What’s that approaching? Astronauts on board the International Space Station in 2010 first saw it far in the distance. Soon it enlarged to become a dark silhouette. As it came even closer, the silhouette appeared to be a spaceship. Finally, the object revealed itself to be the Space Shuttle Endeavour, and it soon docked as […]
Mostly Sunny today! With a high of 15C and a low of 15C. 55 Humidity. 5 C currently. 14 Km/h Wind from East.
“Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.” – Aldo Leopold
“The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel’d to heaven is no artist.” – William Blake
Taken with a camera fixed to a tripod, many short exposures were aligned with the stars to unveil this beautiful, dark night sky. Captured near the rural village of Albany`a at the northeastern corner of Spain, the three stars of Orion’s belt stretch across top center in the starry frame. Alnitak, the easternmost (left) of […]
Mostly Sunny today! With a high of 16C and a low of 16C. 71 Humidity. 8 C currently. 13 Km/h Wind from Northeast.
NASA helped to create a web-based tool that helps park managers better understand the impact of outdoor lighting and noise on animal species in national parks. via NASA https://ift.tt/x5gqidO
“The first money I ever earned was for drawing stone tools.” – Mary Leakey
“No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.” – Thomas Jefferson
Wind-sharpened rocks known as ventifacts, cover this broad sloping plain in the foot hills of Mount Sharp, Gale crater, Mars. Dubbed gator-back rocks their rugged, scaly appearance is captured in these digitally stitched Mastcam frames from the Curiosity rover on mission sol 3,415 (March 15, 2022). Driving over gator-back rocks before has resulted in damage […]