environmentBark Trek: Amazing Moon Trees Wood Be Good
From tiny acorns, giant oak trees grow... except these amazing Moon Trees grew from tiny seeds that flew to and…
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Nature & EcosystemsObserving the Earth: Photos by the European Space Agency
These satellite photos of various locations around the globe almost seem to beautiful to be real. While we usually…
Science & ResearchColonizing Mars: Robots Carve Caves for Human Habitation
Could we – and should we – begin to colonize Mars in the near future, if overpopulation, climate change or…
spaceHot Rock Stars: 9 Retail Items Made From Meteorites
The spectacular sight and sound of a large meteor not only shattered the skies above central Russia one cold clear…
Nature & EcosystemsShooting Star Show! 2012 Perseid Meteor Shower
On Saturday, August 11th, get to a dark location and look to the northeast as the 2012 Perseid meteor shower hits…
scienceHole Sweet Hole: Mind-Blowing Nesting Multiverse Theory
Black holes have been the fuel for countless sci-fi stories. Part of their appeal is that we understand so little…
spaceBark At The Moon: A History Of Soviet Space Dogs
Among the many noteworthy achievements of the Soviet Union's space program was the first launch of an animal – a…
scienceAttention: Calling All Explorers for a Martian Treasure Hunt!
Space . . . the final frontier. In the past, we’ve been awed with images from the Hubble. But now mankind can…
natureStars of wonder: Top 23 Hubble Discoveries
Once upon a time, there was a star made famous by Christian tradition. The Star of Bethlehem, also called the…
natureAmazing Earth Photos: Solar Eclipses from Space
(Images via: Field of Science) Did you know that the longest total solar eclipse of the 20th Century was just over…
Technology & GadgetsBeyond Bird Watching: World’s 5 Largest Telescopes
Perhaps you own a pair of bird watching binoculars to study all types of winged friends and get a better…
historyComets: The Beautiful Wayward Sons of Sol
After taking a look at meteors, it seems only fitting to acknowledge their more colorful astral kindred, comets. …
photographyBeautiful Shooting Stars and Heavenly Meteor Showers
We call them shooting stars; we make wishes when we see them and we blame both good and bad luck on their…
environment10 Eco-Galactic Spacecraft Working to Save the Planet
These ten spacecraft have been instrumental to our current understanding of the Earth's environment.
natureThe Third Rock: Our Blue Planet
(source: deestea) Known interchangeably as the third rock from the sun, the world, the living planet, and simply,…
natureAstonishing Facts About Our Life-Giving Star
The Sun is by far the most prominent, and most intense feature of our entire solar system. As the largest object…
earthThe Many Faces of our Amazing Moon
(source: hotash) The Moon has a fascinating and colored place in human history. The Earth’s only natural…
natureVisually Celebrating Earth’s Changing Seasons
(source: roxymusic) Even though everyone has their own favorite season, it’s hard to deny the beauty and majesty…
