure to keep a weathered eye peeled for one of the 90 rubber ducks NASA purposely lost at sea.
According to the Guardian,

The US space agency has yet to find any trace of 90 bathtub toys … Read the rest