Live footage of Earth seen from the International Space Station ISS. The High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment places HD cameras on the exterior of the space station and uses them to stream live video of Earth for viewing online. Watch the video below.
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World’s First Supersonic Private Jet
Flexjet has placed a 20-unit order on the Aerion AS2, the world’s first supersonic private jet, developed in collaboration with Airbus using Supersonic Natural Flow technology, created under DARPA and tested by NASA. The private jet plane is expected to be ready to operate by the year 2023. Watch the video below. via: Gizmodo
NASA Satellite Tracks Saharan Dust To Amazon In 3-D
NASA’s CALIPSO satellite tracks how much dust makes the trans-Atlantic journey from the Sahara Desert to the Amazon rainforest. Among this dust is phosphorus, an essential nutrient that acts like a fertilizer, which the Amazon depends on in order to flourish. The new dust transport estimates were derived from data collected by NASA’s satellite from 2007… Continue reading NASA Satellite Tracks Saharan Dust To Amazon In 3-D
Creating a Sun-Powered Death Ray
Kevin Moore and Grant Reynolds from What Could Possibly Go Wrong? on the Science Channel attempted to create a focused beam of light hot enough to melt bronze. To accomplish this goal, they will only use the lenses of old projection TV’s and the abundant light of the sun. Watch the video below.
Alexander Gerst Stunning Time-Lapse Video of Earth
Images taken on-board the International Space Station have been merged into a stunning six-minute time-lapse video captured by astronaut Alexander Gerst who spent 165 days in orbit. Alexander combined 12 500 images taken during his six-month Blue Dot mission on the International Space Station. This Ultra High Definition video shows the best our beautiful planet has to… Continue reading Alexander Gerst Stunning Time-Lapse Video of Earth
Incredible Time-Lapse of Earth From the ISS
A time-lapse video from the International Space Station featuring some amazing glimpses of the beauty of our planet Earth passing silently below the spaceship.
Video: Three Years of Sun in Three Minutes
NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has released an incredible time lapse video that shows three years of the sun’s activity in just three minutes. This video shows those three years of the sun at a pace of two images per day. SDO’s Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) captures a shot of the sun every 12 seconds in 10… Continue reading Video: Three Years of Sun in Three Minutes
Guided Tour of the International Space Station
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams takes viewers on an extensive tour of the International Space Station, during the final days of her mission as Commander of the station. Williams shows us the laboratories, the space suits for space walks, the kitchen, and the sleeping quarters. Watch the amazing tour video below. via: Free Technology for Teachers