Category: NATURE/SPACE

March 28, 2017 at 12:44 pm

Picture of the Day: The Point Reyes Shipwreck Before It Burned Down

Picture of the Day: The Point Reyes Shipwreck Before It Burned Down

Abandoned on a sandbar in Tomales Bay was this small fishing boat which had become a popular attraction for photographers visiting the Point Reyes National Seashore in California

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March 26, 2017 at 9:43 am

Boaty McBoatface Just Set Off On Its Antarctic Adventure

Boaty McBoatface Just Set Off On Its Antarctic Adventure

Last year the UK gov launched an online contest for the public to name its new polar research ship. Boaty McBoatface won in a landslide but

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March 18, 2017 at 6:18 pm

Picture of the Day: Long Exposure Photo of the Caribbean Sea

Picture of the Day: Long Exposure Photo of the Caribbean Sea

This 20 sec. long exposure photo of the Caribbean Sea using a 3.0 ND filter looks like a painting. By Martin Falbisoner

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March 14, 2017 at 5:42 pm

Picture of the Day: Piercing Aurora

Picture of the Day: Piercing Aurora

A NASA Black Brant IX sounding rocket soars skyward into an aurora over Alaska following a 5:14 a.m. EST, Feb. 22, 2017 launch from the Poker Flat Research Range in Alaska

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March 14, 2017 at 1:39 pm

Crashing Waves, Strong Winds and Freezing Temps Encase Home in Ice

Crashing Waves, Strong Winds and Freezing Temps Encase Home in Ice

Crashing waves, strong winds and freezing temperatures cover a house on Lake Ontario in ice

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March 8, 2017 at 3:26 am

Picture of the Day: Crashing Waves Over Sydney Harbour Ferry Railings

Picture of the Day: Crashing Waves Over Sydney Harbour Ferry Railings

Recent winds have been stirring up the waters of Sydney Harbour

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March 3, 2017 at 2:13 pm

Picture of the Day: Headges

Picture of the Day: Headges

A trio of ‘headges’ on the Dalmeny House estate in Edinburgh, Scotland

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March 1, 2017 at 4:44 pm

3D-Printed, Scale Model of the Solar System Fits in the Palm of Your Hand

3D-Printed, Scale Model of the Solar System Fits in the Palm of Your Hand

Little Planet Factory has created a 3D-printed, 1:1.5 billion scale model of our Solar System

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March 1, 2017 at 11:45 am

Amazing Highlights from Smithsonian’s 14th Annual Photo Contest

Amazing Highlights from Smithsonian's 14th Annual Photo Contest

Smithsonian just announced the finalists of their 14th Annual Photo Contest from over 48,000 submissions in 146 countries and territories

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February 27, 2017 at 5:54 pm

In 1885 Wilson Bentley Took the First Ever Photographs of Snowflakes (23 Photos)

In 1885 Wilson Bentley Took the First Ever Photographs of Snowflakes (23 Photos)

He believed no two snowflakes were the same

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