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 Largest Optical Telescope
The Giant Magellan Telescope will be the biggest Earth-based optical telescope ever built, planned for completion in 2025. It will be able to produce spectacular images, 10 times sharper than those captured by Hubble Space Telescope. Built high in the mountains of northern Chile in Las Campanas Observatory, the GMT—whose primary optics consist of 7… Continue reading World’s Largest Optical Telescope
Lost GoPro Found 2 Years Later With Stunning Shots
Back in June 2013, Bryan Chan and his four friends lost their GoPro after using a balloon to send it 98,000ft high. Two year later, the team got a phone call from a woman who found a strange box with their names on it. In it was the camera and all of the original images still… Continue reading Lost GoPro Found 2 Years Later With Stunning Shots
Make a Rocket Out of Lighter Fluid and Coke
Ukrainian YouTubers from channel kreosan created a powerful rockets by spraying propane gas inside a Coca-Cola bottle. When the bottle is flipped over, it creates a mega rocket. Watch the video below.
Spectacular Time-Lapse of Mount Hood in Oregon
Filmmaker Tyler Hulett created a spectacular time-lapse of Mount Hood in Oregon, as part of his ongoing Discover Oregon video series. The video was shot April through May 2015 on the edge of Oregon’s upper Hood River Valley. via: Laughing Squid
The Design Of The Aluminum Beverage Can
Bill Hammack from the Engineer Guy explains the remarkable process that went into making and designing the aluminum beverage can. He explains why it is cylindrical, outlines the manufacturing steps needed to created the can. Watch the video below.
Jasem Mutlaq Captures Amazing Image of Horsehead Nebula
Jasem Mutlaq captured this image above of the Horsehead Nebula on the rooftop of his house in AlSabahiya, Kuwait. Horsehead Nebula is located approximately 1,500 light years from Earth in the constellation Orion. The image capture process took three nights and over 6 hours of total exposure time using a small refractor telescope along with a CCD camera cooled… Continue reading Jasem Mutlaq Captures Amazing Image of Horsehead Nebula
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.